Upland game & turkey
Hunting upland game species in Utah
Upland Game and Turkey Guidebook
The Utah DWR Upland Game and Turkey Guidebook summarizes the laws and rules that govern upland game and turkey hunting in Utah. The guidebook is designed to be a quick reference for upland game and turkey hunting regulations. You can use the references in the guidebook to search for the detailed statute or rule.
Previous editions
View guidebook updates
— Important changes and corrections made after the guidebook was printed.
Updates
Pages 12 and 21: An update to the DWR online licensing process for editing permit applications was made after the printed guidebook was distributed. The updated information includes instructions for making changes to an online application:
If you make a mistake in your online permit application, simply go to utah-hunt.com and click the View, Edit and Withdraw button at the bottom of the page. All edits must be made before 11 p.m. MDT on July 20, 2022.
You must have your confirmation number, customer ID and date of birth in order to edit your application. You will not be charged any additional fees, unless you completely withdraw your application.
The online edition of the guidebook has been edited to reflect this update.
Page 13: An update to the DWR process for online group permit applications to hunt greater sage-grouse, sandhill crane and sharp-tailed grouse was made after the printed guidebook was distributed. The updated information includes instructions for online group applications:
Instead of applying as an individual hunter, you and your friends and family can apply as a group for each of the following hunts:
- Greater sage-grouse
- Sandhill crane
- Sharp-tailed grouse
Up to four hunters — including both residents and nonresidents — can apply together for these permits. See wildlife.utah.gov/group-applications for details.
The online edition of the guidebook has been edited to reflect this update.
Page 17: An update to the DWR licensing process for limited-entry turkey permit group online applications was made after the printed guidebook was distributed. The updated information includes instructions for online group applications:
Up to four hunters — including both residents and nonresidents — can apply together by using a group code. See wildlife.utah.gov/group-applications for details. If your group is successful in the drawing, all of the applicants in your group who have valid applications will receive a permit.
The online edition of the guidebook has been edited to reflect this update.
Upland game
- Hunting tips for rabbits, hares, forest grouse and doves
- Harvest reporting requirements for upland game
- Your upland game drawing results
- Upland game drawing odds and bonus points
- Upland game annual reports dating back to the 1970s
- Upland game management plan
- VIDEO: Utah Upland Game Forecast, 2021–22
Buy permits or apply to hunt drawings
HIP Registration number
Upland game bird band recovery form
Walk-in Access
- The Walk-in Access Program compensates landowners for opening their property to hunting, fishing and trapping.
Rules & regulations
- Trespass laws and upland game hunting
- Certificates of Registration (COR) information
- Aviculture installation (live birds — R657-4)
- Aviculture facility guidelines
- Game bird breeder, hobbyist: application and info — PDF
Upland game slams
Commercial hunting areas
Youth upland game hunts
Utah's Trial Hunting Program
Maps
Turkeys
- Talking turkey: The basics of hunting turkeys
- Tips and tactics from the National Wild Turkey Federation
- Walk-in Access property map
- Wild turkey management plan — PDF
- Drawing odds and bonus points
- VIDEO: Turkey hunting 101 seminar
- Utah turkey habitat map
Grouse
- Conservation plan for greater sage grouse — PDF
- 2002 Columbian sharp-tailed grouse plan — PDF
- Grouse-related GIS shape files
- General grouse information
- Improving your forest grouse hunting skills — PDF
- Hunting tips for rabbits, hares, forest grouse and doves
- Grouse habitat maps
Pheasants
Pen-reared game birds
- Aviculture facility guidelines
- Tips on propagating pheasant chicks — PDF
- Cannibalism in pheasants — PDF
- Aviculture installation (live birds — R657-4)
Chukars
- 2022 chukar update — PDF
- 2003 Chukar management plan — PDF
- Chukar release areas map
- Chukar habitat map
Quail
White-tailed ptarmigans
Rabbits & hares
Sandhill cranes
Crows
- VIDEO: Distinguishing between crows and ravens
- VIDEO: Distinguishing between the sounds crows and ravens make
- Crow and raven ID from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology