Recent waterfowl news
Check our news release page for recent press releases regarding waterfowl and other wildlife.

Waterfowl hunting guidebook
Download the most recent guidebook for important information on rules and regulations concerning hunting waterfowl in Utah.

Open hunt applications

• Apply online
• Donation of Protected Wildlife form — (PDF format)

Swan information

• Swan hunter orientation course
  — Complete this one-time course before applying for a permit.
• Aerial swan survey of the Great Salt Lake (2007–08 and previous years)
• Video: Tom Aldrich says moving off the dike should help you bag your swan.
  — QuickTime or RealMedia
• Hunter swan harvest report form

Utah waterfowl mercury advisories

• Waterfowl mercury & consumption advisories: This information is maintained by the Utah Dept. of Health's Environmental Epidemiology Program.

Hunt drawing results

• Draw results
  Changes in information access laws restrict applicants to obtaining their draw results only.
• 2007 swan permit drawing odds report — (PDF format)

Hunt forecasts

• 2008 waterfowl hunt opener conditions

Duck harvest and population data reports

• Duck harvest and population data reports

Maps

• Utah northern goose zone & swan hunt boundaries — (PDF format)
• Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge — (PDF format)
• Locomotive Springs Waterfowl Management Area — (PDF format)
• Public Shooting Grounds Waterfowl Management Area — (PDF format)
• Salt Creek Waterfowl Management Area — (PDF format)
• Map Information

HIP Registration number

• HIP program information
• Get your HIP registration number online
• Pacific Flyway Council

Waterfowl identification

Pictures and descriptions of the following birds:
(Illustrations copyright © Lani Nielsen)

Walk-In Access

• The Walk-In Access Program compensates landowners for opening their property to hunting, fishing and trapping. This is a three-year pilot program that is currently confined to northern Utah.

Other waterfowl information

• Donation of Protected Wildlife form — (PDF format)
• Joint Flyway Mourning Dove National Strategic Harvest Management Plan — (PDF format)
• Pacific and Central Flyways Management Plan for the Four Corners Population of Band-tailed Pigeons — (PDF format)
• Wildlife calendar: a quick reference for application dates, deadlines and season dates
• 2005 upland game & waterfowl CWMU permit sale information — (PDF format)
• Colusa duck: Tom Aldrich's explosive recipe for cooking duck
• Training hunting dogs in Utah
• Shadow a swan on its migration from Alaska to California. Collared Tundra Swans are followed as they migrate using satellite technology.
• Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge
• Discover Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area
• Looking for recent watchable wildlife bird sightings in Utah?
• Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge Mobility Impairment Blind Site
• To report a waterfowl leg band, call toll-free 1 (800) 327-BAND or visit www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl
• Teaming with Wildlife — a national initiative proposing to raise funds for state wildlife conservation, recreation and education programs

Ask first! — Please ask for and obtain written permission to hunt, fish, or view wildlife on private lands