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DWR updates South Sanpete WMA plan with new access rules, winter closures to protect mule deer
Summary
Division of Wildlife Resources staff presented a revised habitat management plan for the South Sanpete Wildlife Management Area that emphasizes access management, winter closures and trail consolidation to protect mule deer winter range. The council set a two‑week comment window.
Robbie Edgel, habitat restoration biologist for the DWR Central Region, presented a revised habitat management plan for the South Sanpete Wildlife Management Area, a portfolio of about 10 WMAs running from White Hill north of Ephraim to Willow Creek south of Mayfield. Edgel said the updated plan keeps broader habitat goals but places its largest changes in access management: naming and formalizing a smaller system of trails, installing a consistent winter closure across WMAs, and working with Sanpete County on road closures.
Edgel said managers want access that is “responsible and doesn't take away from the value of those…
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