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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.