1. (1) Landowners who own between 4,000 and 8,999 contiguous acres can receive between 0-2 vouchers a year.
2. (2) To receive fall hunting vouchers landowners will need to submit a qualifying application to the division before July 1st for the following three-year period.

3. (3) For successful applicants, the division will use the following criteria to determine the number of vouchers issued from 0-2.

   1. (a) Landowner evaluation criteria:

      1. (i) Historical contributions to elk and elk habitat;
      2. (ii) Willingness to help manage the elk herd for population objectives, which may be necessary through private ranch antlerless harvest when population estimates are over objective and the division believes private land is hindering the ability to maintain population objectives;
      3. (iii) Tolerance for wildlife on all Landowner properties within the unit; and
      4. (iv) Previous wildlife convictions of qualifying Landowners.

   2. (b) Property evaluation criteria:

      1. (i) The property can maintain the harvest rate without negatively impacting hunt opportunities in the surrounding area;
      2. (ii) The 3-year average bull harvest meets or exceeds the unit age objective; and
      3. (iii) Harvest success rates are at or above the surrounding public land.
4. (4) Subsection (3)(b) is used for data comparison between private and public lands within a unit for management purposes. The division is aware that discrepancies in data size samples between private and public lands could negatively affect Landowners ability to meet the criteria in Subsection (3)(b) and will consider those implications in the evaluation process.

5. (5)(a) An applicant may appeal the denial of an application, renewal application, or request for certificate of registration amendment by submitting an appeal to the division director.

   1. (b) An appeal must be submitted to the division within 30 days of receiving the notice of denial.

KEY: wildlife, landowner permits, big game seasons

Date of Last Change: June 23, 2026

Notice of Continuation: February 1, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-2-304; 23A-2-305