The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is recommending a few changes to upland game hunting and waterfowl hunting, including making it illegal to harvest trumpeter swans. The DWR has had to close the swan hunting season early for the last four years, due to the federal quota of trumpeter swans being met. “We have seen a higher number of trumpeter swans harvested the last four years because there are more migrating through Utah than in previous years,” Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Migratory Game Bird Program Coordinator Jason Jones said. “We are hopeful that this change will prevent hunting opportunities from being taken away due to the early-season closures.” The public comment period opened on May 3rd for each of the five Regional Advisory Council meetings and for the Utah Wildlife Board meeting. Public comments submitted within the online-comment timeframes will be shared with the RAC and wildlife board members at each respective meeting. Members of the public can choose to either watch the meetings online or attend them in person. The Northeastern Utah RAC meeting will be on May 25th at 6:30pm at the DWR Vernal Office.
