CTUIR Treaty Hunting Regs 2020 2021
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2020 - 2021 Treaty Hunting Seasons and Regulations Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation -- Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Tribes CTUIR Tribal Hunting Rights Reserved in 1855 Treaty When Tribal leaders negotiated the Reservation. Among these rights is the right on Tribal Members by the Fish and Wildlife and human safety reasons) may not be Treaty with the U.S. Government on June to hunt on unclaimed lands throughout the Commission through its Fish and Wildlife permissible. For specific area closures 9, 1855, they ceded to the United States ceded lands as well as traditional hunting Code and annual regulations. Open areas please consult the appropriate land some 6.4 million acres of land in what is areas outside of the ceded lands. This include all National Forest Lands, State management agency. now Southeast Washington and Northeast allows enrolled CTUIR tribal members to Forest lands, Bureau of Land Management Within the Reservation, the CTUIR Oregon while retaining the Reservation as exercise treaty hunting rights on all publicly Lands, and National Wildlife Refuges where reserved much broader, exclusive hunting a permanent homeland. owned lands that are being managed in hunting is permitted. rights. While this includes the right to Despite giving up its ownership rights a manner consistent with the exercise of Additionally, hunting in areas of federal cross privately held lands to access on- to the ceded lands, the CTUIR reserved hunting rights. This applies to state and or state ownership where hunting is not Reservation hunting areas, the CTUIR certain rights necessary to continue their federal lands where hunting is a permitted an acceptable use (such as safety zones encourages its members to work with way of life on specified lands outside of the use with only such restrictions as are placed or areas closed for conservation or health landowners to establish mutually agreeable CTUIR Fish and Wildlife Commission Proposed CTUIR 2020-2021 Tribal Treaty Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits The Wildlife Code was enacted and the For Big Game and Upland Game Birds Fish and Wildlife Commission was estab- Yáamaš (MULE DEER) lished under the authority of the Board of Excluding Starkey Experimental forest, Mill Creek Watershed limited entry hunts Trustees pursuant to Article VI, Section Season: August 1 – December 31, 2020 Bag Limit: Bucks and Does 1 of the Constitution and By-laws of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Čatwilí (WHITE-TAILED DEER) Reservation. The Commission is respon- Season: Year round Bag Limit: Bucks and Does sible for formulating and implementing Wawúkya (ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK) the policies and programs of the Umatilla Excluding Starkey Experimental forest, Mill Creek Watershed limited entry hunts Indian Reservation for the management of Season: August 1 - August 31, 2020 Bag Limit: Any Elk wildlife, which shall include the issuance of such rules and regulations as may be Season: September 1-30, 2020 Bag Limit: Closed to Branch Antlered Bull Rifle Hunting. Only spike bulls and deemed necessary, pursuant the their antlerless elk can be hunted with rifle. Archery hunting of any elk permitted. authorities under the Wildlife Code of the Season: Oct. 1,- Nov. 30, 2020 Bag Limit: Any Elk CTUIR. Season: December 1 – December 31, 2020 Bag Limit: Closed to Branch Antlered Bull Hunting. Antlerless or Spike Bulls Only Commission Members: Chair Jeremy Wáwataw (PRONGHORN ANTELOPE) Red Star Wolf, Secretary Jim Marsh, mem- Season: August 1 – December 31, 2020 Bucks and Does bers Bud Herrera, Ken Hall, and Michael Van Pelt. To contact Commission Members Šašík (MOOSE) NOTE: Season pending final approval of Fish and Wildlife Commission after 30 day review period you can call the Board Office at 541-276- Season: August 1 – December 31, 2020 Bag Limit: One Bull Moose per year Closed to cow and calf hunting. Kill report 3165. For information on membership to, required within 72 hours of harvest. or authorities and responsibilities of, the Closed in the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington in support of establishment of viable populations Fish and Wildlife Commission, copies of Wáaw (ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT) the Wildlife Code and Commission By-laws are available at the Office of the CTUIR Elkhorn Season: September 1- Bag Limit: One Billy NOTE: Pre-hunt orientation required. Contact Wildlife Program Fish and Wildlife Programs, 46411 Timine November 30, 2020 to schedule orientation session. Kill report required within 72 hours of harvest. Way, Pendleton, Oregon 97801. Wenaha Season: September 1- November 30, 2020 Tnúun (BIGHORN SHEEP) CTUIR Wildlife Staff Burnt River Season: September 1 - Bag Limit: One Ram with special tag only. The CTUIR Wildlife Program provides December 31, 2020 See synopsis for application and tag drawing details. technical expertise in the field of biological Wenaha Season: September 1 - sciences and natural resource manage- December 31, 2020 ment. Program staff work to develop and Potamus Season: August 1 - implement projects that provide for the December 31, 2020 sustained conservation and use of the Qoqáalx ̣ (BISON) wildlife resources throughout the areas of interest and influence of the CTUIR. Please Montana Season: December 1, 2020– Bag Limit: Any bison Special tags and pre-hunt orientation required. See feel free to stop by our office with questions February 28, 2021 synopsis for ̓ details or to discuss your ideas and concerns. We K’oy’am’á (COUGAR) are at your service. Phone: 541-429-7200. Season: Open Year Round Bag Limit: No spotted kittens or females with spotted kittens. Kill report required within 72 hours Wildlife Program Staff: Carl Scheeler, of harvest. Program Manager; Wildlife Biologists Jerry Middel, Scott Peckham, Lindsay Chiono, Yáka’ (BLACK BEAR) and Rich Scheele; and Wildlife Technicians Season: Open Year Round Bag Limit: No sows with cubs less than one year old. Kill report required within 72 hours of harvest. Mark French, Troy Rodriguez, Iosefa Taula, UPLAND GAME BIRDS Austin Samuels. Season: August 1 – December 31, 2020 Either Sex, Waswásno/Tuy’é (MOUNTAIN GROUSE) QUAIL, PHEASANT, TURKEY, PARTIDGE & CHUKAR Season: Open Year Round REMINDER TO WATERFOWL and MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS CEREMONIAL HUNTERS Migratory game bird seasons set nation-wide based on Federal Framework, see individual state regulations for specific seasons and bag limits for area where you are hunting. All meat must be clean NOTE: Unless otherwise stated in the regulations table, no limit to the number of animals that may be harvested. Wasting wildlife is illegal. Prudent and deboned conservation of the resources is the responsibility of each hunter. Failure to adhere to kill reporting deadlines and/or data collection requirements of before it is brought to the any Tribal regulated hunt permit will result in the applicant being ineligible to apply for any CTUIR regulated hunt permit for the following 4 years. Longhouse cooler. Note: There is no season or legal bag limit for the Gray Wolf. They are currently under protected status by the CTUIR Fish and Wildlife Commission. CTUIR General Hunting Provisions FISHING AND HUNTING ALLOWED ONLY No person shall needlessly No one shall intentionally DURING OPEN SEASONS waste, after killing or disrupt or attempt to disrupt No person shall fish or hunt on or off the wounding, any wildlife or so lawful hunting activities. Reservation except during open seasons mutilate any wildlife that its established by this Code or the Commission. species, sex or size cannot be Any attempt to take a wildlife Violation of this section is a crime. determined. Waste includes the decoy under the control of deterioration of those portions Tribal police officers shall be TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION CARD of wildlife normally utilized an unlawful taking of wildlife Possession of a Tribal identification card for human consumption, and punishable pursuant to this shall establish a presumption that the holder to the point where it is no Code. is entitled to exercise all fishing and hunting longer fit for such use. Waste rights reserved for Tribal Members, subject includes abandoning meat in HUNTING PERMITS to all restrictions of this Code and rules and a locker. If the Confederated Any person who is regulations promulgated by the Commission. Tribes voluntarily pay for engaged in hunting pursuant Any person, who is a Tribal Member and who abandoned meat in lockers, to a permit required by this fishes or hunts on the Reservation or exercises the Confederated Tribes may Code shall have the permit off-reservation treaty rights, shall have in his or pursue repayment from the in his or her possession at her possession a Tribal identification card and abandoning person through the all times while engaging in any required permit, license or tag issued by courts. The Commission may the activity authorized by the the Confederated Tribes. Failure to possess voluntarily pay for abandoned permit. All permits issued by the required Tribal identification card is an meat in lockers. the Commission shall expressly infraction. state this requirement. DESTRUCTION OF DISPLAY UPON DEMAND PROPERTY ON-RESERVATION Upon demand by any Tribal, federal or No one hunting or fishing HUNTING state police officer or purchaser of commercial on land belonging to another BY TRIBAL MEMBERS fish, such card, permit, license or tag shall be person or the United States on occupants of the motor vehicle have in their (From Chapter 10 of the Fish displayed and refusal or failure to do so shall or off the Reservation shall damage the land, possession or immediate physical presence and Wildlife Code) establish a presumption that such person is not crops or property. All motor vehicles must is disassembled or stored, or in the trunk or authorized by the Confederated Tribes to hunt, remain on established roads and tracks. A storage compartment of a motor vehicle. RESTRICTIONS fish or trap. Refusal to display such permit and/ violation of this section is an infraction.