hunting boundaries

If you go to the Utah DWR website you can look up specific hunts and what there boundaries are. It gives you a pretty detailed map of the area too and usually tells you if its mainly private or public lands. That might get you a start.

i think i've seen what you are talking about, the map that separates all the boundaries....but where my problem then is what land i can hunt within that boundary, i dont know if it's mostly public or what, this is so new to me out here, it sucks not being sure :/

http://wildlife.utah.gov/mapsBETA/public/list_boundaries.php

Don't know if these are the maps that you are talking about but with these you can usually get a pretty detailed map of the specific area you want to hunt. Then from there you can usually get a better idea of where you want to go and then go find out where is private or not.....usually if its not posted no hunting or no trespassing, then you should be okay to go onto it. But depends on the area you're at. I know here in the central region that most people post it if they don't want hunters on there otherwise they don't care. Hope this helps.

yeah those are the ones i did know about, but i assume that obviously just shows that region, but then to determine where i can hunt. you mean to say that for the most part unless it's posted, typicially it's public? so i can pretty much park on whatever road winding into the mountains and just start hiking up looking for a spot? obviously there are exceptions to that, im just generalizing

At the bottom are two links to information on Utah.

The first will give you the regional offices, and general outline of their boundaries. The individuals at these offices know their territory, and are helpful people. You as a tax payer, pay their salaries, so they will help you. But do some homework on their specific area first, then they open up more for you. 1:100,000 scale BLM maps are usually available for sale from these offices. They are good at showing public vs private land boundaries, but boundaries constantly change. Each BLM office has a person in charge of those land changes. The paper map, plus information from this person will help keep you off of private property, and out of the jail house or worse.

The second is an online source for various BLM maps in Utah. The aerials and topo's are great, but large, and usually require software add ons to a web browser to read. This web page has two links on the right sid , Utah Data & Printable PDF maps. Start your research on these two pages, then progress to calling the regional office once you are up on the lay of the land where you want to hunt. Get started now, and do not expect real quick responses as they are in and out of their offices all summer long.

I would never assume that if land is not posted, it would be ok to trespass. A very BAD assumption anywhere out west. Area is too widespread to post NO TRESPASSING signs everywhere. Ignorance of the property boundaries is not bliss. It can get you a ticket or worse.

Good Luck


UTAH BLM Offices

http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/recreation/where_do_you_want.html

UTAH BLM Map Source

http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/geographic_information.html

ignorance of boundaries, yeah definately the reason i didnt even go last season in utah.

thanks for the links ill look into them in a bit, where are you from in wisconsin?
i grew up in janesville down by madison lived there until i left for the military, still go back for whitetail hunting every fall, do alot of hunting in the wisconsin rapids area, wood, portage, clark county forests

You will open a new world from those links. There is a wildlife area where you can get info on elk or deer summer, & winter range areas, etc. Lots to learn about mapping there.

I am from north of Madison. There is a big canner called Seneca in Janesville, which is a competitor. Tough area to hunt the Janesville area unless you know someone. So I understand the need to travel north to your hunting grounds.

Good luck on the search for info on Utah. I don't know much about Utah specifically, but I am pretty good at researching using maps, hence the BLM mapping references. There are sources for maps which load into Garmin GPS units which accept memory chips. These map overlays show topo lines as well as BLM, private, and State land boundaries. Thats what I plan to use this fall. They advise to stay at least 30 feet from any boundary line to avoid trespassing, as recreational GPS units have accuracy limits. But I think I can handle that. I would post the source here, but some sites would consider it advertising. Google Garmin BLM maps. Some are free, some cost around $100.