Deseret CWMU Bull Moose 2024

Hunt Info

Please carefully read the hunt details and rules and review the FAQ.

If you are a Utah resident, you can obtain a Deseret CWMU bull moose permit by applying for it through the public drawing. If you are a NON-RESIDENT, you cannot apply for a CWMU permit through the public drawing. To learn more about Utah's CWMU program, click HERE. 

If you have questions not answered in the hunt details and rules, refer to the FAQ section on this page. If you have any additional questions, use the form below to contact the operator.

Hunt Details

• Meeting location: Cement plant in Croydon, UT, Or the Main Ranch check station in Woodruff, UT

• Hunt Dates (5 full-day hunt):

  • There are two state bull moose tags for the 2024 season. We want to separate the two hunters so they do not hunt the same week.

    • Week 1: Monday, September 2, 2024, 10:00 AM — Saturday, September 7, 2024, 12:00 PM

    • Week 2: Monday, October 14, 2024, 10:00 AM — Saturday, October 19, 2024, 12:00 PM

    • Week 3 (Split option): October 18, 19 — Monday, October 28, 2024, 6:00 AM — Thursday, October 31, 2024, 8:00 PM

• Guided: Yes. NO COST

• Trophy Care: Packing and caping of your trophy.

• Meals/Lodging: Included for the hunter and one guest. Beds/bedding, towels, pillows, restrooms, hot showers, and electricity. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided.

• Guest Rules:

  • The hunter is allowed one guest

  • Most of the lodge’s rooms have one queen bed with a private bathroom and shower. If decide to bring a guest, please know there will be only one queen bed in your room. Therefore, you can share the bed with your guest or bring a sleeping cot with bedding for your guest.

• Weapons Allowed: Any legal weapon

• Tips: We often get this question about tipping the guides, cooks, and camp helpers. Tips are not mandatory but are greatly appreciated by the guides, cooks, camp helpers/packers (Kenny). Once again, a tip shows appreciation for a job well done, and any tip will always be appropriate and appreciated.

  • Helpful tip guidelines (based on what we have seen over the last few years):

  • $500-$2,500 to the guide

  • $100-$250 to the cooks ($50-$125 to each cook)

  • $50-200 to the camp helper/packer (Kenny)

• Truck or SUV with good off-road tires

  • Please fill the gas tank in Morgan, Coalville, Woodruff, or Evanston before coming to Deseret.

• Our management plan on Deseret is to harvest old/mature moose. Our goal as an outfitter is to present the hunter with opportunities to harvest a mature bull. We will not field judge or score the moose on the hoof. Guides will find and locate moose and present opportunities. The hunter will choose whether to harvest the bull moose.

• We want hunters to be happy with the moose hunt on the ranch. Deseret’s moose hunt is fun and exciting. We do not kill book moose (B&C moose are 155 B&C). We harvest nice averaging moose, typically around 40 inches wide, and single or double fronts. We provide this information because we want hunters to make an informed decision when applying for the Deseret CWMU moose hunt. Please see the picture gallery below for a reference to the moose we have been harvesting. Also, Click here to see the 2021, 2022, and 2023 moose scores and averages.

• To ensure a quality hunting experience for all public hunters, all scheduling and inquiring must be done through the Deseret CWMU Operator. Individual guides cannot schedule hunts or deviate from the hunt information.

• Our goal is to provide you with a quality hunting experience. You will be given the same opportunity our paying clients are given. Your job is to enjoy the experience and conduct yourselves so that all other guests have a quality experience as well.

• If you draw out for this hunt, you will be contacted by the CWMU operator with further information regarding your hunt. Plan on four to six weeks after the draw results (expect to hear from the operator by the middle of June).

Hunting Rules

• Safety comes first.

• Hunting

  • Take time to shoot and sight in your rifle before your hunt. Know your hunting and shooting limits. Understand your rifle. 

  • Hunters are allowed to shoot one, and only one, animal for which they have a permit. Once you hit an animal and/or draw blood, that is your animal. Please be aware of your animal and its surroundings, and pick your shots carefully. 

  • All hunters must abide by Utah state laws regarding wildlife. Click HERE for Utah Wildlife Laws.

  • All hunters and guests must always wear a hunter-orange hat and vest while hunting.

  • Most other wildlife species found on Deseret are protected by state law and/or require special licenses or permits to ‘take’ these animals. Hunting other wildlife species of any kind is prohibited. This includes but is not limited to: coyotes, badgers, ground squirrels, foxes, upland birds, grouse, and waterfowl.

  • No pre-seasons scouting

  • Follow basic gun safety:

    • Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.

    • Treat every rifle as loaded (even if you don’t think it is).

    • No ammunition in the rifle chamber while driving, hiking, in camp, etc. (ammunition can be left in the magazine/clip)

    • Only put ammunition in the chamber when attempting to make a shot at the big game animal you have the permit for (then quickly remove chamber bullets).

    • Be aware of your surroundings while shooting. Do not shoot toward vehicles, hunters, and guests.

    • Do not rely on the gun’s safety.

    • Be sure of your target, your line of fire, and what lies beyond your target and what is beyond it.

• Vehicles/Driving & Roads etc

  • No ATVs, side-by-sides, or other off-road vehicles are allowed on the ranch, even if they are street-legal (trucks/SUVs/cars only)

  • We recommend a 4x4 vehicle with good off-road tires.

  • Be safe and courteous while driving on the roads. Drive respectively and cautiously.

  • The maximum driving speed is 25 mph.

• Camping/Campsite

  • No alcoholic beverages.

  • No smoking (because of fire risk).

  • No open campfires.

  • No littering; hunters must remove all their casings, cans, trash, and debris from the premises.

  • Lodging, guide services, packing services, & food: the bull moose hunt is fully guided, and meals are provided. 

  The Ranch

  • State laws protect livestock on Deseret Land and Livestock (DLL). Do not harm, harass, or shoot livestock. DLL may file civil charges against anyone for harassing, shooting, or harming livestock.

  • No fishing on the streams or ponds.

  • No other outdoor recreational activities are offered on the property during the hunts.

  • Respect the property and employees.

  • Shed antlers and “dead heads” are Deseret's property. Hunters or guests cannot pick up or remove them from the ranch.