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Southeast RAC backs hunting-based fixes for Alton and accepts most deer permit changes after debate
Summary
Southeast Regional Advisory Council approved a rule change allowing limited hunting near Alton to manage deer in town and accepted the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources(DWR) permit recommendations, including a contested increase for the Beaver West unit after members debated a smaller initial increase.
The Southeast Regional Advisory Council approved changes aimed at allowing hunters to help manage deer populations inside and near the town of Alton and accepted most of the DWR's statewide deer-permit recommendations after extended public and RAC debate.
The council unanimously approved a motion to adopt the Alton-related rule amendment that would allow hunting as a population-management tool in and around the town, reversing a previous restriction that had prevented hunting inside a deteriorating deer-exclusion fence. Dax, a DWR presenter, told the RAC the fence has "gone into disrepair" and that partners "preferred hunters take those animals" rather than a division removal, adding the town and landowners are "committed to help" repair the fence.
Why it matters: Alton residents and landowners have complained of rising deer concentrations inside the fence and crop damage.…
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