
Utah
Legendary giant mule deer units, Wasatch elk country, and rugged desert bighorn canyonlands.
Public Lands to Hunt in Utah
Official Regulatory Authority
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR)

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)
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
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
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
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.