Uintah, Daggett, and Duchesne counties are on the list released Wednesday where target shooting with a firearm is temporarily restricted on Wildlife Management Areas, citing drought conditions and severe wildfire concerns. “Because wildfires can destroy essential wildlife habitat, this temporary restriction will help protect Utah’s wildlife management areas during the extreme fire danger conditions Utah is currently experiencing,” shares DWR Director Riley Peck. “Significant resources go toward improving the habitat in these wildlife management areas to make them more beneficial for a variety of wildlife species, which is why these proactive, preventative measures are so important. We support responsible target shooting on these properties when it’s safe to do so, but protecting these resources from wildfire is crucial for wildlife and is a huge benefit for the anglers, hunters and other wildlife enthusiasts who use these properties.” Effective immediately, target shooting with firearms — or the possession of explosives, incendiary or chemical devices, or exploding targets — is not allowed on WMAs.
