My first question was why doesn't Utah do what other states do, and issue permits specifically for such use rather than require non-hunters and non-fishers to b

My first question was why doesn't Utah do what other states do, and issue permits specifically for such use rather than require non-hunters and non-fishers to buy hunting and fishing licenses? The article addresses that. It turns out it's because Utah is engaging in a grift: > Because while federal funds are not attached to general recreation permits, hunting license fees are matched with federal dollars though the Pittman-Robertson Act, and fishing license fees are matched in the same way through the Dingell-Johnson Act.