Utah

Utah's official state animal, renowned worldwide for producing monster herd bulls exceeding 380+ inches. Concentrated in the aspen stands, conifer forests, and mountain parks of the Wasatch Plateau, Manti-La Sal, and Book Cliffs.

Distributed statewide from urban benchlands to remote canyon wilderness. Utah's Paunsaugunt, Henry Mountains, and Book Cliffs units are revered destinations for producing trophy bucks with tremendous antler spreads.

Native bighorn inhabit the dramatic red rock cliffs, mesas, and river canyons of southern and southeastern Utah, including San Juan and Grand counties. Their agile cloven hooves allow them to negotiate vertical sandstone with ease.

Inhabits the open sagebrush basins and salt desert scrub valleys of central, western, and northern Utah, including the West Desert and Parker Mountain. Relying on unmatched eyesight and speed, pronghorn graze on bitterbrush and forbs.

Utah is one of the few states with free-ranging, huntable wild bison herds. The Henry Mountains herd roams rugged desert slickrock and badlands, while Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake supports another historic conservation herd.

Utah supports a robust cougar population across the Wasatch Range, Book Cliffs, and southern canyon lands. Adults weigh 110 to 180 lbs, acting as the primary natural predator of mule deer.

Highly popular upland game bird that thrives in the steep, rocky slopes, cheatgrass draws, and dry canyon rims across western and central Utah's desert mountain ranges.

Inhabits expansive high-elevation sagebrush habitats on the Strawberry Valley, Diamond Mountain, and Parker Mountain plateaus. Males assemble on open leks in early spring for dramatic courtship displays.