Salt Lake City, UT, October 15, 2026 —

Applications for Utah’s “hunt of a lifetime” sportsman permits are opening soon, according to information about the upcoming permit offering. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will award a limited number of permits covering various big game species, with hunting opportunities across the state available to Utah residents.

The permits are described as highly sought-after and as offering extensive opportunities. The information provided does not specify how many permits will be awarded, which big game species are included, or which areas of the state are covered. It also does not give an exact application opening date or deadline.

Details about application fees, eligibility requirements beyond the stated availability to Utah residents, and how permit recipients will be selected were not provided. The information does not identify any individual hunt dates or explain how applicants can submit an application.

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is the agency identified as awarding the permits. Further specifics about the application process and the permits themselves were not included in the announcement summary. For now, the stated details are limited to the upcoming application period, the limited number of permits, the inclusion of various big game species and the statewide scope of the opportunities for Utah residents.


Story summarized from the original created by KSL staff on www.deseret.com, see more information here.

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