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CONTENTS

4 New Waterowl Slam program

6 Key dates and ees

7 Basic requirements

8 Applying or a swan permit8 Do you need a ederal stamp?

9 Do you have a HIP number?

9 Swan reporting requirements

10 Firearms and archery tackle

12 Hunters with disabilities

12 Hunting methods

12 Make sure youre in range

13 Boating laws and rules

15 Hunting-dog eld trials and training

16 Closed areas

17 Trespassing

17 Burning phragmites during the hunt

18 Possession and transportation

18 Show courtesy during goose hunt

20 Special regulations or nationalwildlie reuges

22 Avian diseases in Utah

23 Season dates and bag and

possession limits

23 Mercury and ducks

23 Goose areas

24 Maps available online

25 Utahs Youth Waterowl Hunt

26 Shooting hours

29 Species identication

42 Denitions

CONTACT US

Turn in a poacherPhone: 1-800-662-3337

Email: [email protected]

Online: wildlie.utah.gov/utip

Division ocesOces are open 8 a.m.5 p.m., Monday

through Friday.

Salt Lake City1594 W North Temple

Box 146301Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6301801-538-4700

Central Region1115 N Main StreetSpringville, UT 84663801-491-5678

Northeastern Region318 N Vernal AvenueVernal, UT 84078435-781-9453

Northern Region515 E 5300 SOgden, UT 84405801-476-2740

Southeastern Region319 N Carbonville Road, Ste APrice, UT 84501435-613-3700

Southern Region1470 N Airport Road

Cedar City, UT 84721435-865-6100

Washington County Field Ofce451 N SR-318Hurricane, UT 84737435-879-8694
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WHATS NEW THISSEASON?

Swan application details online: Visitwildlie.utah.gov/2013swan or the inormation

you need in order to apply or a swan permit.Because the swan application period occurs beorethis guidebook is printed, the application detailswill be available online only.

Youth Waterowl Hunt: Utahs Youth Wa-terowl Hunt will be held on Sept. 21, 2013. Fordetails, see the inormation box on page 25.

Higher possession limits: This year, thepossession limit or migratory game birds hasincreased to three times the daily bag limit. For alist o all bag and possession limits, see the tablesthat start on page 23.

Changes to bag limits: Be sure to check thebag limits or canvasbacks, light geese, scaup and

wood ducks they have all changed this year.For details, see the tables that start on page 23.

New goose areas: There is no longer a NorthGoose Zone. There are now three goose areas(northern, urban and general) made up o dier-ent counties across the state. For details, see themap on page 23.

Eforts to increase light goose harvest:During the spring light goose seasons in allthree goose areas hunters will be allowed touse electronic callers and unplugged shotguns.For details on the electronic call regulation, seepage 15. For details on the unplugged shotgunregulation, see page 10.

Changes at waterowl managementareas: This year, there have been changes tothe motorized boat regulations at a couple o thestates waterowl management areas (WMAs). Fordetails, see page 13.

John Bair

Calvin Crandall

Steve Dalton

Michael King

Kirk Woodward

Jake Albrecht, Chair

Bill Fenimore, Vice Chair

Gregory Sheehan,

Division Director &

Executive Secretary

A CLOSER LOOKAT THE RULES

This guidebook summarizes Utahs

waterowl hunting laws and rules. Although

it is a convenient quick-reerence documentor Utahs waterowl regulations, it is not an

all-encompassing resource.

For an in-depth look at the states

waterowl hunting laws and rules, visit

wildlie.utah.gov/rules.

You can use the reerences in the guide-

booksuch as Utah Code 23-20-3 and Utah

Administrative Rule R657-9-6to search theDivisions website or the detailed statute or

rule that underpins the guidebook summary.

I you have questions about a particular

rule, call or visit the nearest Division oce.

Who makes the rules?The Utah Wildlie Board passes the rules

summarized in this guidebook.There are seven board members, and

each serves a six-year term. Appointed by the

governor, board members are not Division

employees.

The Divisions director serves as the boards

executive secretary but does not have a vote on

wildlie policies.

Beore board members make changesto wildlie rules, they listen to recommenda-

tions rom Division biologists. They also receive

input rom the public and various interest

groups via the regional advisory council (RAC)

process.

I you have eedback or suggestions or

board members, you can nd their contact

inormation online at wildlie.utah.gov.

Wildlie Board members
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Check season dates: Season dates changeevery year. For details, see the tables that start onpage 23.

Also remember

You must register in the HIP every season:You must obtain a Migratory Bird Harvest Inor-mation Program (HIP) number or the 20132014season to hunt waterowl in Utah this all. Yournumber rom last season is not valid. The HIPnumber you obtain or the 20132014 seasonis valid rom March 11, 2013 through March 10,2014. Please see page 9 or more inormation.

Buy your license over the phone: You cannow buy a Utah hunting or combination licenseover the telephone. Just call 1-800-221-0659.The line is staed 24 hours a day, seven days aweek. In addition to the ee or the license, youllalso be charged a $2 transaction ee or each itemyou buy.

Retrieving waterowl: Beore hunting in anarea, make sure you can retrieve the birds youshoot. Because o mud or deep water, you mayneed chest waders, a dog or a boat. Not attempt-ing to retrieve your waterowl could result in acitation.

Swan reporting is required: I you draw a

2013 swan permit, you are required to submit aharvest report. You must submit this inormation,even i you dont hunt or harvest a swan. Failure tocomplete a harvest report may aect your eligibil-ity to apply or the 2014 swan hunting season.For more inormation about this requirement, seepage 9.

Of-highway vehicles: O-highway vehiclesare not permitted on state waterowl manage-ment areas, except in areas that are posted opento OHV use.

Burning phragmites during the hunt:This all, as conditions permit, the Division willburn phragmites at the Farmington Bay, HowardSlough and Harold Crane waterowl management

Repair work at Ogden Bay: This year, the Divi-sion is repairing the dikes at the Ogden Bay WMA.You may need to take detours or use alternate

access points until the repairs are done. For detailsand updates, see www.acebook.com/UtahWMAs.

Changes at ederal reuges: There arechanges to the regulations at the Bear Riverand Ouray wildlie reuges. For details, see theinormation that begins on page 20.

Know your shooting hours: There is now anocial sunrise and sunset table in theShootinghours section o the guidebook. To determinewhen you can start shooting, you will need tosubtract 30 minutes rom the ocial sunrise time.For details, see the inormation that begins onpage 26.

New Waterowl Slamprogram

This year, the Division is launching a

new Waterowl Slam program in partner-

ship with multiple conservation organiza-tions. Hunters who choose to join the

program can earn dierent sizes and colors

o bands or harvesting drakes o various

species. By launching this program, the Divi-

sion hopes to:

Encourage hunters to improve their

waterowl identication

Help hunters learn more about water-owl habitats and waterowl behavior

Increase excitement or waterowl

hunting

Raise money or waterowl-specic

projects

Increase harvest o underutilized

species

Create riendly competition amonghunters

To learn more about the new program,

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areas. To learn more, see the inormation box onpage 17.

Corrections: I errors are ound in this guide-book ater it is printed, the Division will correctthem in the electronic copy that is posted online.Visit wildlie.utah.gov/guidebooks to view all othe Divisions guidebooks and proclamations.

Private lands: The Division cannot guaranteeaccess to any private land. I you plan to huntorengage in any other wildlie-related activitieson private land, you must obtain WRITTEN permis-sion rom the landowner or the landownersauthorized representative.

Protection rom discrimination: The Division

receives ederal nancial assistance rom theU.S. Fish and Wildlie Service and must abide byederal laws. Under Title VI o the Civil Rights Acto 1964, Section 504 o the Rehabilitation Act o1973, Title II o the Americans with DisabilitiesAct o 1990, the Age Discrimination Act o 1975,Title IX o the Education Amendments o 1972, theU.S. Department o the Interior and its bureausprohibit discrimination on the basis o race,

Dont lose your hunting and fshing privilegesI you commit a wildlie violation, you could lose the privilege o hunting and fshing in Utah.

The Utah Division o Wildlie Resources can suspend the license o

anyone who knowingly, intentionally or recklessly violates wildlie

laws. Your license can be suspended or a wildlie violation i : You are convicted.

You plead guilty or no contest.

You enter a plea in abeyance or

diversion agreement.

Suspension proceedings are separate and inde-

pendent rom criminal prosecution. The Utah Division

o Wildlie Resources may suspend your license privileges

whether or not the court considers suspension in yourcriminal case. You will be notifed o any action against

your privilege ater criminal proceedings conclude. And

remember, i your license is suspended in Utah, you

may not be permitted to hunt or fsh in most other

states. (Visit ianrc.org to see a map o participating states.)

color, national origin, age, disability or sex. I youbelieve that you have been discriminated againstin any program, activity or acility, or i you desireurther inormation please write to:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlie Service

Oce or Diversity and Civil Rights Pro-

gramsExternal Programs

4040 North Fairax Drive, Suite 130

Arlington, VA 22203

Division unding: The Division is mostly undedby the sale o hunting and shing licenses andthrough ederal aid made possible by an excisetax on the sale o rearms and other hunting- andshing-related equipment.
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FEES

Resident license ees

Hunting license (under 14 years oage)*

$11

Hunting license (14 years o age andolder)*

$26

Combination license* $30

Nonresident license ees

3-day small game license $25Hunting license* $65

Combination license* $80

Other ees

Federal migratory bird hunting andconservation stamp (16 years o ageand older). These are available at U.S.post oces and some license-agentlocations.

$15

Swan permit $15

* Hunting and combination licenses are valid or 365 daysrom the day you buy them.

You will be charged an additional $10 nonreundableapplication ee.

DATES

201314 season dates

Youth Waterowl Hunt Sept. 21Swan Oct. 5Dec. 8

Scaup Oct. 5Dec. 29

Common snipe Oct. 5Jan. 18

Ducks, mergansers, coots Oct. 5Jan. 18

Dark geese (inside thenorthern goose area)

Oct. 5Jan. 18

Dark geese (inside theurban goose area)

Oct. 517 andNov. 2Feb. 2

Dark geese (inside thegeneral goose area)

Oct. 517 andOct. 26Jan. 26

Light geese (inside thenorthern and urban gooseareas)

Oct. 25Jan. 18and Feb. 18March 10

Light geese (inside thegeneral goose area)

Oct. 22Jan. 26and March 110

Swan application dates

Swan hunting applicationavailable online

Aug. 26, 2013

Application deadline Sept. 4, 2013

Drawing results available Sept. 16, 2013

KEY DATES AND FEES

If you want to hunt it tomorrow,

help us protect it today.

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Have you passed huntereducation?Utah Code 23-19-11 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-23

I you were born ater Dec. 31, 1965, you

must provide proo that youve passed a hunter

education course approved by the Division beore

you can apply or or obtain a hunting license or aswan permit.

Proo o hunter educationYou can prove that youve completed hunter

education by obtaining a hunter education course

Certicate o Completion (this certicate is called

a blue card in Utah) or by using a hunting license

rom a previous year with your hunter education

number noted on the license.

How to take hunter educationI you were born ater 1965, you must take

and successully complete the states hunter

education course. Its an easy process:

1. Obtain a hunter education registration

certicate. Each certicate costs only $10,

and you can obtain it online, at any Divi-sion oce or rom a license agent.

2. Register or a class with your local

hunter education instructor. You can

see a list o hunter education courses at

wildlie.utah.gov/huntereducation. You can

also contact your local Division oce or

call 801-538-4727.

3. Take your registration certicate to your

instructor on the rst night o class.

4. Successully complete the courseyour

instructor will then validate your certi-

cate. The validated certicate serves as

your hunting license.

Both the registration certicate and the

corresponding hunting license are valid or 365

Are you old enough?Utah Code 23-19-11

Anyone who has passed a Division-approved

hunter education course can hunt waterowl in

Utah, regardless o age. However, young hunters

must be accompanied by an adult while in the

eld. To learn more, see the inormation box

below.

BASIC REQUIREMENTSCompleting hunter education, obtaining the proper hunting license and registering or a Migra-

tory Bird Harvest Inormation Program (HIP) number are the rst steps to hunting waterowl in

Utah. Depending on your age, you may also need a ederal migratory bird hunting and conserva-

tion stamp. This section provides inormation about each o these items and how to obtain them.

Adults must accompanyyoung huntersUtah Code 23-20-20

While hunting with any weapon, a

person under 14 years old must be accom-

panied by his or her parent, legal guardianor other responsible person who is 21 years

o age or older and who has been approved

by the parent or guardian.

A person at least 14 years old and under

16 years old must be accompanied by a

person 21 years o age or older while hunt-

ing with any weapon.

The Division encourages adults to beamiliar with hunter education guidelines

or to complete the hunter education course

beore accompanying youth into the eld.

While in the eld, the youth and the

adult must remain close enough or the

adult to see and provide verbal assistance to

the young hunter. Using electronic devices,

such as walkie-talkies or cell phones, doesnot meet this requirement.
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A combination license allows you to sh and

hunt small game in Utah. When you buy a

combination license, you also get a price

break compared to buying your hunting and

shing licenses separately.

To purchase a license, visit wildlie.utah.govorcall 1-800-221-0659. You can also visit a license

agent or any Division oce.

You must carry your license with you while

youre hunting, and you cannot alter your license,

or transer or lend it to another person.

I you want to hunt a swan in Utah, you will

also need to apply or and obtain a swan permit.

For more inormation about swan permits, see thebox above.

Do you need a ederalstamp?Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-3

In addition to your hunting license, i youre 16

years old or older, you must obtain a ederal mi-

gratory bird hunting and conservation stamp. Thisstamp is commonly reerred to as a duck stamp.

You can purchase a duck stamp rom your

local post oce, some license agents or by phone.

The phone number is 1-800-782-6724. You can

also call this number to order additional duck

stamps. Duck stamps are not available at Division

oces.

days rom the date o purchase. The license

enables you to apply or or obtain permits in the

Divisions hunt drawings. In order to maximize

your hunting opportunities, you should register

or and complete the hunter education course as

soon as possible ater purchasing your registrationcerticate.

Ater completing the course, you will receive

your ocial hunter education card (commonly

known as the blue card) by mail. It will be

sent to the address listed on your registration

certicate. This card certies that you passed

hunter education.

You should also keep the ollowing in mind: Hunters under the age o 16 must be accom-

panied by an adult while hunting.

Regardless o when a student graduates, all

hunting regulations (such as season dates

and bag limits) will apply.

Students who are planning to hunt out o

state should allow enough time or their

hunter education card to arrive in the mail.You can see a list o hunter education courses

at wildlie.utah.gov/huntereducation. You can also

contact your local Division oce or call 801-538-

4727.

New to Utah?I you become a Utah resident, and youve

completed a hunter education course in anotherstate, province or country, you must obtain a blue

card beore you can buy a resident hunting license

or apply or a swan permit. You can obtain a Utah

blue card at any Division oce by providing proo

that youve completed a hunter education course

approved by the Division. The card costs $10.

Do you have a license?Utah Code 23-19-1You must purchase either a hunting license or

a combination license to hunt waterowl in Utah.

Heres the dierence between the two licenses:

A hunting license allows you to hunt small

game, including waterowl and upland

game.

Applying or a swanpermitUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-29

To provide hunters with earlier access

to inormation about the swan application

period and hunt, the Division has removed

most o the swan inormation rom this

guidebook and put it online. You can learn

more about applying or a swan permit at

wildlie.utah.gov/2013swan.

Next year, you'll be able to nd details

on applying or a 2014 swan permit by

visiting wildlie.utah.gov/2014swan in lateAugust.
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Valuable inormationThe U.S. Fish and Wildlie Service started

the HIP in the mid-1990s. The program provides

biologists with valuable inormation that helps

them manage the nations migratory game bird

populations.

Ater you buy your stamp, you must validate it

by signing your name in ink across the ace o the

stamp. You must also carry your stamp with you

while youre hunting (most hunters place their

stamp on the back o their hunting license).

I youre 15 years o age or younger, you do notneed a ederal duck stamp to hunt waterowl, but

i you turn 16 during the season, you must buy a

stamp to hunt the remainder o the season.

Do you have a HIPnumber?50 CFR 20.20 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-33

In addition to your license (and your duckstamp, i required), you must obtain a Migratory

Game Bird Harvest Inormation Program (HIP)

registration number every season.

The number you obtained last season is not

valid or this season.

HIP numbers or the 20132014 season are

valid rom March 11, 2013 through March 10,

2014.

Its easy to registerYou can obtain your Utah HIP number in one

o two ways:

Register online at uthip.com.

Call 1-877-882-4744. I you have questions

or need help obtaining your HIP number,

please call 1-800-368-4683.Youll need your hunting license to register,

so make sure you have it with you beore you log

onto the website or call. It only takes about 10

minutes to register.

I your 365-day license expires during the

season, and you buy a new license, simply write

your 20132014 HIP registration numberand

its expiration datein the space provided on theront o your new license. You do not need to get a

second HIP number or the 20132014 season.

Swan reportingrequirements

Harvest reporting or swan is manda-

tory, and the Division asks all swan hunters

to make it a priority during the 20132014season. Reporting is required, even

i you did not hunt or harvest a

swan. To complete your report, visit

www.utah-hunt.com/UT_Returncard.

I reporting compliance drops below 80

percent, the ederal government will cut

Utahs swan permits by 10 percent. That

would mean 200 ewer permits.To report your swan harvest, simply

bring the tagged swan or its head to a Divi-

sion oce, or the Bear River Migratory Bird

Reuge oce, within three days o harvest.

A Division or Reuge employee will help you

complete your swan harvest report.

Failure to return your harvest report

could result in a citation and leave youineligible to participate in next years swan

drawing. I you didnt harvest a swan, you

can enter your report online or by calling

toll-ree 1-800-221-0659.

Dont be the hunter who jeopardizes

200 swan permitsplease complete your

harvest report as soon as possible.
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Box Elder CountyHarold S. Crane, Loco-

motive Springs, Public Shooting Grounds

and Salt Creek

Daggett CountyBrowns Park

Davis CountyFarmington Bay, Howard

Slough and Ogden Bay

Emery CountyDesert Lake

Juab CountyMills Meadow Millard CountyClear Lake and Topaz

Slough

Sanpete CountyManti Meadows

Tooele CountyBlue Lake and Timpie

Springs

Uintah CountyStewart Lake

Utah CountyPowell Slough

Wayne CountyBicknell Bottoms

Weber CountyOgden Bay and Harold S.

Crane

You may not possess a rearm or archery

tackle on any o the areas listed above any time

o the year except during the specied waterowl

hunting seasons or as authorized by the Division.

The rearm restrictions in this section do

not apply to concealed rearm permit holders,

provided the person is not utilizing the concealed

rearm to hunt or take wildlie.

Loaded frearms in a vehicleUtah Code 76-10-502, 76-10-504, 76-10-505 and 76-10-523

You may not carry a loaded rearm in or on

a vehicle unless you meet all o the ollowing

conditions: You own the vehicle or have permission

rom the vehicles owner.

The rearm is a handgun.

You are 18 years o age or older.

A pistol, revolver, rife or shotgun is considered

to be loaded when there is an unexpended car-

tridge, shell or projectile in the ring position.

Firearms and archerytackle

Several rules apply to the type o shotguns

and archery tackle that may be used to take

waterowl in Utah.

Weapon requirements50 CFR 20.21 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-7

You may take migratory game birds only with

a shotgun thats no larger than 10 gauge or with

archery tackle. (You may not take waterowl with

a crossbow, however.) Also, during most Utah

waterowl hunts, the shotgun you use cannot be

capable o holding more than three shells (one in

the chamber and two in the magazine).

Many shotguns can hold more than two shellsin the magazine, but making these guns legal

or waterowl hunting is easy. An inexpensive

item, called a "shotgun plug," comes with most

shotguns or you can purchase one at most sport-

ing goods stores.

This year, or the rst time, you may use an

unplugged shotgun capable o holding more

than three shells to hunt light geese during

the February/March season in all three o Utahs

goose areas. For season dates, see page 23.

Nontoxic shot and use ofrearms and archery tackle50 CFR 20.21(j) and Utah Admin. Rules R657-9-8 and R657-9-9

A shotgun with nontoxic shot is the only

rearm and ammunition you may have in yourpossession while hunting waterowl or coot in

any area o the state. (To learn what nontoxic

shot is, please see page 43 o this guide.) In

addition, nontoxic shot is the only shot you may

have in your possession while on ederal reuges,

the Scott M. Matheson wetland preserve, and the

ollowing waterowl management areas:

FIELD REQUIREMENTSWhile hunting waterowl in Utah, there are several requirements you must keep in mind to

protect yoursel and the resource. Please be amiliar with the requirements or carrying and

using shotguns, the dierent types o hunting methods you may use and what youre required to

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Pistols and revolvers are also considered to

be loaded when an unexpended cartridge, shell

or projectile is in a position whereby the manual

operation o any mechanism once would cause

the unexpended cartridge, shell or projectile to

be red.A muzzleloading rearm is considered loaded

when it is capped or primed and has a powder

charge and ball or shot in the barrel or cylinders.

The rearm restrictions in this section do

not apply to concealed rearm permit holders,

provided the person is not utilizing the concealed

rearm to hunt or take wildlie.

Areas where you cantdischarge a frearmUtah Code 76-10-508

You may not discharge a dangerous weapon or

firearm under any o the ollowing circumstances:

From a vehicle

From, upon or across any highway

At power lines or signs At railroad equipment or acilities, including

any sign or signal

Within Utah state park camp or picnic sites,

overlooks, gol courses, boat ramps or devel-

oped beaches

Without written permission rom the owner

or property manager, within 600 eet o:

A house, dwelling or any otherbuilding

Any structure in which a domestic

animal is kept or ed, including a barn,

poultry yard, corral, eeding pen or

stockyard

State parksUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-30 and R651-614

Hunting any wildlie is prohibited within the

boundaries o all state park areas, except those

designated open to hunting by the Division o

Parks and Recreation in Utah Admin. Rule R651-

614-4.

In park areas that are designated open to

hunting, you are not permitted to use shotguns or

archery tackle within one-quarter mile o all park

Are you allowed topossess a weapon?Utah Code 76-10-503

It is illegal under Utah Code 76-10-503

to possess or use a firearm, muzzleloader,

archery tackle or any other dangerous

weapon i you:

Have been convicted o or are under

indictment or any elony oense;

Are on probation or parole or a elony

oense;

Are on parole rom a secure acility;

Have been adjudicated delinquent(juvenile) in the last seven years o an

oense that, i committed by an adult,

would have been a elony;

Are an unlawul user o a controlled

substance;

Have been ound not guilty by reason

o insanity or a elony oense;

Have been ound mentally incompe-tent to stand trial or a elony oense;

Have been adjudicated mentally

deective as provided in the ederal

Brady Handgun Violence Prevention

Act;

Have been committed to a mental

institution;

Are an alien who is illegally in theUnited States;

Have been dishonorably discharged

rom the armed orces; or

Have renounced your United States

citizenship.

The purchase or possession o any

hunting license, permit, tag or certificate

o registration rom the Division does notauthorize the holder to legally possess or

use a firearm, muzzleloader, archery tackle

or any other dangerous weapon while hunt-

ing i they are otherwise restricted rom

possessing these weapons under Utah Code

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around the north end o the island and then

south to Elephant Head; and

below the upland vegetation line o the

island rom the Fielding Garr Ranch, pro-

ceeding around the south end o the island

and then north to Elephant Head.Hunting is also prohibited within 600 eet

o the north or south side o the Antelope Island

causeway.

Hunters withdisabilitiesUtah Admin. Rule R657-12

Utah provides special hunting accommoda-tions or people with disabilities. Among those ac-

commodations are special-use blinds or disabled

or wheelchair-bound hunters.

For more inormation, please call your local

Division oce or visit wildlie.utah.gov/disabled.

Hunting methods

Several rules apply to the methods that youmay use to hunt waterowl in Utah.

Use o boats, and airborneand land vehicles50 CFR 20.21(e), Utah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule

R657-9-10

You may use a boat or motorized aquatic

vehicle to hunt waterowl i you obey the ollow-

ing rules:

Migratory game birds may not be taken

rom any motorboat, or crat that has a

motor attached to it, unless the motor has

been completely shut o and the motorboat

or crat has stopped moving.

Migratory game birds may not be taken

rom a sailboat unless the boats sails are

urled and the boat has stopped moving.

You may use any o these crats under power

to retrieve dead or crippled birds, but you may

not shoot crippled birds rom a crat i its motor is

still running.

Also, you may not use any o the crats listed

above, or any type o motor-driven land, water or

acilities, including buildings, camp or picnic sites,

overlooks, gol courses, boat ramps and developed

beaches.

In addition to the rules above, the Great Salt

Lake Marina and posted areas adjacent to the

marina are closed to hunting.

Waterowl hunting, including the retrieval o

downed birds, is also prohibited on all o Antelope

Island except or the ollowing areas:

100 yards beyond the existing shoreline

rom the Fielding Garr Ranch, proceeding

Make sure youre inrange

In the marsh, you should only shoot at

birds that are within range. I you try to hit

a bird thats too ar away, theres a muchgreater chance the bird will be wounded or

hard to nd.

So, how do you know i youre in range?

Beore this years waterowl season opens,

you can improve your ability to judge dis-

tance accurately with the ollowing exercise:

Find an area thats at least 50 yards

long and place our regular-sized duckdecoys 20, 30, 40 and 50 yards rom

your starting point.

I you dont have our regular-sized

decoys, use our pieces o cardboard

cut 21 inches long by 4 inches high

(the size o a medium-sized duck).

Ater placing your targets, go back

to your starting point, bring yourunloaded shotgun to your shoulder

and aim it at the target thats 20 yards

away. Notice how big your barrel looks

in relation to the size o the target.

Then aim at the targets that are 30, 40

and 50 yards away.

Practice this process enough, and youll

know how birds should look when you viewthem over your barrel at dierent distances

in the marsh.
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Utah County: Powell Slough

Wayne County: Bicknell Bottoms Weber County: Ogden Bay within diked

units or as posted, and the portion o the

Harold S. Crane Waterowl Management

Area that alls within the county line

The term "personal watercrat" means a motor-

boat that meets the ollowing conditions:

It is less than 16 eet in length.

It is propelled by a water jet pump. It is designed to be operated by a person

sitting, standing or kneeling on the vessel,

rather than sitting or standing inside the

vessel.

Restrictions on motorizedboatsUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-12

Portions o our WMAs have been set aside

or hunters who enjoy walking or paddling

nonmotorized boats into the marsh. Motorized

boats, which are boats with a motor o any kind,

including a gas engine or an electric motor, are

not allowed in the ollowing areas:

Clear Lake: The entire WMA

air transportation, to concentrate, drive, rally or

stir up migratory birds.

Airboats and personalwatercratUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-11

Air-thrust or air-propelled boats and personal

watercrat are not allowed in designated parts o

the ollowing waterowl management or ederal

reuge areas: Box Elder County: Box Elder Lake, Bear River,

that part o Harold S. Crane within one-hal

mile o all dikes and levees, Locomotive

Springs, Public Shooting Grounds and Salt

Creek, and that part o the Bear River Migra-

tory Bird Reuge north o the "D" line dike,

and outside Units 1, 3, 4 and 5 as posted.

Daggett County: Browns Park Davis County: Howard Slough, Ogden Bay

and Farmington Bay within diked units or

as posted.

Emery County: Desert Lake

Millard County: Clear Lake and Topaz Slough

Tooele County: Timpie Springs

Uintah County: Stewart Lake

Boating laws and rulesIt isnt hard to have a sae waterowl hunt.

I your plans include a motorboat, please

remember these laws and rules to ensure your

sae return home: Everyone on your boat or vessel must

have a properly tted, U.S. Coast Guard-

approved lie jacket. Youth who are 12

and younger must wear a lie jacket at

all times.

Vessels longer than 16 eet must have

a throwable lie preserver immediately

available. All motorboats, including those with

electric motors, must be registered and

properly numbered.

All motorboats must display appropriate

navigation lights rom sunset to sunrise.

Manually propelled boats may use a

white light.

Let someone know where you are going

and when you expect to return, along

with your boat and vehicle license num-

ber. Remember to stick to your plan!

All motorboats must carry a Type B, U.S.

Coast Guard-approved re extinguisher,

unless exempt.

In addition to the equipment above,

airboats operating on Great Salt Lake

and adjacent Waterowl Management

Areas (WMAs) must have a compass andeither a fare, strobe light or other visual

distress signal.

For additional boating saety inorma-

tion, visitstateparks.utah.gov/boating or call

801-538-2628.
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Starting this all, the Pintail Unit in the Public

Shooting Grounds WMA will be open to boats

with motors.

Motorized vehicle accesson waterowl managementareasUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-12

Motorized vehicle travel on state waterowl

management areas is restricted to county roads,

improved roads and parking areas.

O-highway vehicles are not permitted on

state waterowl management areas, except in

areas that are marked or posted open to their use.O-highway vehicles are not permitted on the

Bear River Migratory Bird Reuge.

Waterowl blinds onwaterowl managementareasUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-34

You can construct and use waterowl blinds on

Division waterowl management areas (WMAs) as

long as you obey the ollowing rules:

Waterowl blinds may not be let unat-

tended overnight unless theyre constructed

entirely o non-woody, vegetative materials

that naturally occur where the blind is

located.

Live or dead-standing trees and shrubs on

WMAs may not be cut or damaged unless

the Division gives express, written permis-

sion to do so.

Soil or rock, above or below the waters

surace, may not be excavated on a WMA

unless the Division gives express, written

permission to do so.

Rock and soil material may not be trans-ported to a WMA to construct a blind.

Waterowl blinds may not be constructed or

used in any area or manner that obstructs

vehicle or pedestrian travel on dikes.

Waterowl blinds that are constructed or

maintained on WMAs in violation o the rules

above may be removed or destroyed by the Divi-

sion without notice.

Farmington Bay: South Crystal Unit

Harold S. Crane: Rainbow Pond Unit and the

main East Pond Unit

Public Shooting Grounds: Widgeon Unit

Motorized boats are allowed in the Ogden

Bay, Unit 3 main impoundment, but motorized

boats in this impoundment are restricted to slow,

wakeless boating speeds only.

Did it get wet?Decontaminate it!

When you hunt waterowl, your boat,

apparel and gear inevitably get wet or

muddy.And everything rom your waders and

decoys to your portable blinds and boat

motors will provide good hiding places or

microscopic invasive species or whirling

disease spores.

I youre on oot, you need to complete

the ollowing steps beore you leave a hunt-

ing area and walk into another waterbody.1. Rinse all the mud and other debris o

o your waders, boots and wetted gear or

equipment.

2. Then, generously spray all o it

especially the elt soles o waderswith

Formula 409 (a popular household cleaner).

This treatment will kill any whirling disease

spores.3. Ater you return home, thoroughly

clean and dry all o your gear beore using

it again.

I youre using a boat to hunt waterowl,

you need to ollow the clean, drain and dry

sel-decontamination process decribed at

wildlie.utah.gov/decontaminate.

I you dont have time to allow your boatto dry thoroughly, you can get it proes-

sionally decontaminated. Contact your local

Division oce to nd the closest proes-

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Dogs are not allowed on state wildlie

management or waterowl management areas,

except during open hunting seasons or as posted

by the Division.

Live decoys50 CFR 20.21() and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-14

You may not use live birds as decoys.

Also, you may not take migratory game birds

rom an area where tame or captive live ducks

or geese are present. The only exception is i the

tame or captive live ducks or geese areand

have beenconned or at least 10 consecu-tive days beore you take the migratory game

birds. The area o connement must substantially

reduce the sound o the tame or captive birds

calls. It must also totally conceal the birds rom

the sight o wild migratory waterowl.

Amplifed bird calls50 CFDR 20.21 (g) and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-15

During most o Utahs waterowl season, you

may not use recorded or electronically amplied

bird calls or sounds, or recorded or electronically

amplied imitations o bird calls or sounds. This

year, however, you may use electronically ampli-

ed calls or sounds during the spring hunts or

The restrictions above do not apply to the

ollowing WMA areas:

Farmington Bay Waterowl Management

Areawest and north o Crystal Unit, Doug

Miller Unit, Turpin Unit and Unit 1.

Howard Slough Waterowl ManagementAreawest and south o the exterior dike

separating the WMAs resh-water impound-

ments rom the Great Salt Lake.

Ogden Bay Waterowl Management Area

west o Unit 1, Unit 2 and Unit 3.

Harold S. Crane Waterowl Management

Areaone hal mile north and west o the

exterior dike separating the WMAs reshwater impoundments rom the Willard Spur.

Unattended blindsIn addition to the rules above, two other

important rules apply to waterowl blinds on

WMAs and other state lands that are open to

public hunting:

Any person may use any unoccupied, per-manent waterowl blind. Waterowl blinds

on state lands are open on a rst-come,

rst-served basis to everyone, not just to

the person who built the blind.

You cannot leave waterowl blinds or decoys

unattended overnight to reserve a spot.

Sinkbox50 CFR 20.21(c) and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-13

You cannot take migratory game birds rom

any type o low-foating device that allows you

to be concealed beneath the surace o the water.

Called "sinkboxes," these devices foat on the

water, but they foat barely above the waters

surace. You may not hunt rom sinkboxes. You

may, however, hunt rom other types o boxes,

blinds or culverts that are attached to the bottom

o the body o water where you are hunting.

Using dogs to huntUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-28

Dogs may be used to locate and retrieve

waterowl during open hunting seasons.

Hunting-dog feld trialsand trainingUtah Admin. Rule R657-46

Many o todays hunting-dog trainers

want to use game birds (waterowl or

upland game) in eld trials and other dog-

related pursuits.

Because game birds in Utah are clas-

sied as protected wildlie, rules and regula-

tions govern their use in these activities.

I you want to use live game birds in dog

eld trials and training, please review the

rules thoroughly. You can pick up a copy othe rules at any Division oce or nd them

online atwildlie.utah.gov/rules.
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tural crops, as long as such camoufaging

does not result in the exposing, depositing,

distributing or scattering o grain or other

eed; or

Standing or fooded standing agricultural

crops where grain is inadvertently scatteredsolely as a result o a hunter entering or

exiting a hunting area, placing decoys or

retrieving downed birds.

FalconryUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-32

I you are interested in hunting waterowl or

coots with a alcon, you must obtain a hunting or

combination license, a HIP number, a ederal mi-

gratory game bird stamp and a alconry certicate

o registration (COR).

The areas open and the bag and possession

limits or alconry are listed on page 23.

Legal alconry hours or waterowl hunting

are 30 minutes beore ocial sunrise until ocial

sunset.

Closed areasUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-30

Unless you have prior permission rom the

Division, you may visit state waterowl manage-

ment areas (WMAs) only during the hunting

season or or other activities or which the WMAs

have been posted open. While youre on a WMA,

you may not participate in activities that are

prohibited on the WMA.

In addition to the rules above, the ollowing

areas are closed to the taking, hunting, shooting

at or rallying o waterowl, snipe or coot:

Antelope Island causewaywithin 600

eet o either the north or south side.

Browns Park WMAthe part adjacent to

the headquarters.

Clear Lake WMASpring Lake.

Desert Lake WMAthe part known as

"Desert Lake."

Farmington Bay WMAthe headquarters

and learning center area; within 600 eet

o dikes and roads accessible by motorized

light geese in all three goose areas. See page 23

or season dates.

Baiting50 CFR 20.21 (i) and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-16

Baiting is an illegal activity that involves the

spreading o shelled, shucked or unshucked corn,wheat or other grain, or salt or other eed, to lure,

attract or entice birds to an area. You may not

hunt waterowl, snipe or coots by baiting. You

also cannot hunt on or over any baited area i you

know, or reasonably should know, that the area

is or has been baited. An area is considered to be

a baited area or 10 days ater the bait has been

completely eaten or removed rom the area.

You may not take waterowl or coots on or

over lands or areas where grain or other eed has

been distributed or scattered as the result o the

manipulation o an agricultural crop or other eed

on the land where grown. However, you may take

snipe on or over these areas.

Nothing in this guidebook prohibits you

rom harvesting waterowl or coots on land with

residual crops or eed let as a result o normal

agricultural practices.

You also may take waterowl, snipe and coots

on or over the ollowing lands or areas, as long as

these areas have not been baited:

Standing crops or fooded standing crops

(including aquatics); standing, fooded ormanipulated natural vegetation; fooded

harvested croplands; or lands or areas

where seeds or grains have been scattered

solely as the result o a normal agricultural

planting, harvesting, post-harvest manipu-

lation (or example, a armer working his

land ater the harvest is over) or normal soil

stabilization practice (or example, a armerplanting a cover crop to protect the soil

during the winter);

From a blind or other place o concealment

camoufaged with natural vegetation;

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State ParksHunting o any wildlie is

prohibited within the boundaries o all state

park areas, except those designated open.

Great Salt Lake Marina and adjacent areas

as posted.

Millard CountyGunnison Bend Reservoirand the infow upstream to the Southerland

Bridge.

Salt Lake International AirportHunting

and shooting is prohibited.

The ollowing areas are also closed to trespass

o any kind throughout the year:

Clear Lake WMASpring Lake.

Desert Lake WMAthe part known as"Desert Lake."

Farmington Bay WMAthe waterowl

rest area in the northwest quarter o Unit 1

as posted.

Goshen Warm Springs WMA

Public Shooting Grounds WMAthe part

that lies above and adjacent to the Hull Lake

Diversion Dike known as "Duck Lake." Salt Creek WMAthe part known as

"Rest Lake."

TrespassingUtah Code 23-20-14 and 23-20-3.5

While taking wildlie or engaging in

wildlie-related activities, you may notwithout

permissionenter or remain on privately ownedland that is:

Cultivated

Properly posted

Fenced or enclosed in a manner designed to

exclude intruders

In addition, you may not:

Enter or remain on private land when di-

rected not to do so by the owner or a personacting or the owner.

Obstruct any entrance or exit to private

property.

Cultivated land is land that is readily identi-

able as land whose soil is loosened or broken up

or the raising o crops, land used or the raising o

crops, or a pasture that is articially irrigated.

vehicles; and the waterowl rest area in the

northwest quarter o Unit 1 as posted.

Goshen Warm Springs WMA

Ogden Bay WMAthe headquarters area.

Public Shooting Grounds WMAthe part

that lies above and adjacent to the Hull Lake

Diversion Dike known as "Duck Lake."

Salt Creek WMAthe part known as "Rest

Lake."

Burning phragmitesduring the hunt

Over the past six years, the Divi-

sion has chemically treated and burned

thousands o acres o phragmites (pro-nounced rag-mite-ees). This tall invasive

plant outcompetes native marsh plants and

eliminates waterowl habitat.

In some cases, phragmites orms dense,

impenetrable thickets up to 13 eet high.

This year, the Division plans to burn

phragmites on the Farmington Bay, Howard

Slough and Harold Crane waterowl man-agement areas (WMAs), weather permit-

ting. This may result in temporary closures

o certain areas during the hunt.

Fortunately, waterowl will fock to the

burned areas a ew weeks ater the burn,

and hunting should improve considerably.

The Division only receives authorization

to burn when the weather, wind and air-quality conditions cooperate. As a result, the

Division has about 12 hours notice beore a

burn occurs.

I conditions are right, the Division will

lock the gates o the WMA the night beore

a proposed burn. The agency will also post

signs at the WMA, work with the media and

use a variety o online tools to alert huntersto the upcoming burn.

To receive notice when a phragmites

burn is approved, ollow the Division on

Twitter attwitter.com/UtahDWR.
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tering the land. Or, they are displayed in a manner

that is visible to a person in the area.

You may not post private property you do not

own or legally control or land that is open to the

public as provided by Utah Code 23-21-4. In

addition, it is unlawul to take protected wildlieor its parts while trespassing in violation o Utah

Code 23-20-14.

You are guilty o a class B misdemeanor i you

violate any provision described in this section.

Your license, tag or permit privileges may also be

suspended.

Possession andtransportationOnce youve taken a migratory game bird,

several rules apply to the use o the game youve

taken.

During closed season50 CFR 20.32 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-17

You may not possess any reshly killedmigratory game birds when the hunting season

is closed.

Live birds50 CFR 20.38 and Utah Admin. Rules R657-4, R657-9-18

You may not possess or transport live migra-

tory game birds. You must immediately kill any

migratory game bird you wound and include it in

your bag limit.A hunting license does not give you authority

to possess live migratory game birds.

Waste o migratory gamebirds50 CFR 20.25, Utah Code 23-20-8 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-

9-19

You may not waste any migratory game birdsor permit them to be wasted or spoiled. (Waste

means to abandon migratory game birds or to

allow them to spoil or be used in a manner not

normally associated with their benecial use. For

example, using the meat as ertilizer or or trap-

ping bait is not considered a benecial use.)

Permission means written authorization

rom the owner or person in charge to enter upon

private land that is cultivated or properly posted.Permission must include all o the ollowing

details:

The signature o the owner or person in

charge

The name o the person being given permis-

sion

The appropriate dates

A general description o the land

Properly posted means that signs prohibit-

ing trespassor bright yellow, bright orange

or fuorescent paintare clearly displayed at

all corners, on shing streams crossing property

lines, and on roads, gates and rights-o-way en-

Show courtesy duringgoose hunt

The extended light goose hunt (held in

the general goose zone) occurs primarily on

private lands during early March.I you want to hunt light geeseor any

other waterowlon private property, you

mustobtain written permission rom the

landowner beore you can hunt.

Ideally, you should obtain this permis-

sion weeks, or even months, beore the hunt

begins. I youre knocking on a landowners

door ater the hunt has started, youvewaited too long.

To print a Landowner/Hunter permission

card, visit wildlie.utah.gov/permission.

I a landowner denies you permission,

accept the decision calmly and try contact-

ing someone else.

The long-term success o the extended

light goose hunt depends on huntersrespecting landowners and their properties.

You can do your part by obtaining permis-

sion, packing out your trash and remaining

courteous to anyone you encounter.
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killed and the date the birds were donated.

You must also sign the tag.

I you accept birds rom another hunter,

those birds become part o your possession

limit. For example, i you have 15 ducks

at home in your reezer, and you accept 6ducks rom another hunter, you now have

21 ducks in your possession. Thats the maxi-

mum number o ducks you can have in your

possession in Utah. Youll have to eat some

o those ducks beore you can go hunting

and take more.

Custody o another personsbirds50 CFR 20.37 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-23

You may not receive or have in your custody

migratory game birds that belong to another

person unless the birds have been tagged in the

manner described in the Tagging requirement

section in the adjacent column.

Species identifcationrequirement50 CFR 20.43 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-24

You may not transport migratory game birds

within the United States unless the head or one

ully eathered wing remains attached to each

bird while youre transporting them to your home

or to a migratory bird preservation acility (i.e., a

acility where birds are taken to be cleaned and

prepared or the table).

Marking package orcontainer50 CFR 20.44 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-25

You may not transport migratory game birds,

by the Postal Service or a common carrier, unless

all o the ollowing items are clearly marked onthe outside o the package or container:

Your name and address

The name and address o the recipient

The number and the species o the birds

contained in the package

In addition, you may not kill or cripple any mi-

gratory game bird without making a reasonable

eort to immediately retrieve it. Any migratory

game bird that you wound must be immediately

killed and included in your bag limit.

Termination o possession50 CFR 20.39 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-20

Birds that you have taken are no longer in

your possession once youve delivered the birds

to another person as a git, or once youve taken

the birds to a migratory bird preservation acility

(i.e., a acility where birds are taken to be cleaned

and prepared or the table) or to a post oce or

common carrier and consigned them or transport

to a person other than yoursel.

Tagging requirement50 CFR 20.36 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-21

I you leave your birds in the custody o

another person or picking, cleaning, processing,

shipping, transporting or storing, including tem-

porary storage, or at a location to have taxidermyservices perormed, you must tag the birds. You

must sign the tag, and it must include your ad-

dress and Utah hunting license number, the total

number and species o birds taken and the date

the birds were killed.

I youre transporting migratory game birds

that youve taken, the birds are not considered to

be in storage or temporary storage, and you dontneed to have a tag on them at that time.

Giving birds to someoneelse50 CFR 20.40, Utah Code 23-20-9 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-

9-22

You can give the waterowl youve taken

to another person, but please remember theollowing:

I you give birds to someone at any location,

you must tag the birds. The tag must include

your address and Utah hunting license num-

ber, the total number and species o birds

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Bag limits50 CFR 20.11 and 20.24 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-29

Federal bag and possession limits apply to

migratory game bird hunting, regardless o the

number o states or provinces you may have

hunted in during your trip. For example, i youhunt ducks in two states, the total number o

ducks you take in one day cannot exceed a single

ederal bag and possession limit. (For example,

i the ederal bag limit is 7 ducks, and you take 5

ducks in one state and then travel to another state

and hunt the same day, you can take only 2 ducks

in the second state.)

Checkpoints and ocercontactsUtah Code 23-20-25 and 77-23-104

To help the Division ulll its responsibility as

trustee and custodian o Utahs wildlie, Division

conservation ocers and biologists monitor

the taking and possession o waterowl and the

required permits, rearms and equipment usedor hunting. You should expect to encounter con-

servation ocers and biologists checking hunters

in the marsh and at checkpoints.

I youre contacted by a conservation ocer,

you must provide the ocer with the items he or

she requests, including any licenses and permits

required or hunting, any devices used to partici-

pate in hunting and any birds youve taken. Thesecontacts allow the Division to collect valuable

inormation about Utahs waterowl populations.

Special regulationsor national wildliereugesUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-30

More than 500 reuges across the nation andthe U.S. territories are included in the U.S. Fish

and Wildlie Services National Wildlie Reuge

System. Three o those reugesBear River, Fish

Springs and Ourayare located in Utah, and the

ollowing regulations apply to all.

A Utah shipping permit must accompany each

migratory game bird package that is shipped

within or rom Utah. Shipping permits are avail-

able rom the Division.

Migratory birdpreservation acilities50 CFR 20.82 and 20.83 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-26

No migratory bird preservation acility (see

denition on page 42) shall receive or have in

custody any migratory game bird unless accurate

records are maintained that can identiy who each

bird was received rom and can show all o the

ollowing inormation:

The number o each species

The location where they were taken

The date the birds were received

The name and address o the person rom

whom the birds were received

The date the birds were disposed o

The name and address o the person to

whom the birds were deliveredIn addition, migratory bird preservation acili-

ties may not destroy any records they are required

to maintain under this section or a period o one

year ollowing the last entry on record.

Record keeping as required by this section is

not necessary at hunting clubs that do not ully

process migratory birds by removing their head

and wings.No migratory bird preservation acility may

prevent any person authorized to enorce this

part rom entering their acilities at all reasonable

hours and inspecting the records and the premises

where bird-processing operations are being

carried out.

ImportationFor inormation regarding the importationo migratory game birds youve harvested in

another country, please see 50 CFR 20.61 and

20.62, and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-29, at

wildlie.utah.gov/rules.
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Persons possessing, transporting, or car-

rying rearms on the reuge must comply

with all provisions o state and local law.

Firearms may only be discharged according

to reuge regulations (50 CFR 27.42 and 50

CFR 32.64). Hunters may possess only 10 shells while

hunting on or within 50 eet rom the center

o the dikes on Units 1A and 2C.

Archery hunting is not allowed on the

reuge.

Predator and snipe hunting are not allowed

on the reuge.

Commercial guiding and outtter activitiesare not allowed on the reuge.

All hunters entering, using or occupying the

reuge or waterowl hunting must abide

by all the terms and conditions in the Bear

River Hunting Brochure. The brochure is

available at wildlie.utah.gov/ FWSbrochure.

The reuge will be open or the youth

waterowl hunt on Sept. 21, 2013.For more inormation call the reuge manager

at 435-723-5887.

Fish Springs50 CFR 32.64

The reuge allows the hunting o ducks,

coots and geese in designated areas.

All waterowl hunters must register indi-vidually at the visitor inormation station

beore entering the open hunting area and

beore exiting the reuge.

Hunters may only possess rearms legally

used to hunt waterowl unless the rearm is

cased or dismantled.

Hunters may construct nonpermanent

blinds, but must remove all blinds con-structed out o materials other than vegeta-

tion at the end o the hunting day.

The reuge provides a Special Blind Area or

use by the disabled. The reuge prohibits

trespass or any reason by any individual not

registered to utilize the area.

Current state and ederal regulations apply

or season dates, shooting hours, and bag

and possession limits.

Hunters may possess and use only approved

nontoxic shot while in the eld.

Hunters may not enter closed areas toretrieve birds. Thereore, allow enough room

between the closed area boundary and

where youre hunting to retrieve your birds.

Camping is not permitted on the reuges.

Prohibited activities include wood cutting

and gathering, littering, disturbing or

removing plants or natural objects, and

removing artiacts o antiquity. Shell casingsand ammunition boxes are litter. Failure to

make a reasonable eort to retrieve litter

could result in a citation.

Maps o all three reuges are available online

at wildlie.utah.gov/waterowl.

The ollowing is specic inormation and

regulations or each o the ederal reuges in Utah:

Bear River50 CFR 32.64

Hunters may not shoot or hunt within 100

yards o reuge roads open to vehicle trac.

Hunters may not enter the hunting units

(scout) prior to the opening day.

Hunters may not use pits or permanent

blinds. The building o a temporary blindmade o natural material is permitted, but is

not allowed prior to the opening day.

Airboats are only permitted in Unit 9 and

Block C o the reuge.

O-highway vehicles are not permitted on

the reuge.

Hunters may enter the reuge two hours be-

ore legal sunrise and must exit the reugeby two hours ater legal sunset.

The reuge prohibits leaving decoys, boats,

vehicles and other personal property on the

reuge overnight.

Hunters may only park in designated park-

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Persons possessing, transporting, or car-

rying rearms on the reuge must comply

with all provisions o state and local law.

Firearms may only be discharged according

to reuge regulations (50 CFR 27.42 and 50

CFR 32.64). The reuge will be open or the youth

waterowl hunt on Sept. 21, 2013.

Snipe and swan hunting are not allowed on

the reuge.

The use o pits and permanent blinds is not

allowed. The building o a temporary blind

made o natural material is permitted, but is

not allowed prior to opening day. All hunters entering, using, or occupying the

reuge or waterowl hunting must abide

by all terms and conditions in the Ouray Na-

tional Wildlie Reuge Hunting and Fishing

Regulations brochure. The brochure is avail-

able at www.ws.gov/ouray/hunt&fsh.html

For more inormation call the reuge manager

at 435-545-2522.

The reuge allows the use o small boats,

15 eet or less, but does not allow gasoline

motors and air boats.

Hunters may enter the reuge two hours be-

ore sunrise, and must exit the reuge by 1

hours ater sunset. Hunters may not leavedecoys, boats, vehicles and other personal

property on the reuge overnight.

The reuge will be open or the youth

waterowl hunt on Sept. 21, 2013.

For more inormation, call the reuge manager

at 435-831-5353.

Ouray50 CFR 32.64 Leota Bottom is the only reuge area open

to duck, goose and coot hunting.

Access into Leota Bottom is limited to oot,

bike, canoe, rowboat or electric motorized

boats. Gas-powered boats are not permit-

ted.

AVIAN DISEASES IN UTAHAvian infuenza and avian botulism are dis-

eases that primarily aect wild bird populations.

Neither disease typically aects humans.

However, there is a strain o avian infuenza

(known as Asian bird fu) that has aected some

people. This strain has not been detected in Utah

or anywhere else in North America.

In contrast, outbreaks o avian botulism

(type C) occur in Utah annually. Although avian

botulism typically aects only wild bird popula-

tions, some hunting dogs have been poisoned by

contact with botulism-inected birds.

As long as you take some simple precautions,

you can greatly reduce your risk o contracting

avian infuenza, avian botulism or any other

wildlie disease:

Do not harvest any bird that appears sick,

and do not pick up diseased or dead birds.

Do not allow dogs or other pets to handle

sick or dead birds.

Do not handle or eat sick birds.

Keep your game birds cool, clean and dry.

Wear rubber or disposable latex gloves

while handling and cleaning your birds.

Ater cleaning the birds, wash your hands

with soap and water, and thoroughly clean

all knives, equipment and suraces that

came in contact with the birds. You can

disinect these items by using a solution

thats 90 percent water and 10 percent

chlorine bleach.

All birds should be cooked thoroughly (well

done or at 160 F).

Do not eat, drink or smoke while handling

your birds.

For more inormation about avian diseases,

please visitwildlie.utah.gov/diseases.
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Dark geese

Northern goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth

Waterowl Hunt) and Oct. 5, 2013Jan. 18,

2014.

Urban goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth

Waterowl Hunt), Oct. 517, 2013 and Nov. 2,

2013Feb. 2, 2014.

General goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth

Waterowl Hunt), Oct. 517, 2013 and Oct. 26,2013Jan. 26, 2014.

Common snipeDates: Oct. 5, 2013Jan. 18, 2014 statewide.

Bag and possession limits: The daily bag limit

is 8, and the possession limit is 24.

Ducks, mergansers,coots and scaupDates: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth Waterowl Hunt)

and Oct. 5, 2013Jan. 18, 2014 statewide

(except or scaup, which you can hunt Oct. 5

Dec. 29, 2013).

Bag and possession limits: All bag and pos-

session limits are listed below:

Ducks, mergansers and scaupThe daily

bag limit is 7 birds (except no more than 2

canvasbacks, no more than 2 hen mallards,no more than 2 pintails, no more than 2

redheads, no more than 2 wood ducks and

no more than 3 scaup). The possession limit

is three times the daily bag limit.

Coots25 daily or 75 in possession.

FalconryCommon snipe: Oct. 5, 2013Jan. 18, 2014

statewide.

Ducks, mergansers and coots: Sept. 21, 2013

(or Youth Waterowl Hunt) and Oct. 5, 2013

Jan. 18, 2014 statewide.

Goose areasThere is no longer a North Goose Zone.

There are now three goose areas: northern,

urban and general.

For maps and boundary descriptions,visit wildlie.utah.gov/maps.

TOOELE

SAN JUAN

MILLARD

KANE

JUAB

IRON

EMERY

UINTAH

BOX ELDER

GARFIELD

GRAND

UTAH

WAYNEBEAVER

DUCHESNE

SEVIER

SUMMIT

RICH

WASHINGTON

CARBON

SANPETE

CACHE

PIUTE

WASATCH

DAVIS

WEBER

SALT LAKE

DAGGETT

MORGAN

General goose area

Urban goose area

Northern goose area

SEASON DATES AND BAG ANDPOSSESSION LIMITSUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-31

Mercury and ducksBecause o elevated mercury levels

in three duck speciescinnamon teal,

Northern shoveler and common golden-

eyehunters should eat them only on

a limited basis. You can read the latest

consumption advisories or these species at

waterowladvisories.utah.gov.
http://wildlife.utah.gov/mapshttp://waterfowladvisories.utah.gov/http://waterfowladvisories.utah.gov/http://waterfowladvisories.utah.gov/http://wildlife.utah.gov/maps


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Light geese

Northern and urban goose areas: Oct. 25, 2013

Jan. 18, 2014 and Feb. 18March 10, 2014

General goose area: Oct. 22, 2013Jan. 26, 2014

and March 110, 2014.

Note: The Bear River, Fish Springs and Ouray

national wildlie reuges and the Browns

Park, Desert Lake, Farmington Bay, Harold S.

Crane, Howard Slough, Locomotive Springs

and Ogden Bay waterowl management

areas will be closed to light goose hunt-

ing rom Feb. 18March 10, 2014. Maps o

Utahs Waterowl Management Areas andnational wildlie reuges are available at

wildlie.utah.gov/waterowl.

Goose area boundaries: See the goose area

map on page 23.

Bag and possession limits: Dark geese (cack-

ling, Canada, white-ronted, brant)3 per

day, 9 in possession; Light geese (snow, blue,Ross)20 per day, 60 in possession.

RailsNo open season.

Swan (holders o swanpermits only)Dates: Oct. 5Dec. 8, 2013, unless the Divisions

monitoring program indicates that 10 trum-

peter swans have been taken. I 10 or more

trumpeter swans are taken, the season will be

closed earlier than Dec. 8.

Bag and possession limit: The holder o a

swan permit may take and possess only one

swan during the 2013 season.

Swan hunting boundary: See the swan area

map online at wildlie.utah.gov/maps.

Light geese

Northern and urban goose areas: Oct. 25, 2013

Jan. 18, 2014 and Feb. 18March 10, 2014

General goose area: Oct. 22, 2013Jan. 26, 2014

and March 110, 2014.

Note: The Bear River, Fish Springs and Ouray

national wildlie reuges and the Browns

Park, Desert Lake, Farmington Bay, Harold S.

Crane, Howard Slough, Locomotive Springs

and Ogden Bay waterowl management

areas will be closed to light goose hunt-ing rom Feb. 18March 10, 2014. Maps o

Utahs Waterowl Management Areas and

national wildlie reuges are available at

wildlie.utah.gov/waterowl.

Falconry bag and possession limits or

common snipe, ducks, geese and coots:

The daily bag limit is 3 birds. The possessionlimit is 9 (singly or in combination).

Geese

Dark geese

Northern goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth

Waterowl Hunt) and Oct. 5, 2013Jan. 18,

2014.Urban goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth

Waterowl Hunt), Oct. 517, 2013 and Nov. 2,

2013Feb. 2, 2014.

General goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth

Waterowl Hunt), Oct. 517, 2013 and Oct. 26,

2013Jan. 26, 2014.

Maps available onlineLooking or a map and a bound-

ary description or Utahs swan-

hunting area? Youll nd them online at

wildlie.utah.gov/maps.Maps o Utahs Waterowl Management

Areas and national wildlie reuges are

available at wildlie.utah.gov/waterowl.
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Utahs Youth WaterowlHuntUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-29

Young hunters will have the marshes to

themselves on Sept. 21, 2013 as Utah holds its

annual Youth Waterowl Hunt.

To hunt that day, you must be 15 years old

or younger. You must also have a Utah hunting,

combination or three-day nonresident small-

game license, and a HIP registration number.

Adults must accompany youth hunters.

Please see page 7 o this guide or more

inormation about the requirements adultsmust meet to accompany a youth in the eld.

The shooting hours or the Youth Water-

owl Hunt are rom 30 minutes beore sunrise

until sunset. This means that on Sept. 21,

youth can hunt rom 6:44 a.m. until 7:26 p.m.

The bag limits or the Youth Waterowl

Hunt are as ollows:

Ducks and mergansers: 7 birds (except

no more than 2 canvasbacks, no more

than 2 hen mallards, no more than 2

pintails, no more than 2 redheads, no

more than 2 wood ducks and no more

than 3 scaup).

Coots: 25 birds

Light geese (snow, blue and Ross):

Closed or youth hunt

Dark geese (cackling, Canada, white-

ronted and brant): 3 birds Common snipe and swan: Closed or

youth hunt

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18 7:43 AM 6:42 PM : 5 n ^

19 7:44 AM 6:40 PM : 5 n ^

20 7:45 AM 6:39 PM : 5 n ^

21 7:46 AM 6:37 PM : 5 n ^

22 7:47 AM 6:36 PM : 5 n ^ M

23 7:48 AM 6:35 PM : 5 n ^ M

24 7:49 AM 6:33 PM : 5 n ^ M

25 7:51 AM 6:32 PM : 5 n ^ s M

26 7:52 AM 6:31 PM : 5 n ^ l s M

27 7:53 AM 6:29 PM : 5 n ^ l s M

28 7:54 AM 6:28 PM : 5 n ^ l s M

29 7:55 AM 6:27 PM : 5 n ^ l s M

30 7:56 AM 6:25 PM : 5 n ^ l s M

31 7:57 AM 6:24 PM : 5 n ^ l s M

SHOOTING HOURSUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-31

Shooting hours or all waterowl, snipe and

coots begin 30 minutes beore ocial sunrise.

Shooting hours end at ocial sunset. NOTE: This

year, you must subtract 30 minutes rom thetime o ofcial sunrise to determine when

you can start shooting.

Ocial sunrise and sunset times are dierent,

depending on the day and your location. Please

consult the time zone map below to learn the

dierences.

You must also ollow one other shooting-hour

rule: You may not take wildlie or discharge anyrearm or archery tackle on state-owned lands

adjacent to the Great Salt Lake, on Division-

controlled waterowl management areas or on

ederal reuges between ocial sunset and 30

minutes beore ocial sunrise.

Time zone map

GRAND

BOX ELDER

TOOELE

JUAB

MILLARD

BEAVER

CACHE

WEBER

MORG

AN

DAVIS

SALT

LAKE

UTAH

SANPETE

SEVIER

SUMMIT

WASATCH

DAGGETT

CARBON

EMERY

PIUTE WAYNE

SAN JUAN

GARFIELD

KANE

IRON

WASHINGTON

RICH

UINTAH

DUCHESNE

+ 5 MIN. -0- -5 MIN. -10 MIN.

October 2013Date Sunrise Sunset Species

5 7:30 AM* 7:02 PM : 5 n ^ u l

6 7:30 AM 7:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l

7 7:31 AM 6:59 PM : 5 n ^ u l

8 7:32 AM 6:57 PM : 5 n ^ u l

9 7:33 AM 6:56 PM : 5 n ^ u l

10 7:34 AM 6:54 PM : 5 n ^ u l

11 7:35 AM 6:52 PM : 5 n ^ u l

12 7:36 AM 6:51 PM : 5 n ^ u l

13 7:37 AM 6:49 PM : 5 n ^ u l

14 7:38 AM 6:48 PM : 5 n ^ u l

15 7:39 AM 6:46 PM : 5 n ^ u l

16 7:40 AM 6:45 PM : 5 n ^ u l

17 7:42 AM 6:43 PM : 5 n ^ u l

Colored symbols represent species that may be hunted on the dates listed.

* In Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake and Weber counties, hunting begins at sunrise on October 5

: Common snipe, ducks, mergansers and coots5 SwannScaup

^ Dark geese in the Northern Goose Area

u Dark geese in the Urban Goose Areal Dark geese in the General Goose Areas Light geese in the Northern and Urban goose areas

M Light geese in the General Goose Area


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November 2013

Date Sunrise Sunset Species

1 7:59 AM 6:23 PM : 5 n ^ l s M

2 8:00 AM 6:22 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

3 7:01 AM 5:21 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

4 7:02 AM 5:20 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

5 7:03 AM 5:18 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

6 7:04 AM 5:17 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

7 7:06 AM 5:16 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

8 7:07 AM 5:15 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

9 7:08 AM 5:14 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M10 7:09 AM 5:13 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

11 7:10 AM 5:12 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

12 7:12 AM 5:11 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

13 7:13 AM 5:11 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

14 7:14 AM 5:10 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

15 7:15 AM 5:09 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

16 7:16 AM 5:08 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

17 7:17 AM 5:07 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

18 7:19 AM 5:07 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

19 7:20 AM 5:06 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

20 7:21 AM 5:05 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

21 7:22 AM 5:05 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

22 7:23 AM 5:04 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

23 7:24 AM 5:04 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

24 7:25 AM 5:03 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

25 7:27 AM 5:03 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

26 7:28 AM 5:02 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

27 7:29 AM 5:02 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

28 7:30 AM 5:01 PM: 5 n ^ u l s M

29 7:31 AM 5:01 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

30 7:32 AM 5:01 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M

December 2013


1 7:33 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM

2 7:34 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM

3 7:35 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM

4 7:36 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM

5 7:37 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM

6 7:38 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM

7 7:39 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM

8 7:39 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM

9 7:40 AM 5:00 PM: n ^ u l sM

10 7:41 AM 5:00 PM : n ^ u l sM

11 7:42 AM 5:00 PM : n ^ u l sM

12 7:43 AM 5:00 PM : n ^ u l sM

13 7:44 AM 5:00 PM : n ^ u l sM

14 7:44 AM 5:01 PM : n ^ u l sM

15 7:45 AM 5:01 PM : n ^ u l sM

16 7:46 AM 5:01 PM : n ^ u l sM

17 7:46 AM 5:02 PM : n ^ u l sM

18 7:47 AM 5:02 PM : n ^ u l sM

19 7:47 AM 5:02 PM : n ^ u l sM

20 7:48 AM 5:03 PM : n ^ u l sM

21 7:48 AM 5:03 PM : n ^ u l sM

22 7:49 AM 5:04 PM : n ^ u l sM

23 7:49 AM 5:05 PM : n ^ u l sM

24 7:50 AM 5:05 PM : n ^ u l sM

25 7:50 AM 5:06 PM : n ^ u l sM

26 7:50 AM 5:06 PM : n ^ u l sM

27 7:51 AM 5:07 PM : n ^ u l sM

28 7:51 AM 5:08 PM : n ^ u l sM

29 7:51 AM 5:09 PM : n ^ u l sM

30 7:51 AM 5:09 PM : ^ u l sM

31 7:52 AM 5:10 PM : ^ u l sM






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January 2014


1 7:52 AM 5:11 PM : ^ u l sM

2 7:52 AM 5:12 PM : ^ u l sM

3 7:52 AM 5:13 PM : ^ u l sM

4 7:52 AM 5:13 PM : ^ u l sM

5 7:52 AM 5:14 PM : ^ u l sM

6 7:52 AM 5:15 PM : ^ u l sM

7 7:52 AM 5:16 PM : ^ u l sM

8 7:52 AM 5:17 PM : ^ u l sM

9 7:51 AM 5:18 PM: ^ u l sM

10 7:51 AM 5:19 PM : ^ u l sM

11 7:51 AM 5:20 PM : ^ u l sM

12 7:51 AM 5:22 PM : ^ u l sM

13 7:50 AM 5:23 PM : ^ u l sM

14 7:50 AM 5:24 PM : ^ u l sM

15 7:49 AM 5:25 PM : ^ u l sM

16 7:49 AM 5:26 PM : ^ u l sM

17 7:49 AM 5:27 PM : ^ u l sM

18 7:48 AM 5:28 PM : ^ u l sM

19 7:48 AM 5:29 PM u l M

20 7:47 AM 5:31 PM u l M

21 7:46 AM 5:32 PM u l M

22 7:46 AM 5:33 PM u l M

23 7:45 AM 5:34 PM u l M

24 7:44 AM 5:35 PM u l M

25 7:44 AM 5:37 PM u l M

26 7:43 AM 5:38 PM u l M

27 7:42 AM 5:39 PM u

28 7:41 AM 5:40 PM u

29 7:40 AM 5:42 PM u

30 7:39 AM 5:43 PM u

31 7:38 AM 5:44 PM u

February 2014


1 7:37 AM 5:45 PM u

2 7:36 AM 5:46 PM u

No active hunts until Feb. 18

18 7:17 AM 6:06 PM s

19 7:16 AM 6:07 PM s

20 7:15 AM 6:08 PM s

21 7:13 AM 6:10 PM s

22 7:12 AM 6:11 PM s

23 7:10 AM 6:12 PM s24 7:09 AM 6:13 PM s

25 7:07 AM 6:14 PM s

26 7:06 AM 6:15 PM s

27 7:04 AM 6:17 PM s

28 7:03 AM 6:18 PM s

March 2014Date Sunrise Sunset Species

1 7:01 AM 6:19 PM sM

2 7:00 AM 6:20 PM sM

3 6:58 AM 6:21 PM sM

4 6:57 AM 6:22 PM sM

5 6:55 AM 6:23 PM sM

6 6:54 AM 6:24 PM sM

7 6:52 AM 6:26 PM sM

8 6:50 AM 6:27 PM sM

9 7:49 AM 7:28 PM sM

10 7:47 AM 7:29 PM sM

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DrakeHen

Hen

Fall plumage drake

Orange bill

Yellow to olive bill

Orange eet

Mallard Drake has a solid green head and

a short tail. Hen is mottled brown.Length: 24", Weight: 2 lbs.

Eclipse drake

Identifcation

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HenDrake

Gadwall

Oten mistaken or a mallard. Quicker and more agile than the mallard.Length: 21", Weight: 2 lbs.

Eclipse drake

Hen

Fall plumage drake

Orange bill

Bluish-black bill

Yellow eet

Identifcation


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Hen

Fall plumage drake

Pintail

Distinguished bylong, pointed tail.Length: 26"Weight: 1 lbs.

Eclipse drake

Bluish-gray eet

Hen

Drake


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Identifcation

Wigeon illustrations courtesy o Mark Perry

Hen

Eclipse drakeFall plumage drake

Drake

Hen

Wigeon

The white belly and orewing are veryshowy in the air. Drakes whistle and

the hens have a loud kaowand a lower qua-awk.

Length: 21"Weight: 1 lbs.


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Shovelers

Oten called spoon bill and mistaken or a mallard.Length: 19 ", Weight: 1 lbs.

Eclipse drake

Fall pluma

Documents

2013-14 Utah Waterfowl Guidebook