Section R657-37-13 - Season Lengths(1) A landowner association member or landowner association operator may arrange for permittees to hunt on the CWMU during the following dates: (a) an archery buck deer season may be established beginning with the opening of the general archery deer season through August 31 and during the 61 consecutive day buck deer season;(b) an archery bull elk season may be established beginning with the opening of the general archery elk season through October 31 and during a bull elk season variance;(c) an archery buck pronghorn season may be established beginning with the opening of the statewide limited entry archery buck pronghorn season through October 31;(d) general season bull elk, buck pronghorn, and moose seasons may be established September 1 through October 31, unless a season variance is approved;(e)(i) general buck deer seasons may be established for no longer than 61 consecutive days from September 1 through November 10;(ii) a landowner association member or landowner association operator that provides less than one buck deer permit per every 640 acres may select the following season dates: (A) beginning September 1 and ending on October 31; or(B) beginning on September 11 and ending on November 10.(iii) A landowner association or landowner operator that provides more than one buck deer permit per every 640 acres may only have season dates beginning September 1 and ending October 31.(iv) A CWMU that elects for season dates extending into November under Subsection (1)(e)(ii)(B) must allow all public hunters the option to hunt 5 full days in November;(f) muzzleloader bull elk seasons may be established September 1 through October 31 annually, and during a bull elk season variance;(g) antlerless elk seasons may be established August 1 through January 31; (h) antlerless deer seasons may be established August 1 through December 31;(i) doe pronghorn seasons may be established August 1 through October 31; and (j) turkey seasons may be established the second Saturday in April through May 31.(2)(a) The Wildlife Board may authorize bull elk hunting season variances only if the CWMU landowner association member or landowner association operator clearly demonstrates that November hunting is necessary on the CWMU, and if the Wildlife Board has received a recommendation from the CWMU advisory committee supportive of the variance.(b) If a bull elk hunting season variance is authorized, the public hunters must be provided an opportunity to hunt 5 full days during the extension.(3) Notwithstanding the season length provisions in this section, any season described in Subsection (1) that begins on a Sunday will begin the Saturday before.Utah Admin. Code R657-37-13
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-17, effective 8/21/2024