1. (1) Permit applications.

   1. (a) One sportsman permit is offered to residents for each of the following species:

      1. (i) desert bighorn (ram);
      2. (ii) bison (hunter's choice);
      3. (iii) buck deer;
      4. (iv) bull elk;
      5. (v) Rocky Mountain bighorn (ram);
      6. (vi) mountain goat (hunter's choice);
      7. (vii) bull moose;
      8. (viii) buck pronghorn;
      9. (ix) black bear; and
      10. (x) wild turkey.
   2. (b) Bonus points may not be awarded or utilized when applying for or obtaining sportsman permits.
   3. (c) Drawing Order.

   4. (a) Permits for the sportsman drawing shall be drawn in the following order:

      1. (i) limited-entry buck deer;
      2. (ii) limited-entry bull elk;
      3. (iii) limited-entry buck pronghorn;
      4. (iv) once-in-a-lifetime bull moose;
      5. (v) once-in-a-lifetime bison;
      6. (vi) once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep;
      7. (vii) once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep;
      8. (viii) once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat;
      9. (ix) limited-entry black bear; and
      10. (x) limited-entry turkey.
   5. (d) An applicant may not draw out for more than one species within the sportsman drawing.
2. (2) Group applications are not accepted.

3. (3) Waiting Periods

   1. (a) Any person who applies for or obtains a Sportsman Permit is subject to all waiting periods and exceptions as applicable to the species pursuant to Rule R657-41.

   2. (b) Once-in-lifetime waiting periods

      1. (i) If a person has obtained a once-in-a-lifetime permit through the sportsman drawing they are ineligible to apply for that once-in-a-lifetime species through the big game drawing.
      2. (ii) If a person has obtained a once-in-a-lifetime permit through the big game drawing they are ineligible to apply for that once-in-a-lifetime species through the sportsman drawing.

   3. (c) Limited Entry waiting periods

      1. (i) Waiting periods do not apply to Sportsman deer, elk, pronghorn, or bear.
      2. (ii) Waiting period will not be incurred for receipt of a Sportsman deer, elk, pronghorn, or bear.

KEY: wildlife, permits

Date of Last Change: October 22, 2025

Notice of Continuation: March 13, 2024

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