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. Waswásno/Tuy’é (MOUNTAIN GROUSE) Season: August 1 – December 31, 2020 Either Sex,

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. No Tribal Member shall engage in or attempt or tag and write his or her name on demand No one shall hunt small game, upland to engage in hunting on the Reservation except shall establish a presumption that such non- KILLING OF WOUNDED WILDLIFE game or waterfowl with any firearm other than during open seasons. No Tribal Member shall member has no permit and/or tag and is not the Anyone may kill wildlife that is found a shotgun, 10 gauge or smaller, except that engage or attempt to engage in hunting on the person named on the permit and/or tag in his suffering from mortal wounds. However, no one game may be taken with a caliber designation Reservation in the company of any person not or her possession. Refusal or failure to display shall use any such remains, out of season, for of 6 mm. (. 243 caliber) or smaller. authorized to exercise treaty hunting rights. a card, permit, license or tag, upon demand any purpose without a prior obtained permit by a Tribal, federal or state police officer, is an from the Commission. Anyone who kills wildlife Hunting big game and small game by means SUBSISTENCE HUNTING infraction. found suffering from mortal wounds shall take of bow and arrow shall be allowed during any Any Tribal member may apply to the reasonable steps to prevent waste including season set by the Commission. However, Commission for a subsistence hunting permit NOT TRANSFERABLE immediately notifying Tribal Police and notifying no one shall hunt with a crossbow or utilize during closed seasons. Each application for Tribal identification cards issued by the the Fish and Wildlife Commission as soon as explosive devises on arrows while bow hunting. a subsistence hunting permit shall be made Confederated Tribes are not transferable. practicable. A violation of this section is an in person to the Commission Chair who Permits, licenses or tags issued by the infraction. No one shall hunt, trap, chase, or harass shall call a meeting for the purpose of acting Commission are not transferable. Fraudulent big game with dogs except as authorized on the application. Each application shall, transfer is a crime. CLOSED AREAS by Commission rule or regulation adopted at a minimum, include: A. The name, age, No one shall engage in fishing or hunting pursuant to this Code. Tribal identification number of the person CONSERVATION at any time, on or off-reservation, in areas applying for the permit; B. Special facts and/or The Commission shall determine the length closed pursuant to this Code. The Commission No one under the 12 years of age shall reasons justifying the applicant's request for of all open seasons and issues all fishing and shall set closed areas by regulations adopted hunt unless the person is accompanied by an a subsistence hunting permit during a closed hunting permits based on sound principles of pursuant to this Code. No one shall engage or adult 18 years of age or older. The adult shall season; C. The dates on which the hunting is conservation. attempt to engage in hunting or fishing in areas be either the minor’s parent, legal guardian, to take place, not to exceed five (5) days; D. closed by the Commission. A violation of this or shall have the express permission of the Whether one deer or one elk is to be taken, TRAFFICKING IN WILDLIFE section is an infraction minor’s parent or legal guardian. but not both; E. Any other information the Concerning any wildlife, including parts, Commission deems relevant. raw or processed, no person subject to Tribal HUNTING GENERALLY No one aged 12 to 18 years of age shall jurisdiction shall: 1) Sell it or have it in his A violation of this section is an infraction hunt unless: CEREMONIAL HUNTING or her possession with the intent to sell; 2) unless specifically stated otherwise in the 1. The person has in his or her possession Any Tribal Member may apply to the Expose or offer it for sale; 3) Use it as part subsections below. a hunting safety certificate meeting the Commission for a ceremonial hunting permit of any exchange of consideration, including standards of the Confederated Tribes or a state during a closed season. Each application for a money or other items of value; or 4) Ship it for No one shall hunt, pursue, molest, catch, kill government; or ceremonial hunting permit shall be made to the commercial purposes. or attempt to hunt, pursue, molest, catch or kill 2. The person is accompanied by an adult 18 Commission Chair who shall call a meeting for any animal from a motor propelled vehicle. A years of age or older. The adult shall be either the purpose of acting on the application. Each However, this provision does not apply to: violation of this subsection is a crime. the minor’s parent, legal guardian, or shall have application shall, at a minimum, include: A. The The purchase, sale, exchange, or possession the express permission of the minor’s parent name, age and tribal identification number of of the following parts of lawfully taken wildlife: No one shall shoot any pistol, rifle, shotgun, or legal guardian. the applicant; B. The name of the ceremony for a) Processed or unprocessed hides, hooves, or other firearm from a vehicle or along any which the meat is to be used and an estimate dewclaws, sinews, or capes of big game or public road. No one shall engage in any hunting right, if a of the number of people expected to attend furbearers; b) Teeth, antler, horn, claws or court order prohibits him or her from possessing the ceremony; C. The dates on which the bone of big game or furbearers that have been No one shall hunt, pursue, take or attempt to a firearm. The Commission shall deny any hunting is to take place, not to exceed five (5) processed into handcrafted items. Handcrafted hunt, pursue or take animals from one half hour application for a hunting permit pursuant to days; D. A preference on which type of game items do not include complete sets of antlers after sunset to one half hour before sunrise. this Code, if the applicant is prohibited from animal is desired; E. The names of persons or whole heads and antlers which are mounted carrying a firearm. A violation of this subsection engaging in the ceremonial hunting; F. Any for display or other purposes; and c) naturally No one shall hunt big game with any firearm is a crime. other information the Commission deems shed horns or antlers; or d) the bartering of other than a rifle or handgun with a caliber relevant. An emergency ceremonial hunting subsistence wildlife by a Tribal Member to a designation of .222 (center fire) or larger, or a No one shall hunt with or discharge firearms permit may be granted by any two members member of a federally recognized tribe. shotgun using slugs or number one buckshot while under the influence of any drug, narcotic of the Commission if a regular quorum of the or larger. or liquor. A violation of this subsection is a crime. Commission is unavailable, provided that the A Tribal member who wishes to raise money two acting members submit to the remaining for a charitable cause by selling tickets for No one shall hunt with an artificial light of No one shall aim any firearm whether Commission members a copy of the ceremonial a dinner, lunch or other meal may include in any kind. It is prima facie evidence of unlawful loaded or not at or towards any human being hunting permit application acted upon within ten that meal portions of lawfully taken wildlife, hunting if found with an artificial light and any or willfully discharge any firearm, in a public (10) days from the date of its approval. provided that the tribal member first obtains rifle, shotgun or other firearm in any place place, or in any place where any person night a permit for this purpose from the Fish and where game animals may reasonably be be endangered, even if no injury results. A COMMERCIAL HUNTING Wildlife Commission and the meal is served expected to be found. However, this provision violation of this subsection is a crime. No Tribal member may engage or attempt on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Tickets does not apply: to engage in commercial hunting on the for a properly permitted meal may be sold to 1. To the headlights of a motor vehicle that is No one shall carry, transport or convey or Reservation. the general public. Violation of this section is being operated on a road in the usual manner, if have in his or her possession or under his or a crime. the operator or occupants of the motor vehicle her control in any vehicle any loaded shotgun, OFF-RESERVATION HUNTING BY TRIBAL makes no attempt to kill wildlife; or pistol or rifle. Loaded is defined as any weapon MEMBERS (From Chapter 13 of the Fish and WASTING WILDLIFE 2. When the weapon the operator or having a round of ammunition in the chamber. Wildlife Code) CTUIR General Hunting Provisions

SEASONS to exercise treaty hunting rights if: 1. Both the the non-member Indian must comply with their engage, in commercial hunting off reservation No Tribal Member shall take wildlife off Tribal Member and the other person comply respective tribal laws. pursuant to treaty reserved rights. reservation pursuant to treaty hunting rights with the state laws as to weapons restrictions SUBSISTENCE HUNTING TRAPPING (From Chapter 14 of the Fish except during open seasons established by and as to the number, sex, age, location, and Tribal Members may engage in off- and Wildlife Code) the Commission. open season dates of animals that may be reservation subsistence hunting pursuant to Tribal members shall not engage in or RESTRICTIONS taken, or 2. The other person is unarmed and section 10.02 of this Code. attempt to engage in subsistence or ceremonial No Tribal Member shall take wildlife receives no payment in exchange for his or her CEREMONIAL HUNTING trapping on the reservation without a permit pursuant to off-reservation treaty hunting rights participation. Any Tribal Member may engage Tribal Members may engage in off issued by the Commission. Violation of this in the company of any person not authorized in hunting or trapping with a non-member reservation ceremonial hunting pursuant to section is an infraction. Tribal members shall not to exercise treaty hunting rights, except as Indian who is also entitled to exercise off- section 10.03 of this Code. engage in or attempt to engage in commercial follows: Any Tribal Member may engage in reservation treaty hunting rights under another COMMERCIAL HUNTING or sport trapping on the reservation. Violation hunting with a person who is not authorized treaty. However, both the Tribal Member and No Tribal Member may engage, or attempt to of this section is a crime. CTUIR Limited Entry Hunts

Bighorn Sheep Limited Entry Hunt

The CTUIR Fish and Wildlife Commis- sion, in recognition of the Treaty-reserved right to harvest and of the sensitive nature of the harvest of these reintroduced and extremely limited bighorn sheep populations, will use a hunt-tag draw system for tribal harvest of bighorn sheep in Oregon. The draw system will be conducted to optimize hunt opportunities to benefit the greatest number of tribal hunters possible. Applicants must be at least 18 year of age to apply. Permit applications and complete application procedures will be available from Fish and Wildlife Program staff or Fish and Wildlife Commission or on the CTUIR Web site.

Hunt drawing will be conducted in public by the Commission at their regularly sched- uled Commission meeting on July 21, 2020. This method, and the public setting, will as- sure that no bias is introduced to the draw program and provide clear accountability to the Tribal public. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for public safety during the COVIC-19 pandemic will be adhered to. : to apply for any 1. Applicants for bighorn sheep tags CTUIR regulated must be at least 18 year of age to apply for hunt permit for bighorn sheep. the following 4 2. Permit applications will be available years. from Fish and Wildlife Program Staff or Fish and Wildlife Commission. Mill Creek 3. Applications will rank their hunt preference with their choices of first, Watershed second, third, etc. If an applicant Mill Creek Wa- chooses not to make second and or third tershed is man- choice and their first choice is already aged by the City taken by a previously drawn applicant, of Walla Walla they will not be considered for other for domestic wa- remaining opportunities. ter supply. The 4. Application is filled out and submit- local elk herd is ted to Fish and Wildlife Program Staff or managed by the Commission for processing no later than CTUIR, the Or- close of business (4 pm) the day before the egon Dept. of Fish scheduled tag drawing. and Wildlife and 5. Applications would be reviewed for Washington Dept. of Fish and Wild- completeness and eligibility of the applicant. application deadline in the General Council be awarded their second choice. If an ap- life to limit their impact to water quality in the Incomplete applications will not be eligible Chambers. This method and the public set- plicant chooses not to make second and watershed. The Tribal hunting season is from for drawing. ting, will assure that no bias is introduced their first is already taken by a previously October 1 through November 30. 6. Fish and Wildlife Commission will con- to the draw program and provide clear drawn applicant, they will not be considered accountability to the public. Beginning with for the remaining opportunity. In the event Tribal treaty hunters interested in hunt- duct a drawing of eligible applicants the day ing in the Mill Creek Watershed during this the drawing for 2008, successful tag appli- that a successful tag holder is for any rea- after the application deadline. period must notify the Tribal Wildlife Program son unable to exercise their permit, it may 7. The Fish and Wildlife Commission cants incur a lower priority for the following 541-429-7200 and the Mill Creek Watershed would notify the successful applicants and two years for receipt of tags. Preference be turned back to the Commission prior to Attendant, 541-558-3794, prior to entering confirm there continuing interest and ability will be given to individuals that did not the first day of the season and reissued to the watershed. Check in with the watershed to exercise the permit. If an applicant is successfully draw a tag in the previous two the next qualified applicant from the list of attendant is mandatory. unable to exercise their permit, the next years for the given specie in question. If alternates. Individuals that either decline This includes notification if you change eligible applicant will be contacted. there are tags remaining after all those with their tag at the time of drawing or return plans and do not intend to enter the watershed 8. Permit and associated information preference have received tags, remaining the tag for reissue no less than 7 days on a prescheduled day. Additionally, a kill on hunting restrictions and data collection qualified applicants will either be issued a prior to the first day of the hunt season will report is mandatory to track progress toward and reporting considerations will be mailed current year tag or placed on an ordered list not lose preference status for the following harvest goals in the watershed. No special to the successful applicants. Drawing pro- of alternates for that year based on order year’s drawing. permits are required this year. However, cedures and preferences are as follows: of current year drawing and time since last 10. Failure to adhere to kill reporting information on harvest reporting and other Hunt drawing will be conducted in public successful drawing. If an applicant’s first deadlines and/or data collection require- regulations and restrictions for activities in by the Commission at the Hunter’s Forum choice for bighorn sheep is already taken ments of any Tribal regulated hunt permit the watershed will be provided by the Tribal Wildlife Program prior to entry. Meeting at 5:00 pm on the day after the by a previously drawn applicant, they will will result in the applicant being ineligible Montana Bison Hunt Regulations

Treaty Harvest Regulations and Protocols for Required: The CTUIR is required to provide rifle with bullet size of 150 grain or larger is with treaty hunting rights for the Yellowstone Bison in the Greater Yellowstone Area their own law enforcement oversight of the treaty permitted for bison hunting. area) may assist a Tribal member with the Members of the Confederated Tribes of the bison hunt. The Hunt Party Leader is required Harvest Limitations and Game Waste: All field dressing, retrieval and transportation of a Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) engaging to coordinate with Umatilla Tribal Police Game party members identified on a valid bison permit downed bison to the Members’ hunting vehicle in hunting and harvest of wild bison on open Enforcement at least five working days prior may actively hunt bison. However, only two but may not assist or accompany the Member and unclaimed lands surrounding Yellowstone to the planned hunt to allow adequate time bison per party may be on the ground at any one with any aspect of the pursuit or harvest of the National Park are subject to the following for officers to make travel arraignments. This time. Each bison carcass must be completely animal. Such assistance is in addition to and regulations: requirement may be waived at the discretion of processed and off the hunt field before another shall not be considered a substitute for the Permitting Requirements: Exercising the Umatilla Tribal Game Enforcement. Hunting animal is taken. This includes hide, head, heart, minimum hunt assistants required by the Off- the tradition of “Going to Bison” for CTUIR without meeting this enforcement coordination liver and meat. Bone and gut pile may be left Reservation Bison Permit. members should be considered a communal requirement will be considered a violation of in place. Failure to strictly follow this provision Requirement to Disclose: The hunt party or group effort as it was prior to the Treaty. the permit. may be grounds for prosecution for game leader and all hunt assistants must have their The successful harvest and processing of Eligibility: Tribal members eligible to exercise waste. Note: the Fish and Wildlife Commission Tribal I.D. card and a valid Off-Reservation Bison bison in the field requires significant planning, off-reservation treaty hunting rights, in good strongly recommends hunt teams that have not Permit issued by the CTUIR Fish and Wildlife equipment and support. CTUIR Treaty Bison standing with the CTUIR Fish and Wildlife Com- previously killed and processed a bison limit their Commission in their possession while hunting or Harvest Permits are joint application “party” mission and who have attended the orientation first kill to one animal on the ground at a time. while in possession of a bison or parts thereof. hunting permits requiring the signature of a administered by the Commission within the past Harvest Reporting: The CTUIR Treaty Bison Tribal I.D. and Off-Reservation Bison Permit “Hunt Party Leader” and a minimum of three three years may apply to the Commission for a Harvest Permit shall consist of two parts as must be presented upon request to any Tribal, assistants to assure a safe and successful CTUIR Treaty Bison Harvest Permit as a “Hunt follows: State or Federal enforcement personnel. hunt. All applicants must have participated in a Party Leader” or “Hunt Assistant”. Applicants 1. A hunt reporting card. All Hunt Party Off Road Travel and Safety: The use of over CTUIR bison hunt orientation within three years may not apply to more than one party permit Leaders are required to submit a completed snow vehicles (snowmobiles or ATV’s equipped prior to the application. Hunt Party Leaders will per year unless a waiver is provided by the Fish kill report following completion of the hunt or with tracks) for bison hunting is allowed where also be required to participate in an annual pre- and Wildlife Commission and the participation within 72 hours of the end of the season. The not specifically restricted. Shooting from or hunt orientation prior to receiving their permit pursuant to the additional permit does not im- Lead Hunter is required to update harvest across groomed snowmobile trails or off any to be updated on any new hunt conditions and pact the legal exercise of the first relative to the information on the permit prior to taking another vehicle is prohibited. issues. Permit applications that do not include requirement of a minimum number of permitted animal or leaving the field. All hunters, including The Bison Permit Hunt Areas may be directly all required information for Hunt Assistants or Hunt Assistants. those who are not successful, must return the adjacent to the town of Gardiner, Montana are otherwise incomplete will not be considered. Hunt Area: The Bison Permit hunt area is completed kill report in order to remain in good or other numerous dispersed residences. Applications must be submitted at least 30 days described as those open and unclaimed lands standing with the Commission and to be eligible Discharging a firearm in a negligent manner or prior to the desired hunt date to allow for Fish found within the State of Montana and outside for future hunts. in any posted safety zone is a violation of the and Wildlife Commission review and processing. of Yellowstone National Park lands, with the 2. A hunt permit. The Hunt Party Leader CTUIR Treaty Bison Harvest Permit and Tribal The Hunt Party Leader is responsible for exception of the Royal Teton Ranch Bison Buffer and each permitted Hunt Assistant will be Hunting Regulations. conduct of the Hunt Assistants on their team Zone U.S. Forest Service lands or any lands issued a current year hunt permit. This permit Provision for Emergency Closure: Off- during the hunt and for recording and reporting of closed by the U.S. Forest Service for safety will include the hunter’s name and enrollment reservation bison hunting is restricted by these all harvest data in a complete and timely fashion. reasons. The Commission will provide general number, hunt season, bag limit, and must regulations, annual harvest quotas and any The Hunt Party Leader and at least three Hunt area maps for hunting parties. be validated by signatures of the hunter and special annual regulations established by the Assistants must be present during all permitted Season & Bag Limits: The Treaty Bison Hunt Commission Chair. This permit must be in the Commission. Hunt seasons and permits may hunting. Hunt Assistants may not harvest bison Season is from December 1 through February possession of each hunter at all times during be closed by the Commission under emergency after the Hunt Party Leader has left the hunting 28. Bag limits will be determined annually by the the hunt. order in response to biological or human safety area and will be in violation of Tribal regulations Commission. 2018/19 Bag limit: any animal . Provision of Assistance: Non- members or needs. if they do so. Members not eligible to exercise treaty hunting All other Tribal regulations apply. Coordination with Tribal Enforcement Weapons & Ammunition: Only a center fire rights off-Reservation (or Non-member Indians

Starkey Experimental Forest

To exercise treaty hunting rights on federal be required to collect some animal parts or lands within the Starkey Experimental Forest answer questions about your hunting experi- and Range Enclosure, Tribal members must ence. Specific requirements will be explained obtain permits from the Fish and Wildlife Com- when you check into the fenced area at the mission and assist in the collection of data from main gate off Highway 244. Failure to adhere all animals harvested. Tribal members may to kill reporting deadlines and/or data collec- sign up for scheduled hunts in the Starkey tion requirements of any Tribal regulated hunt Experimental Forest throughout the season permit will result in the applicant being ineligible at the Fish and Wildlife Office. Hunt permits to apply for any CTUIR regulated hunt permit will be issued on a “first come – first served” for the following 4 years. basis. This strategy has been implemented to For hunt area maps, consult the Starkey web increase flexibility for tribal hunters and- im site at www.FS.FED.US/PNW/ Starkey under prove tribal participation in these hunts. If you the ‘Recreation’ section. To purchase maps of sign up for a hunt opportunity and are unable the Starkey Experimental Forest phone 541- to participate in the hunt, advise CTUIR Wildlife 963-7186 or write to USDA Forest Service, La Program ASAP so that the hunt opportunity can Grande Ranger District, 3502 Highway 30, La be provided to tribal members on the standby Grande, OR 97850. list. As part of the ongoing research, you may

Moose Season Opened, But Still No Wildlife Mitigation Areas Managed by CTUIR The CTUIR Department of Natural approximately 3 miles east of Umatilla, Hunting in NE Oregon, SE Washington Resources Wildlife Program is responsible Oregon. The area is approximately 2,800 With all the ongoing efforts to reintroduce, slow or halt the progress toward establish- for the management of two off-Reservation acres in size, and offers hunt opportunities for restore or protect various fish and wildlife ment of a viable local population. Wildlife Mitigation Areas. The Mitigation waterfowl and upland game birds. populations in the Pacific Northwest, Sa’- The Commission wants to remind tribal Areas, known as Wanaket and Rainwater, slaqs, Moose (Alces hunters there are no open seasons for were established under the Northwest Power Rainwater is approximately 8 miles south alces), appear to have Moose in Oregon or Southeast Washington. Planning Council’s Wildlife Program to partially of the town of Dayton, Washington on the started a recovery of They encourage hunters to be especially replace wildlife habitats lost as a result of South Fork of the Touchet River. The Area is their own in Northeast careful when selecting their target in these hydropower development in the Columbia over 11,000 acres in size, and offers hunting Oregon and Southeast areas. Basin. The primary purpose of these areas is opportunities for upland game birds and big Washington. Moose are typically much larger and to protect, enhance, and mitigate wildlife and game. Motor vehicle access restrictions apply The Fish and Wild- darker in coat than elk with black to dark wildlife habitat; however hunting pursuant to at both areas. life Commission of the brown fur grading to gray or grayish brown Treaty Rights is permissible at each Wildlife Contact the Tribal Wildlife Program For Confederated Tribes on the belly and legs. The shape of the head Mitigation Area. more details about these hunt opportunities. of the Umatilla Indian with broad overhanging muzzle and waddle Hunters are reminded to use extreme caution Reservation want to see this new population like flap of skin on the throat also make Wanaket is located on Highway 730 during severe fire conditions. protected. Loss of any of these animals could identification easy. CALL IT IN If you witness acts of poaching, waste or abuse of your wildlife resources, please notify

Umatilla Tribal Police 541-278-0550 CTUIR Wildlife Program 541-429-7200 Oregon State Police TIP Hotline 1-800-452-7888 Washington Fish and Wildlife Poaching Hotline 1-800-477-6224. CTUIR Aboriginal Title Lands

For digital maps of hunting areas on and around the Umatilla Indian Reservation, go to www.umatilla.nsn.us.