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MAY 15, 2016
2016-17 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 20, 2016, 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 Certiicate 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 Certiicate
being on ile. If a license is not obtained before
the submitted application, 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 Certiicate.
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-
tiicates, for youth 17 and under, are required at the
time of licensing.
ONLY ONE APPLICATION PER CATEGO-
RY! Multiple applications will result in ALL
APPLICATIONS 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
season, 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
licensed Tribal member between the ages of
12-17 may apply. YOUTH MUST BE ACCOM-
PANIED 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 without all of the proper documen-
tation.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, July 15,
2016, 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
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Ofice: 503-879-2424
Fax: 503-879-5622
NRD@grandronde.org
All tags will be available for issue on Monday, July
25, 2016.
A Grand Ronde Tribal Hunting and Fishing License
will be required to be shown at time of tag pickup.
No exceptions. If picking up for others, please notify
Natural Resources prior to pickup.
2016-2017 HUNTING SEASON
SEASONS
BEAR
COAST BUCK: NO APPLICATION
CONTROL DAMAGE DOE
MUZZLELOADER DEER
BOW DEER (Buck Only)
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
8/1/2016
12/31/2016
10/1/2016
11/4/2016
10/22/2016
11/4/2016
11/5/2016
11/18/2016
BOW SEASON
8/27/2016
9/25/2016
8/27/2016
9/25/2016
YOUTH HUNTS
8/1/2016
12/31/2016
10/1/2016
11/6/2016
COAST BULL ELK
11/12/2016
11/15/2016
11/19/2016
11/25/2016
CONTROL DAMAGE ELK
12/18/2016
12/31/2016
12/1/2016
3/15/2017
12/1/2016
3/15/2017
1/1/2017
2/14/2017
2/15/2017
3/31/2017
12/1/2016
3/31/2017
12/1/2016
3/31/2017
12/1/2016
3/31/2017
1/1/2017
3/31/2017
2/1/2017
3/31/2017
1/1/2017
1/31/2017
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