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JULY 1, 2020
Smoke Signals
2020 Tribal hunting tag
As previously announced, on Sept.
5, 2014, the Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife Commission ap-
proved the Tribal Fish and Wildlife
Management Plan. The approval
delegated authority to the Tribe,
regaining sovereignty over natural
resources on the Tribal Reservation
and trust lands. An administra-
tive rule was developed as part of
the approval process, that provides
additional hunting tags to the Tribe
outside of the state-issued regular
and ceremonial hunting tags already
allocated to the membership. The
new tags will be valid on the Reser-
vation only as identified by the red
line in the figure at right.
The Fish & Wildlife Depart-
ment staff will begin notifying
successful applicants by tele-
phone on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020.
Call prioritization will be based on
season begin date. A public tag draw will NOT be available this year.
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APPLICATION RULES:
• Tribal hunting licenses are required before submitting 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 Re-
sources Department before a tag will be issued. Under no circumstances will a tag be issued without the Hunt-
er’s Safety Certificate on file. If a license is not obtained before the submitted application, all applications will
be voided.
• Incomplete or duplicate applications will be voided. Applications must be legible and signed in all designated spaces
• Tribal members 17 and under must possess a valid Hunter’s Safety Certificate.
• Tags are non-transferable.
• TUTORIAL: Tribal members must successfully complete a one-time mandatory educational tutorial discussing tag rules,
regulations, applications and reporting as well as receive associated tutorial materials before awarded tag can be picked up.
Hunters drawn for tags will be notified of tutorial course dates and times. If you have previously completed the tutorial, you
will not have to attend one in 2020. Please contact Tribal Wildlife Biologist Brent Barry at 503-879-1458 for more informa-
tion. Under no circumstances will a tag be issued without the hunter having completed said tutorial.
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 are required at the time of licensing and, in addition, Hunter’s Safety Certifi-
cates are required for youth 17 and under.
ONLY ONE APPLICATION PER CATEGORY! Multiple applications will result in ALL APPLICATIONS being
voided for that hunter. Categories are as follows:
o DEER
 BOW ONLY (Hunters may apply for both deer and elk bow hunts).
— Bow Season Coast Buck: Aug. 24-28.
 FIREARM ONLY (Hunters may apply for both hunts).
— Centerfire Firearm Season Coast Buck: Sept. 28 to Oct. 2.
— Muzzleloader Rifle Season Any Deer (hair tag): Nov. 28 to Dec. 4.
o ELK (ELK HUNTERS may not apply for multiple seasons and must choose one season to apply; bow, first, OR second season)
 BOW ONLY (Hunters may apply for both deer and elk bow hunts).
— Bow Season Bull Elk: Aug. 24-28.
 FIREARM ONLY
— First Season Centerfire Firearm Bull: Nov. 7-13.
— Second Season Centerfire Firearm Any Elk (hair tag): Nov. 18-20.
— Muzzleloader Rifle Season Any Elk (hair tag): Dec. 5-20.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, 2020.
Applications may be mailed, faxed, e-mailed or hand-delivered to one of the following:
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Delivered: 47010 S.W. Hebo Road
Mailed: 9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Office: 503-879-2424
Fax: 503-879-5622
NRD@grandronde.org
Tags will be only be issued after successful applicants have been notified. The earliest tags will be available for issue is
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020.
A Grand Ronde Tribal Hunting and Fishing License will be required to be shown at time of tag pickup. Tags will not be al-
lowed to be picked up for other hunters. No exceptions to either of these rules.
• Under no circumstances will a tag be issued without all of the proper documentation.
• Lost tags will not be replaced. It is the hunter’s responsibility to keep all tags in a safe and secure place.
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