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Council hears DNR guidance on hunting incidents, favors public education over new ordinance
Summary
After meeting with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DNR), council members said DNR described hunter-safety procedures and retrieval/tagging rules and recommended a public-education presentation to the council rather than a new local ordinance; members asked staff to arrange a DNR briefing.
Speaker 2 summarized a recent meeting with the Department of Natural Resources about a proposed hunting ordinance and said the agency walked council members through the full tag-to-harvest process, hunter-safety programs and procedures when an animal is shot on private property. Speaker 2 said the DNR and the mayor "kind of agreed that we might kind of step back from the ordinance, but push more education to the public."
Council members asked practical questions about what happens when a deer is hit and lands in a backyard; Speaker 2 and others said DNR would remove the animal if the property owner denies access and that hunters typically keep antlers which are sometimes auctioned by DNR. Several council members requested a short in-meeting presentation by DNR to show the procedures and safety rules to help inform residents and reduce confusion.
Why it matters: residents raised safety concerns about errant arrows and firearms near neighborhoods and asked how regulations intersect with local archery programs; council members stressed balancing safety without unduly restricting archery or youth programs. The council did not adopt a new ordinance at this meeting and instead signaled interest in arranging DNR education for the public.
