Posted Thursday, May 26, 2005

Buy buck deer permits starting June 16

SALT LAKE CITY — If you haven't obtained a buck deer permit for this fall's hunts in Utah, your next chance to obtain one begins June 16 when permits not taken in this year's big game draw go on sale.

More than 2,000 Northeastern Region rifle and muzzleloader, 16,600 Northern Region rifle and muzzleloader and 10,000 statewide general archery permits will be available.

Time when you can buy a permit varies

There are three ways to buy a permit, and the time you can buy one on June 16 varies according to the method you choose.

Beginning at 7:30 a.m., permits will be available from the Division of Wildlife Resources' Web site (wildlife.utah.gov) and from DWR offices.

Permits also will be available from more than 190 hunting license agents, but the time license agents open their doors that morning will vary. "I would encourage hunters to contact their nearest license agent before June 16 to learn what time they'll open for business that day," says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the DWR.

A list of agents who'll be selling buck deer permits this year is available at wildlife.utah.gov/licenses.

Save time — visit the Web site or a license agent

Tutorow says when permits have gone on sale in the past, long lines have formed at some of the DWR offices. To save time this year, she encourages hunters to visit the Web site or a hunting license agent.

"You need a major credit card to buy a permit from the Web site but if you have one, the Web site is a great option," she said. "Hunting license agents are also a good choice. Most of them are open on weekends and evenings and they may be closer to your home than a DWR office."

For more information, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the DWR's Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.