Swan 2

Utah’s swan hunting season has closed 16 days early after the federal quota of 20 trumpeter swans was met on Friday, Nov. 26. This is the third consecutive year that the swan hunt had to be closed early. Starting Saturday, Nov. 27, hunters are prohibited from killing any swan in Utah.

The 2021 swan hunting season opened on Oct. 2 and was scheduled to run until Dec. 12, but closed early after the 20th trumpeter swan was harvested. Previously, the limit for trumpeter swan harvest in Utah was set at 10 swans, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service increased that number to 20 swans in 2021