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Trophy Utah Black Bear, Limited-Entry, Multi-Season, San Juan Unit

Currency:USD Category:Hunting / Hunts - Black Bear Start Price:3,500.00 USD
Trophy Utah Black Bear, Limited-Entry, Multi-Season, San Juan Unit
The vouchers will not be released by Utah's DWR until full payment for voucher is received by SCI Utah. Payment is due at close of bid.

Once a conservation voucher is purchased, the hunter must contact the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to pay the necessary fee to convert the voucher into the actual hunting permit. A Utah hunting license and a Utah hunter identification number must also be obtained.
This is a highly coveted limited-entry multi-season conservation permit issued by the State of Utah. This permit covers multiple season dates in 2021 including:

Apr 3 - May 31, May 22 - June 28, Aug 14 - Sep 26, Sept 29 - Oct 31, and Nov 4 - Nov 14 (no dogs Sept 18 - Sept 26)

Utah Hunt# BR7312 - Any legal weapon

Note: Each season has varying rules regarding the use of bait and dogs. Please consult the state guidebook for more detailed information:

https://wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/2021_bear.pdf

You may also find extensive details about this conservation permit by entering Hunt Number BR7312 into the Utah DWR Hunt Planner:

https://dwrapps.utah.gov/huntboundary/hbstart

General Information
The San Juan has one of the highest densities of bears in the state, making for one of the best bear hunting units available. Please be respectful to private property, ask for permission before hunting on or turning dogs loose through private property. There are many different resource users on this mountain range, please be courteous to them. In order to reduce conflicts with others on the mountain, houndsmen are encouraged to keep the number of people and dogs in their hunting party to a minimum.

Biologist Notes
This can be a great hunt for trophy black bears. In the spring, focus on areas with green, grassy meadows. This typically means following the snowline up and glassing south facing hills. Bears will feed on the green grass soon after coming out of their dens. Later in the season, their diet will change to a more protein/carbohydrate based diet, looking for grubs and other insects by rolling rocks or logs, and then berries and acorns later on. Once you locate a bear, watch for any cubs that may be present, or look for evidence on a treed bear, suggesting that she may have cubs. It is illegal to harvest or pursue a bear with new cubs. There are bears with radio-collars or ear-tags on this unit. If you should happen to see one of these bears, the Division of Wildlife is interested. You can report the observation (eartag #, color) to the local biologist or Conservation Officer.