The Division of Wildlife Resources took time to speak over the telephone with Castle Country Radio about shed horn hunting, turkey hunts and fishing.

“Shed hunting is an excellent sport, it’s a fun past time. If you’re unfamiliar with what the term is, to go out and shed hunt means you’re going out and looking for antlers that have dropped off of bucks or bulls from the previous or last spring I guess,” said

Conservation Outreach Manager, Aaron Bott. “Right now, as a lot of access is being opened up particularly in the Forest Service units, people are getting out and about and they’re treasure hunting for those antlers that have been cast off and are hiding out in the trees.” It is very important to remember not to trespass on private property without written permission of the land owner.

Turkey hunting is a great way to social distance while enjoying the great outdoors “Spring turkey hunts are underway and people are getting out and about. I know there was some concern about travel restrictions, those travel restrictions are all county dependent but it looks like most of our southeastern part of Utah is allowing hunters to get out and have a good hunt this spring,” said Bott. Again, turkeys can be found on private property so written permission from land owners is needed.

For some individuals, the warmer temperatures mean getting outdoors and enjoying some time by the water. “Fishing is really picking up, particularly around Scofield – I was just talking to my neighbor actually the other day, and he spent last week up there fishing off of the shore and had a lot of success. The water is up at Joe’s, and up around Huntington Canyon and Mammoth they’re all opening up, so there is a lot of accessibility,” stated Bott. Some of the high-country back lakes are still inaccessible at this time but should open up over the next month or so.

To keep up to date on the Division of Wildlife Resources news visit their website at https://wildlife.utah.gov/ or their Facebook page.