R657-62-20. Antlerless Species

  (1) Permit Applications.

  (a) A person must possess or obtain a valid hunting or combination license in order to apply for or obtain an antlerless permit.

  (b) Applicants must meet all age requirements, proof of hunter education requirements and youth restrictions as provided in rule R657-5.

  (c) A person may apply in the drawing for and draw the following permits, except as provided in Subsection (d):

  (i) antlerless deer;

  (ii) antlerless elk;

  (iii) doe pronghorn;

  (iv) antlerless moose, if available;

  (v) ewe Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, if available; and

  (vi) ewe desert bighorn sheep, if available.

  (d)(i) Any person who has obtained a buck pronghorn permit, bull moose permit, ram Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep permit, or a ram desert bighorn sheep permit may not apply in the same year for a doe pronghorn permit, antlerless moose permit, ewe Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep permit, or a ewe desert bighorn sheep permit, respectively, except for permits remaining after the drawing as provided in R657-62-15.

  (ii) A resident may apply for an antlerless moose, ewe Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, or ewe desert bighorn sheep in the antlerless drawing, but may not apply for more than one of those permits in a given year.

  (iii) A nonresident may apply for all antlerless species in a given year.

  (e) Applicants may select up to five hunt choices when applying for antlerless deer, antlerless elk and antlerless pronghorn.

  (f) Applicants may select up to two hunt choices when applying for antlerless moose.

  (g) Applicants may select up to two hunt choices when applying for ewe bighorn sheep permits.

  (h) Hunt unit choices must be listed in order of preference.

  (i) A person may not submit more than one application in the antlerless drawing per species.

  (2) Youth applications.

  (a) For purposes of this section, "youth" means any person 17 years of age or younger on July 31.

  (b) Twenty percent of the antlerless deer, elk and doe pronghorn permits are reserved for youth hunters.

  (c) Youth applicants who apply for an antlerless deer, elk, or doe pronghorn permit as provided in this Subsection, will automatically be considered in the youth drawing based upon their birth date.

  (3) Drawing Order

  (a) Permits are drawn in the order listed in the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking big game.

  (b) Any reserved permits remaining and any youth applicants who were not selected for reserved permits shall be returned to the antlerless drawing.

  (c) If permits remain after all choices have been evaluated separately for residents and nonresidents, a second evaluation will be done allowing cross-over usage of remaining resident and nonresident permit quotas.

  (4) Group Applications

  (a) Up to four hunters can apply together for antlerless deer, antlerless elk and doe pronghorn

  (b) Group applications are not accepted for antlerless moose or ewe bighorn sheep permits.

  (c) Youth hunters who wish to participate in the youth drawing may apply as a group, consistent with the following:

  (i) all applicants must qualify as a youth;

  (ii) a minimum of two youth must apply to be considered as a group application; and

  (iii) no more than four youth may apply in a single group application;

  (5) Waiting Periods

  (a) Antlerless moose waiting period.

  (i) Any person who draws or obtains an antlerless moose permit or a cooperative wildlife management unit antlerless moose permit through the antlerless drawing process, may not apply for or receive an antlerless moose permit thereafter for a period of five seasons.

  (ii) A waiting period does not apply to:

  (A) cooperative wildlife management unit antlerless moose permits obtained through the landowner; or

  (B) antlerless moose wildlife expo permits, as provided in R657-55-6.

  (b) Ewe bighorn sheep waiting period.

  (i) Any person who draws or obtains a ewe bighorn sheep permit through the antlerless drawing process may not apply for or receive a permit for the same species of ewe bighorn sheep for a period of five seasons.

  (ii) A waiting period does not apply to ewe bighorn sheep wildlife expo permits, as provided in R657-55-6.