7/30/2007

Archery buck deer permits sold out

Northern Region permits going fast too

Utah buck deer permits are selling fast this summer.

Permits to hunt buck deer during Utah's general archery hunt sold out July 23. That's three weeks sooner than last year and almost one month before the season starts on Aug. 18.

"That's the fastest archery buck deer permits have ever sold out," says Kenny Johnson, licensing specialist for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "And Northern Region rifle and muzzleloader permits are selling fast too."

About 5,800 Northern Region rifle and muzzleloader permits were still available on the morning of July 23. You can buy a Northern Region permit at the DWR's Web site, from more than 350 license agents across Utah or at any DWR office.

All of the other deer permits in Utah are already sold out.

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

The offices will be closed on July 24 for the Pioneer Day holiday, but they'll reopen on July 25.