This drawing is for Utah residents only.

From: http://wildlife.utah.gov/news/08-10/sportsman.php

Apply for a 2009 Sportsman permit

Applications for Utah's most prized hunting permits accepted soon

Applications for next year's most prized Utah hunting permits, the 2009 sportsman permits, will be available by Nov. 3.

Only Utah residents may apply for sportsman permits. One sportsman permit is offered for each of the following species: Desert bighorn ram, Rocky Mountain bighorn ram, buck deer, buck pronghorn, bull elk, bull moose, hunter's choice bison, hunter's choice Rocky Mountain goat, black bear, cougar, sandhill crane and wild turkey.

If you draw a sportsman permit, the dates you can hunt vary, but in most cases they're longer than the regular season dates. You can also hunt on almost any unit in Utah that's open to hunting the species you drew a permit for.

Highly prized

"Sportsman permits are highly prized," says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "If you're one of the lucky hunters who draw one, you'll have plenty of days and plenty of areas to hunt."

You can apply for a sportsman permit starting Nov. 3 at www.wildlife.utah.gov. Applications must be submitted no later than 11 p.m. on Nov. 17 to be entered in the draw for permits.

If you need help completing your application, please call (801) 538-4700 no later than 6 p.m. on Nov. 17.

Draw results will be posted by Dec. 8. If you draw a permit, you'll also receive a letter in the mail. "Not many hunters draw these permits," Tutorow says. "If you receive a letter in the mail, I wouldn't be surprised if you framed it!"



Note that applications will be accepted from Monday, 11/3/08 at 8:00 a.m. (Mountain time) through Monday, 11/17/08 at 11:00 p.m. at http://www.sci-nevada.com/webutapps/. Draw results are to be posted on Monday, 12/8/08.

For more information, see page 22 of the 2008 Utah Big Game Guidebook(http://wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/2008_biggame/).