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Utah Wildlife Division reports hatchery milestones, new bighorn nursery and accessible trail
Summary
Division Director Riley Peck told the Utah Wildlife Board the agency achieved rare successes raising warm-water fish species, released 25 bighorn sheep into a new nursery facility, and opened an accessible legacy trail at the Echos Wildlife Education Center.
Director Riley Peck told the Utah Wildlife Board on June 12 that the Division of Wildlife Resources has seen “incredible success” this year in its hatcheries and ongoing habitat work.
Peck said the division’s aquatic research staff produced large numbers of young fish across several species. He reported the division took 750,000 tiger muskie eggs this season and has stocked roughly 80,000 two‑inch tiger muskies, with another 12,000 at about eight inches ready for release. The division also took about 9.7 million walleye eggs and has stocked more than 1,000,000 juvenile walleye into Willard Bay and other waters, with approximately 500,000 additional three‑inch sterile walleye available for…
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