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10/01/05

Bull elk permits: Don't wait until the last minute

On the morning of Oct. 3, more than 4,100 spike bull elk permits and 5,500 any bull elk permits were still available for Utah's 2005 general rifle bull elk hunt, which begins Oct. 8.

Don't let that number fool you into thinking you can wait until the last minute to get your permit, though. Division of Wildlife Resources officials expect both permits will sell out this year.

"The number of spike bull elk permits has been cut this year, from 19,000 available in 2004 to 11,000 this year," says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the DWR.

"Last year we sold more than 13,000 spike bull elk permits. Since only 11,000 are available this year, we expect they'll sell out before the opener," she said. "I'd encourage elk hunters to buy their permit as soon as possible."

Any bull elk permits sold out two days before the season closed last year.

Permits available at several locations

Permits are available at DWR offices and from more than 200 hunting license agents across the state.

Permits are no longer available at the DWR's Web site because there isn't time to get permits to hunters in the mail before the start of the season.

For more information, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the DWR's Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.

 

 

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