BH 209 is legal in Utah!

txhunter58 · 04-15-2010, 03:21 PM

Had to ask 3 times, but finally got a for sure answer that BH 209 IS legal in Utah. Here is the response I got:

David,
I was asked by the front desk to check into this and respond to you. I have contacted the company and looked at the literature and this powder meets the legal specifications in Utah. Please feel free to use it for hunting big game. Contact me directly if you have further questions or concerns.

Mike Fowlks
Chief of Law Enforcement
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
1594 W. North Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114

cayugad · 04-15-2010, 03:50 PM

Well you better make sure you have that for a permanent record somewhere. I once asked three different wardens the same question and got three different answers.

txhunter58 · 04-15-2010, 04:58 PM

But this comes from the "Chief of law enforcement" and yes I will burn a copy. Shouldn't be anyone higher to ask though.

SWThomas · 04-16-2010, 04:20 PM

That's great news!.... Considering I'm retiring in Utah.

txhunter58 · 04-17-2010, 10:36 AM

Here is an email another guy got from Western powders a couple of days ago. Nice to have two sources of confirmation:

Mike,

Thank you for the e-mail. Yes it is legal. The governing authorities that determine powder classifications have determined Blackhorn 209 to be Propellant Solid, UN0499. This is the same classification given to Triple 7, Shockley's Gold and all the other black powder substitutes. Smokeless Powder is classified as Powder, Smokeless UN0161.

I hope this clears things up.

Best regards,
Don Luhr
Western Powders