2011 BUCK/BULL CWMU &

LANDOWNER ASSOCIATION

APPLICATIONS FOR CWMUs• 103 3-year application/management plans were approved Dec 2008

• Added 6 CWMU’s Dec 2009

• This year 14 applications are requesting approval– 4 brand new– 10 changed boundaries or operator change

• Additionally this year 10 CWMU’s have submitted change applications for CWMU management needs and require approval

• 1 CWMU dropped out of the program for this year

2011 CWMU

OVERVIEW

Proposed CWMUs Statewide:

112

Numbers based on approval of DWR recommendations.

Northern 69Northeastern 4Central 13Southeastern 15Southern 12

2.1 million acres enrolled 97% private land573 Private landowners participate in CWMU program

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2011 CWMU Overview• 99 CWMU’s Requested Buck Deer Permits

• 60 CWMU’s Requested Bull Elk Permits

• 32 CWMU’s Requested Bull Moose Permits

• 15 CWMU’s Requested Buck Pronghorn Permits

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2011 CWMU BUCK/BULL PERMIT RECOMMENDATIONS

PRIVATE

PERMITS

PUBLIC

PERMITS

Deer 1976 260

Elk 866 129

Pronghorn 55 40

Moose 51 38

Total 2948 467 (14%)

CWMUApplication Recommendations

by Region

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NORTHERN REGIONNeil Creek (New)

5,784 Acres, Summit County Unit #6Deer Approve

Blue Creek (New)

7,448 Acres, Box Elder County Unit #1Deer Approve

TJ Cattle Company (New)

7,344 Acres, Morgan County Unit #5Deer Approve

Lazy H Ranch (New)

5,102 Acres, Morgan County Unit #5Deer Approve

NORTHERN REGION Continued

Stillman Creek Ranch (New/Boundary Change) Increase Deer 36:4 to 54:6 add Elk 36:4 and

Moose 1:2 vouchers/permits5,842 to 15,188 Acres, Summit County Unit #6

Deer/Elk/Moose Approve

Woodruff Creek South (New/Boundary Change) Increase Elk 18:2 to 22:3 vouchers/permits11,342 to 15,682 Acres, Rich County Unit #4

Elk/Moose Approve

Jacobs Creek (New/Boundary Change) Add Moose 2:2 vouchers/permits12,790 to 13,017 Acres, Davis/Morgan Counties Unit #5

Deer/Elk/Moose Approve

Grass Valley/Clark Canyon (New/Boundary Change) Increase Deer 99:11 to 108:12 Increase Elk 63:7 to 72:8 and change Moose 4:4 vouchers/permits57,643 to 67,000 Acres, Summit County Unit #6

Deer/Elk/Moose Approve

Mountain Top (Big Mountain) (New/Name/Boundary Change) Decrease Deer 27:3 to 18:2 and Elk 27:3 to 18:2 vouchers/permits18,385 to 11,140 Acres, Morgan/Summit Counties Unit #5

Deer/Elk Approve

NORTHERN REGION Continued

Strawberry Ridge (New/Boundary Change) Increase Elk 4:1 to 14:2 Increase Moose 1:2 voucher/permits11,143 to 16,367 Acres, Cache/Rich Counties Unit #6

Deer/Elk/Moose Approve

Deseret (Change), Decrease Deer 112:23 to 66:13 vouchers/permits215,477 Acres, Morgan/Rich/Weber Counties Unit #4

Deer/Elk/Moose/Pronghorn

Approve

Blue Spring Hills (Change), Operator Greg Marble to Susan Douglas8,838 Acres, Box Elder County Unit #1

Deer Approve

Lone Tree Taylor Hollow (Change), Increase Moose 1:1 to 2:1 vouchers/permits215,477 Acres, Morgan/Rich/Weber Counties Unit #4

Deer/Elk/Moose Approve

Durst Mountain (Change), Increase Elk 18:2 to 27:3 vouchers/permits26,358 Acres, Morgan County Unit #4

Deer/Elk/Moose Approve

West Hills (Change), Decrease Deer 27:3 to 18:2 vouchers/permits 21,374 Acres, Box Elder County Unit #1

Deer Approve

NORTHERN REGIONContinued

Junction Valley (Change), Add Elk 1:1 vouchers/permits21,522 Acres, Box Elder County Unit #1

Deer/Elk Approve

SJ Ranches (Change), Increase Elk 4:1 to 7:1 vouchers/permits8,838 Acres, Box Elder County Unit #1

Deer/Elk Approve

Bear Springs (Change), Increase Elk 6:1 to 9:1 vouchers/permits11,152 Acres, Morgan/Weber Counties Unit #3

Deer/Elk/Moose Approve

SOUTHEASTERN REGION Minnie Maud Ridge (New/Boundary)15,640 to 16,802 Acres, Carbon/Duchesne Counties Unit #11B

Deer, Elk Approve

Spring Creek Dodge (New/Boundary), 112,237 to 110,312 Acres, San Juan County Unit #14

Deer, Elk Approve

Redd Ranches (New Boundary)20,100 to 19,700 Acres, San Juan/Ground Counties Unit #13

Deer, Elk Approve

Emma Park (Change), Increase Elk 8:1 to 9:2 vouchers/permits22,773 Acres, Carbon/Duchesne Counties Unit #11B

Deer, Elk Approve

SOUTHERN REGIONBlack Point (New/Boundary, Change) Increase Pronghorn 2:1 to 3:2 vouchers/permits7,407 to 17,664 Acres, Millard County Unit #21

Pronghorn Approve

Old Woman Plateau (Change), Decrease Deer 15:5 to 9:3 vouchers/permits8,120 Acres, Sevier County Unit #16

Deer Approve

LANDOWNER ASSOCIATION VOUCHER

RECOMMENDATIONS

2011 STATEWIDE OVERVIEW

STATEWIDE2010 LANDOWNER ASSOCIATION

APPLICATIONS• 16 applications

received

• DWR recommends approval for 14 of 16

2010 LANDOWNER ASSOCIATION BUCK/BULL VOUCHERS TOTALS

16 Landowner Associations

132 deer vouchers

4 management buck vouchers

96 elk vouchers

9 pronghorn vouchers

Numbers based on approval of DWR recommendations.

LANDOWNER ASSOCIATION APPLICATION ISSUES

•West Desert, Vernon CR: LOA requested 35 deer vouchers; the Division recommends 34. The LOA qualifies for 34 vouchers according to the percent of association land within the unit and the number of permits available to the public on the unit the previous year (R657-43-8.3).

•Mt.Dutton/Paunsaugunt SR: LOA requested 6 pronghorn vouchers, the Division recommends 5. The LOA qualifies for 5 vouchers according to the percent of association land within the unit and the number of permits available in the public draw on the unit the previous year (R657-43-8.3).

Rule/Policy Changes

• Changes to R657-5: Taking Big Game– Primarily house cleaning

– Remove references to “proclamation” - replace with Big Game and Antlerless Guidebooks

– Remove Henry Mountain bison reference - no need to specify HM bison as bison are now in other areas

– Depredation Hunter Pool - add moose and bison options

• Changes to R657-44: Big Game Depredation– R657-44-2 Defines “Nuisance”

• Describes a situation where big game animals are found to have moved off formally approved management units onto adjacent units or other areas not approved for that species; this includes OIAL species

– R657-44-3 Change wording to exclude OIAL species from mitigation permits/vouchers

– R657-44-7 Change wording for bucks and bulls depredation hunts

• Adds wording to include nuisance big game animals

• Change wording to allow removal of once-in-a-lifetime species in depredation and nuisance situations

– R657-44-8 Change wording in antlerless depredation hunts • Add wording to include nuisance big game animals in antlerless

depredation hunts

• Change wording to allow removal of once-in-a-lifetime species in depredation and nuisance situations

• Changes to R657-44: Big Game Depredation Continued

– R657-44-9 Change wording for hunter pool hunts• Add wording to include nuisance big game animals

• Add wording to allow the Division to use the depredation hunter pool for OIAL species that are not on LE units

• Division will develop an online application process

• Changes to Policy W5WLD-08: Buck Pronghorn, Buck Mule Deer, Bull Elk Depredation Policy– Change wording to include OIAL species and

nuisance big game in depredation and nuisance situations