Antelope Island


Bison Don't Submit Quietly to Yearly
The Salt Lake Tribune November 4, 2002.  After grazing freely and roaming the vast expanse of this state park all summer, getting squeezed through a series of pens and chutes, then poked and prodded by a veterinarian is hardly a bison's dream way to spend a morning.

Cool Runnings: Antelope Island Becomes Outdoor Classroom
The Salt Lake Tribune October 17, 2002.  Here is a new definition for cool: big, angry, shaggy wild animals with hoofs and horns.

Fremont Indian Artifacts Unearthed on Antelope Island
The Salt Lake Tribune August 20, 2000.  ... Latady had found what appeared to be the only Fremont Indian camp site known on the island, one established about midway through the now-extinct tribe's 700-1300 A.D. reign over a range extending throughout Utah and adjacent areas of Idaho, Colorado and Nevada.

DWR Considers Deer Hunt on Antelope Island
The Salt Lake Tribune August 18, 2000.  The Division of Wildlife Resources is considering putting an Antelope Island deer hunt on its calendar, but only if state park officials go along with the idea.

Council Opposes Deer Hunt on Island
The Salt Lake Tribune August 11, 2000.  A proposal to allow mule deer hunting at Antelope Island State Park is facing opposition from yet another wildlife advisory council.

Hunting Debated on Antelope Island Park
The Salt Lake Tribune May 10, 2000.  Next week, the public will be invited to open houses to discuss the future of Antelope Island State Park. The big debate is whether to increase hunting on the 28,463-acre island off the southeast shores of the Great Salt Lake.

Parks Board to Hold Hearings on Antelope Island Hunt
The Salt Lake Tribune February 23, 2000.  With some members expressing uneasiness over the proposal, the State Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday agreed to hold public hearings to determine whether limited big-game hunting should be allowed at Antelope Island State Park.

Watch or Shoot? Officials Weigh Expanding Hunts on Antelope Island
The Salt Lake Tribune February 18, 2000.  Utah's state parks board will hear a proposal next week to increase hunting opportunities on Antelope Island by including mule deer and bighorn sheep.