---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 32.63"
title: "50"
number: "32.63"
heading: "Utah."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/32.63"
---

# §32.63. Utah.


The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations.

- (a) **Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge—**
  - (1) **Migratory game bird hunting.** We allow hunting of goose, duck, coot, and tundra swan on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) We prohibit hunting or shooting within 100 yards (90 meters (m)) of refuge roads, parking areas, and observation platforms.
    - (ii) **We allow airboats only in Refuge Unit 9 and Block C.**
    - (iii) **We close for the spring and extended season goose hunts.**
    - (iv) **We prohibit archery hunting on the refuge.**
    - (v) You may enter the refuge 2 hours before legal sunrise and must exit the refuge by 2 hours after legal sunset.
  - (2) **Upland game hunting.** We allow hunting of pheasant on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We prohibit hunting or taking of pheasants with a shotgun of any description capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with a one-piece filler incapable of removal without disassembling the gun so that its total capacity does not exceed three shells.
  - (3) [Reserved]
  - (4) **Sport fishing.** We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) **We open to fishing year-round.**
    - (ii) You may fish only in designated areas west of the Auto Tour Road access gate from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
- (b) **Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge—**
  - (1) **Migratory game bird hunting.** We allow hunting of coot, duck, goose, mourning dove, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) **We allow the use of dogs when hunting.**
    - (ii) You may construct temporary blinds. You must remove all blinds constructed out of materials other than vegetation at the end of each day's hunt (see [§ 27.93](/cfr/50/27.93.md) of this chapter).
    - (iii) **We allow the use of small boats (15 feet or less) when hunting.** We prohibit gasoline motors and air boats.
    - (iv) You may enter the refuge 2 hours prior to legal sunrise and must exit the refuge by 1 1/2 hours after legal sunset.
    - (v) You must remove decoys, boats, vehicles, and other personal property from the refuge at the end of each day's hunt (see [§ 27.93](/cfr/50/27.93.md) of this chapter).
    - (vi) **We have a special blind area for use by disabled hunters.** We prohibit trespass for any reason by any individual not registered to use that area.
  - (2) **Upland game hunting.** We allow hunting of chukar, desertcottontail rabbit, and mountaincottontail rabbit on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) **We close to hunting on the last day of the State waterfowl season.**
    - (ii) **We allow the use of dogs when hunting.**
  - (3) **Big game hunting.** We allow hunting of mule deer and pronghorn antelope on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We only allow archery equipment when hunting big game.
  - (4) [Reserved]
- (c) **Ouray National Wildlife Refuge—**
  - (1) **Migratory game bird hunting.** We allow hunting of duck, coot, sandhill crane, and goose on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: During hunting season, the refuge is open from 1 1/2 hours before legal sunrise to 1 1/2 hours after legal sunset.
  - (2) **Upland game hunting.** We allow hunting of pheasant and turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) You may possess only approved nontoxic shot (see [§ 32.2(k)](/cfr/50/32.2.md?p=k)) while hunting turkey in the field.
    - (ii) **We allow turkey hunting for youth hunters only.**
  - (3) **Big game hunting.** We allow hunting of deer, pronghorn, and elk on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) You must remove all tree stands and blinds no later than the last day of the hunting season for which you have a permit (see [§ 27.93](/cfr/50/27.93.md) of this chapter).
    - (ii) We allow any-legal-weapon elk hunting for youth, disabled, and depredation pool hunters during State seasons.
    - (iii) **We close for the general any-legal-weapon (rifle) and muzzleloader bull elk hunts.**
    - (iv) We allow any-legal-weapon elk hunting during limited late season antlerless elk hunts starting on December 1 during State seasons.
  - (4) **Sport fishing.** We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    - (i) You may only fish with the aid of a pole, hook, and line. We prohibit trot lines, bow and arrows, spears, spear guns, cross bows, and firearms.
    - (ii) You must release unharmed any of the following four endangered fish if caught: Razorback sucker, Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, and bonytailed chub.

## Notes

### Amendments

[84 FR 47675, Sept. 10, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 54141, Aug. 31, 2020; 86 FR 48878, Aug. 31, 2021; 87 FR 57132, Sept. 16, 2022]

### Source

Source: 84 FR 47675, Sept. 10, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd-668ee, and 715i; Pub. L. 115-20, 131 Stat. 86.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 5064, Jan. 19, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[84 FR 47675, Sept. 10, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 54141, Aug. 31, 2020; 86 FR 48878, Aug. 31, 2021; 87 FR 57132, Sept. 16, 2022]