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Smoke Signals s ' -'"July 1989 PageS 1989 HUNTING GUIDELINES The Fish and Wildlife Committee will be issuing 350 deer, 45 elk and 5 bear tags to eligible tribal members for the 1989 hunting season. The following guidelines have been adopted by the Fish and Wildlife Committee to give as many tribal members as possible the opportunity to use their hunting privileges. Tribal members, please remember that you still must follow State hunting laws, seasons and bag limits. Tags issued by the Tribe are only valid in the Trask Management Unit (consult your Hunting, Fishing, and Gathering Hand book for description. If you need another handbook, contact Brent or Michael at the tribal office). To exercise your tribal hunting privileges, you must have: 1) a tribal Identification Card; 2)a valid annual hunting sticker attached to the back of the I.D. card and; 3) the appropriate deer, elk or bear tag issued by the Tribe. This year, bow deer, general deer and muzzleloader deer tags will be available on a first come, first serve basis. To apply for bow elk, general elk, general bear or control damage elk tags, you must complete and return the appro priate application for the type and species of hunt you are interested in. BOW DEER. GENERAL DEER AND Ml 1771 P. LOADER DEER GUIDELINES: SEASONS: BOW DEER: August 26 - September 24, 1989 GENERAL DEER: September 30 - November 8, 1989 MUZZLELOADER DEER: November 25 - December 10,1989 PLEASE NOTE: ' There are 350 tags available for bow, general and muzzle loader deer hunts. This year, bow deer, general deer and muzzleloader deer tags will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Tags can be picked up following the drawing for the other tags on August 15th, 1989. Tribal members will be issued one deer tag at a time. For instance, if you have a bow deer tag, you will be ineligible to receive a general deer tag until the bow deer tag is returned or a kill reported. BOW DEER. MU771 Fl fAT)ER DEER AND GENERAL DEER TAG RETURN DEADLINES: Tags must be returned and kills reported no later than the specified dates listed below: Bow Deer Tuesday, October 9, 1989 - 5:00 p.m. General Deer Wednesday, November 22, 1989 - 5:00 p.m. Muzzleloader Deer Monday, December 27, 1989 - 5:00 p.m. BOWELK AND GENERAL BEAR GUIDELINES: SEASONS: BOW ELK: August 26 - September 24, 1989 GENERAL BEAR: August 26 to November 30, 1989 Winners will need to pick their tags up in person. Tags can be picked up following the drawing on August 15th, during regular business hours Monday through Friday, or on the specified hours listed in next month's newsletter for the annual Pow wow on August 19th. If you arc traveling from out town to pick up tags, please call ahead to be sure someone is available to issue tags. BOWELK: Ten Bow Elk tags will be available for the season, August 26 to September 24, 1989. Those interested in the Bow Elk hunt may also submit an application for a General Elk hunt, but their name will be withdrawn from the General Elk hunt if they win a bow tag. Thus, the Ten Bow Elk tag winners will not be eligible for a general season elk tag, unless there are remaining tags after the general season drawing August 15th. Bow and General Elk hunt applicants can apply for a controldamage elk tag and participate in the hunt. Applications for tags are due by 5:00 pm on August 15th. GENERAL BEAR: Five General Bear tags will be available for the season, August 26 to November 30, 1989. Tag applications are due by 5:00 on August 15. Tribal members who would like a Bow Elk or General Bear tag will need to complete the appropriate tag appli- GENERAL ELK: cation forms. Complete only one application per category. Multiple applications per category will result in all applica tions being invalidated for the individual. All tag applica tions must be received by 5:00 pm on August 15th. Any tags received after the deadline will not be considered for the drawing and will be returned to the applicant. The tag winners will be selected and announced at the public drawing held at 7:00 p.m. on August 15th at the Tribal Office. BOWELKAND GENERALBEARTAG RETURN DEADLINES: According to the Agreement between the Tribe and State, the Tribe is required to submit an annual Final Hunting Report to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Therefore, tribal tags must be returned, and kills and lost tags must be reported to the tribal Fish and Wildlife Program no later than the specified dates listed below. Bow Elk... October 9, 1989 - 5:00 pm Bear December 14, 1989 - 5:00 pm Failure to return tags, report kills or lost tags, or any other state or tribal violations may result in penalties. Tribal penalties may include at least one year loss of tribal hunting privileges. SEASON: First Season - November 11 -14, 1989 Second Season - November 18 - 24, 1989 TAGS AVAILABLE: FIRST SEASON - 26 TAGS SECOND SEASON -14 TAGS PLUS UNUSED FIRST SEASON TAGS. GUIDELINES: Tribal members wishing to hunt with a tribal elk tag will need to complete a General Elk application form and return it to the Tribal Office no later than August 15 1989. Applications received after 5:00 p.m. on August 15 will not be eligible for the drawing and will be dated and returned to the applicant. Those interested in the Bow Elk hunt may also submit an application for a General Elk hunt, but their name will be withdrawn from the General Elk hunt if they win a bow tag. Thus, the ten Bow Elk tag winners will not be eligible for a general season Elk tag, unless there are remaining tags after the general season drawing on August 15th. However, if you applied for either a general season elk tag or a bow elk tag, you can apply for a controlleddamage elk hunt tag. A public drawing for the eligible tags will be held at 7:00 pm on August 15th. Individuals can select their preference for the first or second season elk hunt. The preference m ust be circled on the application form. If no preference is selected or both circled, the tag will be invalidated. In the event first season tags are not filled, the applicant in rank order drawn will be contacted and offered the tag for the second season GENERAL ELK TAG RETURN DEADLINES: First Season.....Thursday, November 16, 1989 - 5:00 p.m. Second Season....Friday, December 8, 1989 - 5:00 p.m. WARNING: FIRST SEASON ELK TAGS MUST BE RETURNED OR KILLS REPORTED BY THURSDA Y.NOVEMBER 16THAT5:00PMFOR FIRST SEASON ELK. TAGS NOT RETURNED WILL BE CALLED INTO THE STATE POLICE AND INVALIDATED FOR THE SECOND SEA SON HUNT, AND THE TRIBAL MEMBER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO STATE AND TRIBAL PENALTIES. CONTROLDAMAGE ELK: The Tribe will receive a limited number of tags for the following controldamage elk hunts: Hunt 214A, Hunt 214B, Hunt 214C, Hunt 214E, Hunt 214F, Hunt 214G, Consult your 1989 Oregon Fall Synopsis on elk for a detailed description of these areas. To apply for these hunts, complete the ControlDamage Elk application form. Any eligible hunter can apply for these hunts, even if you have applied for a Bow elk or General Elk tag. However, complete only one application for this category. Multiple applications will result in all applications for that individual being invalidated. The drawing for these tags will be held on August 15, 1989 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tribal Office. Tag winners will be assigned a specific hunt according to the rank they are drawn. These tags will be issued later in the year. FOR MORE INFORMATION- If you have any questions regarding the 1989 Hunting Season, please feel free to call Brent Merrill or Michael Childcrs at 879-5211. TIMBER COMMITTEE Applications are being accepted for Timber Committee positions. Four positions are open. The deadline to apply is July 17, 1989. Contact Jackie Coltonat879-521 1 foranyfurtherinfor-mation.
