“To prevent the loss of future swan hunting opportunities, hunters need to be particularly careful to identify swan species before shooting,” states Utah’s 2022 waterfowl guidebook.
Wildlife officials close Utah swan hunt early after 20-bird cap on trumpeter deaths was breached for 4th year in row.Utah waterfowl hunters continue to shoot down excessive numbers or rare trumpeter swans, prompting wildlife officials to once again close Utah’s swan hunt early.
That move apparently didn’t accomplish its goal. For each of the past four years, the 20-bird threshold was reached earlier than the prior year. At about 0.2%, Trumpeters account for a tiny but growing share of the swan harvest, according to theUtah hunters were already on notice that should this trend continue, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may cut Utah’s allotment of swan permits, currently set at 2,750. Utah hunters bag about 1,200 swans each year.
This year’s swan season opened Oct. 1 and closed 24 days early on Nov. 18, the day after the 20th trumpeter turned up at the DWR checkin station. Previous closures occurred Dec. 6, 2019, Nov. 27, 2020 and Nov. 26, 2021, indicating a steady trend in the wrong direction.every year to remind them how to distinguish the two swan species at a distance. Weighing between 20 and 25 pounds and kept airborne on a 70-inch wingspan, trumpeters are nearly twice as heavy as tundra swans.
While tundra swan populations can withstand hunting pressure, the loss of migrating trumpeters could impede that species’ continued recovery across its historic North American range, according to some advocates. Meanwhile, research is underway to better understand the migratory habits of trumpeter swans. One study examines the chemical isotopes in swan feathers, which provides clues to where a migrating bird has been.
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