Ogden Bay WMA: hunting, access and rules

Ogden Bay WMA is a 16,656-acre waterfowl management area owned by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in Weber County, in DWR's Northern Region, managed for waterfowl habitat. DWR's seasonal closure: End of the waterfowl hunting season until the Thursday before the Youth Waterfowl Hunt. Within 3 miles of it, 0.5% of the land is public, mostly DWR wildlife land.

Data updated October 2026. Property facts: DWR's public access properties layer. Units: DWR's 2026 boundaries. Land around it: UGRC, 2023.

What are the rules on Ogden Bay WMA?

Seasonal closure: End of the waterfowl hunting season until the Thursday before the Youth Waterfowl Hunt. Motorized travel is allowed only on main gravel roads and established parking lots. No dogs from the end of the waterfowl hunting season through the Thursday before the Youth Waterfowl Hunt. Anyone 18 or older needs a Utah hunting, fishing or combination license or DWR's free digital access permit to enter.

DWR runs Ogden Bay under its habitat management plan of 2015.

What is allowed where on a WMA: DWR's WMA map.

Which hunt units is Ogden Bay WMA in?

Ogden Bay WMA lies in 1 unit with a page of their own; on the Box Elder general-season deer unit as a whole, hunters took 1,123 bucks in 2025 (DWR):

Shares measured by FilledTag from DWR's 2026 unit boundaries and the WMA boundary. Harvest: DWR harvest reports, 2013 to 2025; each unit's page has it year by year.

What wildlife does DWR list for Ogden Bay WMA?

Crucial year-round habitat for a variety of avian species, but particularly for waterfowl, wading birds, shorebirds, pheasants, and raptors. Principal waterfowl that inhabit the WMA include Canada geese, and a variety of nesting ducks.

DWR's own words for the property's primary habitat and species.

What land surrounds Ogden Bay WMA?

Within 3 miles of the WMA's boundary, 0.5% of the land is public land open to hunting, most of it DWR wildlife land (329 acres). State sovereign land (lake and river beds) covers 47.1% of the ring (32,455 acres); it is not counted above, and its own rules apply.

Measured by FilledTag from UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023).

What other WMAs are near Ogden Bay WMA?

DWR's other wildlife management areas within 25 miles, as the crow flies from center to center: Howard Slough WMA (2,546 acres, 6 miles southeast), Harold Crane WMA (9,848 acres, 10 miles north), Willard Spur WMA (13,441 acres, 14 miles north), Weber Face WMA (563 acres, 17 miles east), Farmington Bay WMA (28,699 acres, 21 miles southeast) and Brigham Face WMA (4,595 acres, 22 miles northeast).

How do you get to Ogden Bay WMA?

Highways within 8 miles: I-15, I-84 and US 89. Nearest towns: West Haven (3 miles), Roy (4 miles), West Point (4 miles) and Marriott-Slaterville (5 miles). DWR also lists it under the older name Ogden River WMA.

Questions hunters ask

When is Ogden Bay WMA closed?

End of the waterfowl hunting season until the Thursday before the Youth Waterfowl Hunt, by DWR's listing for the area. Motorized travel is allowed only on main gravel roads and established parking lots. No dogs from the end of the waterfowl hunting season through the Thursday before the Youth Waterfowl Hunt.

Do you need a permit to enter Ogden Bay WMA?

Anyone 18 or older needs a Utah hunting, fishing or combination license or DWR's free digital access permit to enter, by DWR's 2026 listing for Weber County.

How much public land is around Ogden Bay WMA?

0.5% of the land within 3 miles of the WMA is public land open to hunting, most of it DWR wildlife land (329 acres), measured from UGRC's land ownership map.

Which deer and elk units is Ogden Bay WMA in?

The Box Elder general-season deer unit, by DWR's 2026 boundaries. Hunting on the WMA follows that unit's seasons and DWR's rules for the property.

Sources: DWR property data, DWR's WMA page, DWR unit boundaries, UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023). FilledTag is not part of DWR.

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