The Division of Wildlife Resources is offering the public two free clinics during the month of March at their Southeast Regional Office located at 310 North Carbonville Road in Price. Both seminars will run from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and no pre-registration is required.
The first clinic will take place on Friday, March 17 and will focus on everything you need to know about turkey hunts. Morgan Jacobsen, Conservational Outreach Manager spoke about the events, “Basically, what we’re going to cover there is everything you need to know to fill your turkey tag this year. Where to find Merriams and Rio Grande turkeys here in Utah. What you need to know in order to call a turkey in; what kinds of ammunition is good for turkey hunting things like that.” There will also be a conversation about turkey habitat and food preferences, as well as their daily and seasonal behavior patterns.
Utah’s turkey population is doing very well and opportunities for hunters are plentiful. “Whether you are a beginner or if you’ve had some experience hunting turkeys, if you come hopefully you can pick up some tips and things that will make you more proficient in the field,” stated Jacobsen. In Utah, turkeys are hunted in April and May. Permits for the April season are available only through a drawing. You can buy a permit for the statewide general season, however, anytime between now and when the hunt ends. General-season permits are available at www.wildlife.utah.gov. They’re also available at hunting license agent locations and DWR offices.
The second clinic being offered to the public is the Predator Clinic which will take place on Friday, March 31. “Predator, we mean coyotes and foxes, those are two unprotected species here in Utah, you can hunt them all year round and you don’t need a license,” said Jacobsen. Division employees will offer information on several components of coyote and fox hunting, such as predator habitat, effective calling, firearms and ammunition, trapping and other tactics.
There will be other free clinics offered during the year pertaining to what season and outdoor activity is going on at that time. Jacobsen finished by saying, “So these are kinds of things you can look for, they’re always free and open to the public and so keep an eye on our Facebook page, Division of Wildlife Resources Southeastern Utah is a good place to get updates, as well as, www.wildlife.utah.gov.”
For more information on these and other wildlife events, call (435) 613-3700.