Utah Hunting

Utah

Legendary giant mule deer units, Wasatch elk country, and rugged desert bighorn canyonlands.

Public Access & WMAs

Public Lands to Hunt in Utah

Official Regulatory Authority

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR)

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The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) manages wildlife and hunting across more than 33 million acres of public land—representing over 70% of the Beehive State. Public hunting access includes tens of millions of acres within the Ashley, Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La Sal, and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests, vast BLM districts, and more than 80 state-owned Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). Renowned for producing world-record Rocky Mountain bull elk, giant mule deer, and Shiras moose, Utah's public lands span desert canyons, red rock mesas, and towering alpine ranges.
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Uinta & Wasatch Ranges | 2.1 Million Acres

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Encompassing high glaciated alpine peaks, vast quaking aspen forests, and dense spruce-fir basins in northern Utah. One of the most accessible and productive public hunting grounds in the state, offering high-elevation archery and rifle seasons for Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer, Shiras moose, and forest grouse.

Book Cliffs Public Lands (BLM & State WMAs)
Tavaputs Plateau | 450,000+ Acres

Book Cliffs Public Lands (BLM & State WMAs)

Stretching along the southern edge of the Uinta Basin, the Book Cliffs form the largest continuous roadless wilderness block in Utah. World-renowned for limited-entry trophy bull elk, quality mule deer bucks, and black bear hunting across rugged pinyon-juniper canyons and high sage plateaus.

Fishlake & Manti-La Sal National Forests
Central Mountain Uplands | 2.6+ Million Acres

Fishlake & Manti-La Sal National Forests

Spanning central Utah's high mountain plateaus, home to the ancient Pando aspen clone. Celebrated for legendary limited-entry elk units (San Juan, Boulder, and Fishlake) producing massive 380+ inch bulls, heavy-antlered mule deer, wild turkeys, and blue grouse.

Ogden Bay & Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Areas
Great Salt Lake Wetlands | 38,000+ Acres

Ogden Bay & Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Areas

Situated along the eastern shoreline of the Great Salt Lake. Over 38,000 acres of freshwater emergent marshes, braided delta channels, and alkali flats. Globally recognized as a vital crossroads of the Pacific and Central flyways, hosting millions of ducks, geese, and tundra swans.

Strawberry Valley Wildlife Management Area
Wasatch County | 14,000 Acres

Strawberry Valley Wildlife Management Area

Located around Strawberry Reservoir in Wasatch County, providing crucial migration and fawning habitat for mule deer and elk. Sportsmen enjoy premier public hunting for sage-grouse, forest grouse, pronghorn, and early-season archery elk amid rolling sagebrush and aspen draws.