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DWR and wildlife board offer Monroe hunters options after Monroe Mountain fire; RAC advances variance rule changes
Summary
Following the Monroe Mountain wildfire, the Utah Wildlife Board approved emergency options for affected hunters and the Southern Region RAC recommended changes to the Division of Wildlife Resources(DWR) surrender/variance rules, while DWR staff said permanent rule language to cover natural disasters will be proposed later this year.
The Utah Wildlife Board approved emergency options for hunters in the Monroe (Monroe Mountain) unit after wildfire closures, and the Southern Region Advisory Council unanimously recommended DWR's proposed changes to the agency's surrender and variance rules. At an emergency board meeting called in early August, board members approved options for hunters holding Monroe tags, including surrendering tags in exchange for license points, receiving a refund, or keeping tags and applying for an extension/variance for a future season. DWR staff told the RAC the options apply only to the Monroe unit and that the closure order from the U.S. Forest Service is currently in place through Sept. 30 but could change. The RAC then considered a DWR rule package on…
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