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 Northern 69 Northeastern 4 Central 13 Southeastern 15 Southern 12 1,998,265 Private lands, 80,125 Public lands, 34,590 traded lands (compensated) 2.1 million acres enrolled 97% private land 573 Private landowners participate in CWMU program Numbers based on approval of DWR recommendations. John Ross photo

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 David Whitten photo

2011 CWMU BUCK/BULL PERMIT RECOMMENDATIONS PRIVATE PERMITS PUBLIC Deer 1976 260 Elk 866 129 Pronghorn 55 40 Moose 51 38 Total 2948 467 (14%)

CWMU Application Recommendations by Region David Whitten photo

NORTHERN REGION Neil Creek (New) Deer Approve Blue Creek (New) 5,784 Acres, Summit County Unit #6 Deer Approve Blue Creek (New) 7,448 Acres, Box Elder County Unit #1 TJ Cattle Company (New) 7,344 Acres, Morgan County Unit #5 Lazy H Ranch (New) 5,102 Acres, Morgan County Unit #5

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/permits 5,842 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/permits 11,342 to 15,682 Acres, Rich County Unit #4 Elk/Moose Jacobs Creek (New/Boundary Change) Add Moose 2:2 vouchers/permits 12,790 to 13,017 Acres, Davis/Morgan Counties Unit #5 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/permits 57,643 to 67,000 Acres, Summit County Unit #6 Mountain Top (Big Mountain) (New/Name/Boundary Change) Decrease Deer 27:3 to 18:2 and Elk 27:3 to 18:2 vouchers/permits 18,385 to 11,140 Acres, Morgan/Summit Counties Unit #5 Deer/Elk

NORTHERN REGION Continued Strawberry Ridge (New/Boundary Change) Increase Elk 4:1 to 14:2 Increase Moose 1:2 voucher/permits 11,143 to 16,367 Acres, Cache/Rich Counties Unit #6 Deer/Elk/Moose Approve Deseret (Change), Decrease Deer 112:23 to 66:13 vouchers/permits 215,477 Acres, Morgan/Rich/Weber Counties Unit #4 Deer/Elk/Moose/Pronghorn Blue Spring Hills (Change), Operator Greg Marble to Susan Douglas 8,838 Acres, Box Elder County Unit #1 Deer Lone Tree Taylor Hollow (Change), Increase Moose 1:1 to 2:1 vouchers/permits Durst Mountain (Change), Increase Elk 18:2 to 27:3 vouchers/permits 26,358 Acres, Morgan County Unit #4 West Hills (Change), Decrease Deer 27:3 to 18:2 vouchers/permits 21,374 Acres, Box Elder County Unit #1

NORTHERN REGION Continued Junction Valley (Change), Add Elk 1:1 vouchers/permits 21,522 Acres, Box Elder County Unit #1 Deer/Elk Approve SJ Ranches (Change), Increase Elk 4:1 to 7:1 vouchers/permits 8,838 Acres, Box Elder County Unit #1 Bear Springs (Change), Increase Elk 6:1 to 9:1 vouchers/permits 11,152 Acres, Morgan/Weber Counties Unit #3 Deer/Elk/Moose

SOUTHEASTERN REGION Minnie Maud Ridge (New/Boundary) Approve 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 Redd Ranches (New Boundary) 20,100 to 19,700 Acres, San Juan/Ground Counties Unit #13 Emma Park (Change), Increase Elk 8:1 to 9:2 vouchers/permits 22,773 Acres, Carbon/Duchesne Counties Unit #11B

SOUTHERN REGION Pronghorn Approve Deer Black Point (New/Boundary, Change) Increase Pronghorn 2:1 to 3:2 vouchers/permits 7,407 to 17,664 Acres, Millard County Unit #21 Pronghorn Approve Old Woman Plateau (Change), Decrease Deer 15:5 to 9:3 vouchers/permits 8,120 Acres, Sevier County Unit #16 Deer

LANDOWNER ASSOCIATION VOUCHER RECOMMENDATIONS 2011 STATEWIDE OVERVIEW

STATEWIDE 2010 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

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