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State Agency

Entity

Department of Natural Resources

Public Body

Wildlife Board

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Notice Title

April Wildlife Board Work Session

Notice Tags

Wildlife

Notice Type(s)

Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

April 8, 2025 09:00 AM

Event End Date & Time

April 8, 2025 05:00 PM

Description/Agenda

Wildlife Board Work Session Eccles Wildlife Education Center, Farmington UT April 8, 2025 9:00 am - 4 p.m. https://youtube.com/live/hmK9j1U-9Cw 1. Legislative Update (30 min) - Justin Shannon, DWR Deputy Director and Legislative Liaison 2. Big Game statewide updates - deer, elk and pronghorn (45 minutes) - Dax Mangus, DWR Big Game Program Coordinator a. Population - status and trends b. Harvest - success rates, sex ratios and age of harvested animals c. Permit trends and availability 3. Statewide deer survival study update (45 minutes) - Dr. Randy Larsen, BYU, Research Partner a. Body condition and survival information for study units b. Yearling buck survival update 4. High priority deer projects - regional presentations (30 minutes) a. Elbow Ranch water system - Gary Bezzant, SRO Habitat Program Manager, DWR b. South Manti Restoration - Robbie Edgel, CRO Habitat Restoration Biologist, DWR 5. Using DWR's Migration Initiative to implement highway mitigation and reduce wildlife vehicle collisions (30 minutes) - Makeda Hanson, DWR Wildlife Migration Initiative Coordinator, and Daniel Olsen, DWR Impact Analysis Coordinator 6. Lunch - Provided by DWR (45 min) 7. LaSal and Tushar Mountain Goat habitat monitoring (45 min) - Loreen Flinders, BYU, Research Partner 8. Disease Update (30 min) - Dr. Virginia Stout, DWR Veterinarian and Stuart Barney, UDAF Domesticated Elk Program Director a. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in wildlife and domesticated elk b. Other disease issues - Avian Influenza c. Ongoing projects 9. Predator Update (20 min) - Darren DeBloois, DWR Mammals Program Coordinator a. Cougar harvest b. Coyote bounty program 10. Licensing Update (30 min) - Lindy Varney, DWR Licensing Coordinator a. Preview of the upcoming draw application with new contractor 11. Wildlife Action Plan update (30 min) - Paul Thompson, DWR UWAP Coordinator a. Update and status of 2025 Plan revision b. Species Protection Account 12. Division of Law Enforcement Update (20 minutes) - Chad Bettridge, DLE Major

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act-Persons needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) for this meeting, should contact Staci Coons at 801-538-4718, giving her at least five working days notice.

Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation

Work Session may be viewed at https://youtube.com/live/hmK9j1U-9Cw Electronic or Telephone participation is not available

Meeting Information

Meeting Location

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1157 South Waterfowl Way
Farmington, UT
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Contact Name

Staci Coons

Contact Email

stacicoons@utah.gov

Contact Phone

801-538-4718

Notice Posting Details

Notice Posted On

March 26, 2025 09:18 AM

Notice Last Edited On

March 26, 2025 09:18 AM

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