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JULY 1, 2015
2015-16 Tribal hunti
The Fish & Wildlife Department will hold its an-
nual tag drawing for Deer, Elk, Bear and all Control/
Damage tags on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at 5 p.m.
at the Natural Resources facility, 47010 S.W. Hebo
Road, Grand Ronde.
APPLICATION RULES:
• Tribal hunting licenses are required before sub-
mitting applications with the exception that Tribal
members 11 years of age may apply. However,
they must turn 12 and have their Hunter’s Safety
Certificate submitted to the Natural Resources
Department before a tag will be issued. Under
no circumstances will a tag be issued without
the Hunter's Safety Certificate being on file. If a
license is not obtained before the submitted appli-
cation, all applications will be voided.
• Incomplete or duplicate applications will be void-
ed. Applications must be legible and signed in all
designated spaces
• Tribal members 17 and under must possess a valid
Hunter's Safety Certificate.
TRIBAL LICENSES are issued at the Natural
Resources Department. Please call ahead of time
to schedule an appointment to obtain your license.
Tribal Enrollment Cards and Hunter's Safety Cer-
tificates, for youth 17 and under, are required at the
time of licensing.
ONLY ONE APPLICATION PER CATEGORY!
Multiple applications will result in ALL APPLICA-
TIONS being invalid for that hunter. Categories
are as follows:
• BEAR
• ELK (BOW, 1st Season, 2nd Season)
o Elk Applicants: Bow tag applicants also may
apply for either a 1st or 2nd season elk tag.
o Bow Applicants: If you are drawn for a bow tag
you will be given the opportunity to choose the
bow tag, or the 1st or 2nd season tag.
o DO NOT APPLY FOR BOTH 1st and 2nd sea-
son, or all applications will be voided.
• CONTROL/DAMAGE ELK:
o You must write the NAME of the hunt you are
applying for on your application where it asks
for HUNT NAME. (Example: Wind River, West
Trask, Pike, etc.)
• CONTROL/DAMAGE DOE: Any licensed Tribal
member may apply.
• YOUTH CONTROL/DAMAGE DEER: Any li-
censed Tribal member between the ages of 12-17
may apply. YOUTH MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY
AN ADULT AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE.
• Lost tags will not be replaced. It is the hunter's
responsibility to keep all tags in a safe and secure
place.
• Under no circumstances will a tag be issued with-
out all of the proper documentation.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, July 17,
2015, at 5 p.m.
Applications may be mailed, faxed, e-mailed or
hand-delivered to one of the following:
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
47010 S.W. Hebo Road
P. O. Box 10
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Office: 503-879-2424
Fax: 503-879-5622
NRD@grandronde.org
All tags will be available for issue on Monday,
July 27, 2015.
A Grand Ronde Tribal Hunting and Fishing Li-
cense will be required to be shown at time of tag
pickup. No exceptions. If picking up for others,
please notify Natural Resources prior to pick up.
2015-2016 HUNTING SEASON
SEASONS
BEAR
COAST BUCK: NO APPLICATION
CONTROL DAMAGE DOE
MUZZLELOADER DEER
BOW DEER
BOW ELK - (Bull Only)
YOUTH ANTLERLESS ELK
YOUTH C/D DEER
1st Season (Bull Only)
2nd Season (Spike Only)
NE TRASK MUZZLELOADER ELK
TRASK UNIT
WEST TRASK
Central Trask #1
Central Trask #2
WIND RIVER
BEAVER CREEK
PIKE
NE TRASK #1
NE TRASK #2
PANTHER CREEK
OPEN DAY
LAST DAY
8/1/2015
12/31/2015
10/3/2015
11/6/2015
10/24/2015
11/6/2015
11/7/2015
11/20/2015
BOW SEASON
8/29/2015
9/27/2015
8/29/2015
9/27/2015
YOUTH HUNTS
8/1/2015
12/31/2015
10/3/2015
11/8/2015
COAST BULL ELK
11/14/2015
11/17/2015
11/21/2015
11/27/2015
CONTROL DAMAGE ELK
12/18/2015
12/31/2015
12/1/2015
3/15/2016
12/1/2015
3/15/2016
1/1/2016
2/15/2016
2/15/2016
3/31/2016
12/1/2015
3/31/2016
12/1/2015
3/31/2016
12/1/2015
3/31/2016
1/1/2016
3/31/2016
2/1/2016
3/31/2016
1/1/2016
1/31/2016
DEAD
Last Day to
PICK UP
TAG
(if Drawn)
7/24/2015
N/A
10/16/2015
10/30/2015
8/21/2015
8/21/2015
7/24/2015
9/25/2015
11/6/2015
11/13/2015
12/10/2015
11/24/2015
11/24/2015
12/23/2015
2/8/2016
11/24/2015
11/24/2015
11/24/2015
12/23/2015
1/25/2016
12/23/2015