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Wildlife board approves several big‑game rule changes including new Feb. 15 harvest‑report cutoff and Alton antlerless allowance
Summary
The Rack approved Division‑recommended amendments to big‑game administrative rule R6‑57‑5: a Feb. 15 cutoff for harvest reporting to aid biologists’ fall recommendations, limited antlerless hunting in Alton, youth permit weapon‑use clarification, and loosening import restrictions on heads with brain material for CWD reasons.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ Rack approved a set of amendments to the big‑game administrative rule R6‑57‑5 on a unanimous vote after staff summarized the changes and the public comment period produced few comments.
The changes include a standardized February 15 cutoff for hunters to submit mandatory harvest reports. Division staff said the later date gives biologists time to compile and analyze harvest data for late‑season hunts (for example late cow hunts that extend into January) before they finalize permit recommendations. "What we're proposing is just having kind of a catch‑all cutoff date of February 15," Division coordinator Dax (last name not specified in transcript) said during the presentation.
The rack also approved a narrower change to the long‑standing Alton town…
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