Utah Hunting - 2022 Seasons, Licenses & Maps

Overview

Known For

Utah is known for its exceptional mule deer hunting opportunities with easy-to-access hunting lands and a healthy population of over 300,000 mule deer. Throw in trophy Rocky Mountain elk and other big game and Utah is a bucket-list hunting state for good reason.

Terrain

Utah has three geographically-significant areas, from the Rocky Mountains that run from northeastern Utah through its center to the Basin and Ridge Region and the Colorado Plateau. Utah’s landscape is dominated by deep twisting canyons, archaic delicate arches, sheer mountains, and ridges, spires, and buttes.

Utah Hunting Seasons

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Season	Start Date	End Date
Antelope – Sportsman Archery	Aug 20, 2022	Aug 31, 2022
Antelope – CWMU Archery	Aug 20, 2022	Oct 31, 2022
Antelope – CWMU Any Legal Weapon	Sep 1, 2022	Oct 31, 2022
Antelope – Sportsman Any Weapon	Sep 1, 2022	Nov 15, 2022
Bear – Spring Limited Seasons and areas vary. See regulations.	Apr 2, 2022	May 30, 2022
Bear – Summer Limited Seasons and areas vary. See regulations.	Jul 5, 2022	Aug 6, 2022
Bear – Fall Limited Seasons and areas vary. See regulations.	Nov 3, 2022	Nov 13, 2022
Bison – Sportsman Any Weapon	Aug 1, 2022	Jan 31, 2023
Bobcat Statewide.	Nov 18, 2022	Mar 1, 2023
Coyote Statewide. No limit.	Jan 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022
Deer – General Archery Statewide	Aug 20, 2022	Sep 16, 2022
Deer – Archery Sportsman Hunt	Aug 20, 2022	Aug 31, 2022
Deer – Any Legal Weapon Sportsman Hunt	Sep 1, 2022	Jan 15, 2023
Deer – Extended Archery Either Sex. Ninemile, Green River Valley, Sanpete Valley, and South Wasatch areas	Sep 17, 2022	Oct 15, 2022
Deer – Extended Archery Either-sex. Herriman South Valley, Ogden, Pine Valley, New Harmony, Southwest Desert, Cedar Valley, Uintah Basin, Utah Lake, Wasatch Front, and West Cache areas.	Sep 17, 2022	Nov 30, 2022
Deer – General Muzzleloader	Sep 28, 2022	Oct 6, 2022
Deer – Early General Rifle For units: Chalk Creek, East Canyon, Morgan-South Rich, Fillmore, Kamas, Nine Mile, North Slope, Panguitch Lake, Pine Valley, Plateau, Fishlake, Zion	Oct 12, 2022	Oct 16, 2022
Deer – General Rifle	Oct 22, 2022	Oct 30, 2022
Dove – Collared Statewide. No limit.	Jan 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022
Dove – Mourning & White-winged Statewide.	Sep 1, 2022	Oct 30, 2022
Duck – Youth Northern Northern zone.	Sep 17, 2022	Sep 17, 2022
Duck – Northern Northern zone.	Oct 1, 2022	Jan 14, 2023
Duck – Youth Southern Southern zone.	Oct 1, 2022	Oct 1, 2022
Duck – Southern Southern zone.	Oct 15, 2022	Jan 28, 2023
Elk – Sportsman Archery	Aug 20, 2022	Aug 31, 2022
Elk – General Archery – Any Bull	Aug 20, 2022	Sep 21, 2022
Elk – General Archery – Spike Bull	Aug 20, 2022	Sep 9, 2022
Elk – Extended Archery Either-sex. Uintah Basin, West Cache, and Wasatch Front areas.	Aug 20, 2022	Dec 15, 2022
Elk – Sportsman Any Weapon	Sep 1, 2022	Jan 15, 2023
Elk – General Youth – Any Bull	Sep 17, 2022	Sep 27, 2022
Elk – General Rifle – Any Bull/Spike	Oct 8, 2022	Oct 20, 2022
Elk – General Muzzleloader	Nov 2, 2022	Nov 10, 2022
Red Fox Statewide. No bag limit.	Jan 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022
Kit Fox Statewide. No bag limit.	Sep 18, 2022	Mar 1, 2023
Gray Fox Statewide. No bag limit.	Sep 18, 2022	Mar 1, 2023
Mountain Goat – Sportsman Any Weapon	Sep 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022
Goose – Wasatch Dark- Youth Wasatch area dark goose (cackling, canada, white-fronted, brant).	Sep 17, 2022	Sep 17, 2022
Goose – Eastern Dark – Youth Eastern area Box Elder dark goose (cackling, canada, white-fronted, brant).	Sep 17, 2022	Sep 17, 2022
Goose – Northern Dark – Youth Northern area dark goose (cackling, canada, white-fronted, brant).	Sep 17, 2022	Sep 17, 2022
Goose – Southern Dark – Youth Southern area dark goose (cackling, canada, white-fronted, brant).	Oct 1, 2022	Oct 1, 2022
Goose – Wasatch Dark (Early) Wasatch area dark goose (cackling, canada, white-fronted, brant).	Oct 1, 2022	Oct 8, 2022
Goose – Northern Dark (1st Season) Northern area dark goose (cackling, canada, white-fronted, brant).	Oct 1, 2022	Oct 8, 2022
Goose – Eastern Dark Eastern area Box Elder dark goose (cackling, canada, white-fronted, brant).	Oct 1, 2022	Jan 14, 2023
Goose – Southern Dark Southern area dark goose (cackling, canada, white-fronted, brant).	Oct 15, 2022	Jan 28, 2023
Goose – Light (Early) Statewide light goose (snow, blue, ross’).	Oct 25, 2022	Dec 15, 2022
Goose – Northern Dark (Season 2) Northern area dark goose (cackling, canada, white-fronted, brant).	Oct 26, 2022	Jan 31, 2023
Goose – Wasatch Dark (Late) Wasatch area dark goose (cackling, canada, white-fronted, brant).	Nov 10, 2022	Feb 15, 2023
Goose – Light (Late) Statewide light goose (snow, blue, ross’).	Jan 15, 2023	Mar 10, 2023
Grouse – Dusky & Ruffed Statewide.	Sep 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022
Grouse – Greater Sage Open in certain areas. See regulations.	Sep 24, 2022	Oct 16, 2022
Grouse – Sharp-tailed Open in certain areas. See regulations.	Sep 24, 2022	Oct 16, 2022
Moose – Sportsman Any Weapon	Sep 1, 2022	Nov 15, 2022
Mountain lion – Spot-and-Stalk	Jul 1, 2022	Jun 30, 2023
Mountain lion – Harvest-objective	Jul 1, 2022	Jun 30, 2023
Mountain loin – Pursuit	Nov 2, 2022	May 31, 2023
Mountain lion – Limited Entry	Nov 2, 2022	Feb 19, 2023
Mountain lion – Pursuit LaSal; San Juan, Mountains; and Book Cliffs, East units	Nov 2, 2022	Mar 31, 2023
Pheasant – Youth Statewide.	Oct 29, 2022	Nov 3, 2022
Pheasant – General Statewide.	Nov 5, 2022	Dec 4, 2022
Quail – Youth Statewide.	Oct 29, 2022	Oct 31, 2022
Quail – California & Gambel’s Statewide.	Nov 5, 2022	Dec 31, 2022
Rabbit – Jackrabbit Statewide. Open all year	Jan 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022
Rabbit – Snowshoe Hare Statewide.	Sep 1, 2022	Mar 15, 2023
Rabbit – Cottontail Statewide.	Sep 1, 2022	Feb 28, 2023
Sandhill Crane Cache and Rich Counties	Sep 3, 2022	Sep 11, 2022
Sandhill Crane East Box Elder County	Sep 3, 2022	Nov 1, 2022
Sandhill Crane (Early season) Uintah County.	Oct 1, 2022	Oct 20, 2022
Sandhill Crane (Middle season) Uintah County.	Oct 21, 2022	Nov 9, 2022
Sandhill Crane (Late season) Uintah County.	Nov 10, 2022	Nov 29, 2022
Bighorn Sheep – Sportsman Any Weapon Desert and Rocky Mountain	Sep 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022
Turkey – Fall Central Central region.	Oct 1, 2022	Feb 28, 2023
Turkey – Fall Northern Northern region.	Oct 1, 2022	Feb 28, 2023
Turkey – Fall Southeastern Southeastern region.	Oct 1, 2022	Feb 28, 2023
Turkey – Fall Southern Southern region.	Nov 1, 2022	Feb 28, 2023
Turkey – Spring Limited Entry Central (TK1003), Northeastern (TK1004), Northern (TK1005), Southeastern (TK1006) and Southern (TK1007) regions.	Apr 8, 2023	Apr 27, 2023
Turkey – Spring General Youth All regions.	Apr 28, 2023	Apr 30, 2023
Turkey – Spring General All regions.	May 1, 2023	May 31, 2023
White-tailed Ptarmigan	Sep 1, 2022	Oct 31, 2022
American Crow Statewide. Bag limit: 10 birds. Possession limit: 30 birds	Sep 1, 2022	Sep 30, 2022
Chukar – Youth Statewide.	Sep 17, 2022	Sep 19, 2022
Gray Partridge – Youth Statewide.	Sep 17, 2022	Sep 19, 2022
Chukar Statewide.	Sep 24, 2022	Feb 15, 2023
Gray Partridge Statewide.	Sep 24, 2022	Feb 15, 2023
American Crow (Late Season) Statewide.	Dec 1, 2022	Feb 28, 2023

Utah Licenses, Permits, and Regulations

Utah hunting licenses, permits, and regulations for resident and non-resident hunters can be purchased on the official website of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Click below to view the website.

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Hunting GPS Maps

Every Utah hunter should have hunting GPS maps on hand. Utah hunting maps are available from onX Hunt. With a paid membership you can access Satellite, Topo, or Hybrid Basemaps, over which you can view maps of hunt units, along with State, Forest Service, and other public and private property boundaries. You can view trails and roads, and even download maps to the Hunt App for use offline. Click below to get onX Hunt for Utah.

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Hunt Units

Utah has 39 elk hunt units in the state and 29 deer hunt units. The restrictions vary from unit to unit. Of the 39 elk hunt units, 18 are designated as “Any Bull” and the other 21 are “Spike Only.” Click below to view Utah’s hunt units in more detail through an interactive map.

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Hunting Layers

Over 1,000,000 parcels mapped by the onX team, this layer helps you know who the property owners are in Utah. Tap any parcel to learn more info about the owner and acreage.

onX has the most accurate public lands maps with over 43,000,000 acres in Utah to help you plan your next adventure. Tap any public land parcel to learn more.

SUBLAYERS (20)

Utah Hunt Units. Please hunt responsibly, obey all signage and have a safe legal hunt.

Includes 20 Sublayers

Bison Hunt Units
Black Bear Hunt Units
Cougar Hunt Units
Deer Hunt Units
Deer (Limited Entry) Hunt Units
Deer/Elk (Extended Archery) Hunt Units
Desert Bighorn Sheep Hunt Units
Elk Hunt Units
Elk (Limited Entry) Hunt Units
Anterless Elk Control Hunt Units
Moose Hunt Units
Navajo Hunt Units
Pronghorn Hunt Units
Rocky Mtn. Bighorn Sheep Hunt Units
Rocky Mtn. Goat Hunt Units
Spike Elk Hunt Units
Fall Turkey Hunt Units
Spring Turkey Hunt Units
Sage Grouse Hunt Units
Sharp tailed Grouse Hunt Units

onX has mapped 21,000 acres of possible access lands in Utah including timber companies and land conservation groups. Research rules on these private lands before recreating.

The Utah Department of Natural Resources Walk In Areas. All hunters are expected to know the rules of the program. Please hunt responsibly and have a safe legal hunt.