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Central Region RAC adopts DWR deer permit recommendations after heated public debate
Summary
The Central Region RAC voted 7–5 to accept the Division of Wildlife Resources's 2026 deer permit recommendations after extended questioning from RAC members and dozens of public comments that flagged apparent inconsistencies—especially for the Wasatch and Manti units—and asked for more unit-level data and transparency.
The Central Region Advisory Council voted to accept the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources's recommendations for 2026 deer permits after more than two hours of presentation, questioning and public comment on consistency and data interpretation.
DWR biologist Mike Wardle told the RAC the recommendations reflect multiple metrics—adult doe survival, fawn:doe ratios, historical permit numbers and modeled post-hunt buck:doe targets—not a single percentage change. "When our biologists are looking at how many permits to issue, we're not just looking at percentages," Wardle said,…
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