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Southeastern RAC endorses 2026 big-game permit slate, trims Wasatch moose to one tag in 7–1 vote
Summary
The Southeastern Regional Advisory Council backed the Division of Wildlife Resources’ 2026 permit recommendations across deer, elk, pronghorn, once‑in‑a‑lifetime and CWMU allocations, approving most items unanimously and passing a separate motion 7–1 to reduce Wasatch antlerless moose permits to one.
The Southeastern Regional Advisory Council in Green River on Thursday approved the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ recommended 2026 big‑game permit packages and related hunt structures, while voting 7–1 to reduce the Wasatch antlerless moose allocation to a single permit.
The council heard an informational presentation from Big Game Program Coordinator Mike Bridal on the data behind permit-setting, including three primary inputs used in the agency’s population models: herd composition (buck:doe:fawn ratios), survival from GPS‑collared animals, and harvest data. "So the first in this first item is informational because these are the permit numbers that were under a 20% change from the previous year," Bridal said, explaining that changes smaller than that threshold are treated as informational but still presented for RAC input.
That 20% rule shaped much of the discussion: staff and RAC members debated…
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