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Hunting and Fishing

Hunting opportunities on public land within the BLM Salt Lake Field Office include:

  • Mourning dove, chukar partridge, hungarian partridge, forest grouse
  • Wild turkey
  • Waterfowl
  • Cottontail rabbit, jackrabbit
  • Pronghorn antelope
  • Mule deer
  • Elk
  • Moose
  • Bighorn Sheep
  • Coyote
  • Mountain lion/cougar

Licenses: The state of Utah has jurisdiction over hunting & fishing of all legal game species within its borders. Valid Utah hunting & fishing licenses are required. To report poaching incidents, contact the Utah DWR Poaching hotline. You must have written permission from the owners to hunt on any private land.

Trapping: You must have a current trapping license from the Utah DWR to trap legally on public land.

Fishing opportunities on public land are limited within the BLM Salt Lake Field Office. There are some warm springs in the Skull Valley of Tooele County that hold small numbers of largemouth bass and carp. The best fishing opportunities are in Rich County, either on the Bear River or at Bear Lake, Birch Creek, and Little Creek reservoirs. Bonneville cutthroat trout are a special status species and fishing for them is restricted in Utah.

To aid in the management of the public lands, we ask that you follow proper land use etiquette such as Tread Lightly! and Leave No Trace.  A few examples of these principles are the proper disposal of human waste, packing out litter, and ensuring any livestock feed used or transported across public lands is certified weed-free. 

For more detailed information on hunting and fishing within the Salt Lake Field Office, click on the links below:

Outfitters & guides wishing to operate on BLM land in the Salt Lake Field Office must submit an application for a Special Recreation Permit (SRP) that includes an operating plan and detailed maps of the areas where you intend to guide. Applications must be submitted to the BLM Salt Lake Field Office at least 180 days prior to the beginning of your guiding season.

 Special Recreation Permits

 Send or fax completed permit application to:

Salt Lake Field Office
Attention: Recreation Staff
2370 South 2300 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84119

FAX: (801) 977-4397

   
Last updated: 04-09-2008