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Utah Dedicated Hunter Program Possible Changes
The DWR is proposing several changes might be coming to a program that's provided Utah's wildlife with millions of dollars in volunteer help. The proposed changes would give all deer hunters an equal chance to join the state's Dedicated Hunter program. The changes would also teach those who join more about Utah's wildlife.
All of the DWR's big game proposals are available in the public meetings section of our website at www.wildlife.utah.gov. Once you've read the proposals, you can share your thoughts and ideas one of two ways:
RAC meetings
Five Regional Advisory Council meetings will be held across Utah. Citizens representing the RACs will take the input received at the meetings to the Utah Wildlife Board. Board members will use the input when they meet in Salt Lake City on Dec. 4 to approve rules for Utah's 2009 big game hunts.
You can participate and provide your input at any of the following meetings (two notes: the Southern Region meeting begins at 5 p.m. The Central Region meeting is being held on a Thursday.):
Southern Region
Nov. 4 5 p.m.
Beaver High School
195 E. Center St. Beaver
Southeastern Region
Nov. 5 6:30 p.m.
John Wesley Powell Museum
1765 E. Main St. Green River
Northeastern Region
Nov. 6 6:30 p.m.
Uintah Interagency Fire Center
355 N. Vernal Ave. Vernal
Northern Region
Nov. 12 6 p.m.
Weber Commission Chambers
1st floor
2383 Washington Blvd. Ogden
Central Region
Nov. 13 6:30 p.m.
Springville Junior High School
165 S. 700 E. Springville
You can also provide your comments to your RAC via e–mail. E–mail addresses for your RAC members are available at www.wildlife.utah.gov/public_meetings.
The group each RAC member represents (sportsman, non–consumptive, etc.) is listed under each person's e–mail address. You should direct your e–mail to the people on the RAC who represent your interest.
Background
During the three years they're in the Dedicated Hunter program, those who join are guaranteed a deer permit for the region they want to hunt in. They can also hunt all three general seasons in that region. They can take two deer during the three years they're in the program.
In return, they must participate in conservation projects that benefit Utah's wildlife. They must also pay a fee to join the program.
Becoming more popular
Utah's Dedicated Hunter program has increased in popularity with hunters since it started in 1995. The program is capped at 10,000 hunters. That cap was reached in 2008.
Proposed changes
Now that the cap was reached, the Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing the following changes for 2009:
Change the first-come, first-served enrollment process to a drawing.
Applications for the drawing would be accepted from Dec. 29, 2008 to Jan. 12, 2009. Results of the drawing would be available by Jan. 16.
If your application wasn't drawn to join the program, you'd still have time to apply for a general season buck deer permit. Applications for general season buck deer permits would be accepted from Jan. 22 to Feb. 26.
You would not have to buy a hunting license or a combination license to apply for the Dedicated Hunter program, but you would have to pay a $10 application fee.
If your application wasn't drawn to join the program, you'd receive a preference point. The preference point would ensure your application was among the first drawn to join the program in 2010.
Before you could apply to join the Dedicated Hunter program, you would have to complete an online orientation course that taught you more about the program. The course would be available at wildlife.utah.gov.
The program's current online wildlife conservation and ethics course would also change. The course would offer more information about Utah's wildlife, and it would take the place of attending a Regional Advisory Council meeting. Dedicated Hunters would no longer be required to attend a RAC meeting.
"We think expanding the wildlife conservation and ethics course is a great idea," says Rhianna Christopher, volunteer services coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "The expanded course will give Dedicated Hunters more information about wildlife management and conservation in Utah, why it's important to be an ethical hunter and how they can provide input to us through our RAC process."
