The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife are offering a free pheasant hunt for beginner hunters on the Pahvant Wildlife Management Area near Fillmore, Utah. SFW is providing the birds so that novice hunters will have an increased opportunity to successfully harvest pheasants.
Requirements:
- Participants must be a novice hunter with three years or less of hunting experience.
- The hunt is limited to 100 hunters (50 per session). Hunters must register in advance to attend.
- Hunters must verify they have completed hunter education or have a trial hunting program number, as well as a valid hunting or combination license.
- All participants (including observers) must have a ticket and agree to the online waiver.
What to expect:
- Please arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled hunt to attend the safety briefing and disperse before shooting begins.
- The morning session will start at 8 a.m. (arrive by 7:30 a.m.) and the afternoon session will begin at 1 p.m. (arrive by 12:30 p.m.).
- Everyone going afield, youth or adults, must wear hunter orange on their head and body.
- All participants must have a ticket and sign the waiver form provided. This includes adults attending to supervise youth, observers/helpers staying at the event to provide transportation, dog handlers and all youth who will be hunting. No one will be permitted at the event unless they have a ticket and have agreed to the online waiver.
- Please review —and download to your phone — the 2025–2026 Utah Upland Game & Turkey Guidebook for bag and possession limits. https://wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/upland_turkey_guidebook.pdf
- We welcome your feedback! Supervising adults and adult participants will be emailed a survey within a week after your hunt occurs. Please check your emails the week following the hunt to provide your much-appreciated feedback.
Note: Do not bring dogs that are not well-trained for upland game hunting. If dogs create an unsafe or poor hunting environment, they must be restrained or removed from the location by their handler.
Directions:
From the south: Take I-15 north to Fillmore. Take the South Fillmore exit (163) and turn west on W. 850 South. Continue west for about 12 miles, then turn right (north) on 2800 West. Continue north; 2800 West becomes state Highway 100. Turn east on W. 4700 North between mile marker 10 and 11; continue to the top of the hill.
From the north: Take I-15 south to Holden. Take the North Holden exit (178) and turn west, staying on Highway 50 (You have to take a right just before Holden to stay on Hwy 50). Turn South on Highway 100. Turn east between mile marker 10 and 11; continue to the top of the hill.
The link below will show where the WMA is located:
https://goo.gl/maps/EtucsFvM18eND1zV6
For questions or registration issues, please contact Johnny at 435-868-8756 or email at Jlneil@utah.gov. For directions or questions on the day of the hunt, contact Lynn Zubeck at 435-691-5703.
