Utah imported mountain goats in 1967, releasing them on Lone Peak near Salt Lake City in the Wasatch Range, where the first hunt was held in 1981. Since then, biologists have transplanted animals into other parts of the Wasatch, Uinta, Tushar and La Sal mountains. The introductions have been highly successful with animals numbering more than 2,000 and filling habitat in some areas. In the past five years, the state has distributed more than 100 tags a year, reporting hunter success rates of more than 90%. Some units are in rugged, remote terrain that requires a hunter to backpack, while hunters can drive all the way up to high-altitude goat terrain in some units, such as Beaver and Willard Peak.
License Costs
|
Resident |
Nonresident |
Rocky Mountain Goat Permit |
$413 |
$2,200 |
| Resident | Nonresident |
Rocky Mountain Goat Permit | $413 | $2,200 |
News, notes and alerts
Applications are submitted online
The annual hunting license is valid for 365 days from date of purchase
A sportsman’s tag is issued by lottery every year to a resident
The sportsman’s tag holder may hunt in any open unit
The sportsman’s tag and conservation tag season is Sept. 1-Dec. 31
Highlights
Utah has produced many Boone and Crockett goats
Hunter success is usually 100% in most units and between 90-95% overall
Officials have approved plans to introduce goats to the Deep Creek Mountains
Boone and Crockett Entries
** Units listed below may not have a current hunt for this species. Units in this table are included if any part of the unit is found within the county.
County |
Entries |
Units within county |
Weber |
16 |
Ogden/Willard Peak |
Beaver |
12 |
Beaver |
Utah |
11 |
Wasatch Mtns/ Provo Peak / Central Mtns/ Nebo / Wasatch Mtns/Box Elder Peak/Lone Peak/Timpanogos |
Summit |
7 |
Wasatch Mtns/Box Elder Peak/Lone Peak/Timpanogos / Chalk Creek/Kamas / North Slope/South Slope/High Uintas East / North Slope/South Slope/High Uintas West / North Slope/South Slope/High Uintas Central |
Piute |
7 |
Beaver |
Salt Lake |
6 |
Wasatch Mtns/Box Elder Peak/Lone Peak/Timpanogos |
County | Entries | Units within county | |
Weber | 16 | Ogden/Willard Peak | |
Beaver | 12 | Beaver | |
Utah | 11 | Wasatch Mtns/ Provo Peak / Central Mtns/ Nebo / Wasatch Mtns/Box Elder Peak/Lone Peak/Timpanogos | |
Summit | 7 | Wasatch Mtns/Box Elder Peak/Lone Peak/Timpanogos / Chalk Creek/Kamas / North Slope/South Slope/High Uintas East / North Slope/South Slope/High Uintas West / North Slope/South Slope/High Uintas Central | |
Piute | 7 | Beaver | |
Salt Lake | 6 | Wasatch Mtns/Box Elder Peak/Lone Peak/Timpanogos |
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