Fish & Wildlife

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Natural Resources is responsible for the maintenance and issuance of hunting, fishing and shellfish tags to enrolled Tribal members. We also maintain the Tribal hatchery grounds and Tribal fishing sites. Annually the Tribe is provided an allocation of subsistence salmon which is distributed to the membership, typically in late spring or early summer. The Tribe also receives illegal game from the Oregon State Police to process and distribute to Tribal members in need.

NEW:  See attached new Hunting-Fishing-Trapping-Gathering Agreement with ODFW and the 2024 Plan for implementation of that agreement.

ODFW-CTSI Hunting-Fishing-Trapping-Gathering Agreement (PDF)

2024 Hunting-Fishing-Trapping-Gathering Implementation Plan (PDF)

Drift Creek

Tribal Hunting Area

Tribal Hunting Area Map

View Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) hunting maps.

Tag Information

Drawing Application (Word)

Tags Now Being Issued

• General Deer
• General Elk
• Cougar
• Rod and reel fishing
• Bear
• Shellfish

2024 Hunting & Fishing Tag Distribution Schedule

Tribal Hunting Area is the Trask, Stott Mtn., Alsea and Siuslaw units (available hunts vary by unit).

2024 Hunting & Fishing Tag Distribution Schedule (PDF)

Reporting Hunting/Fishing/Shellfish Harvests

Failure to report any hunting/fishing tag filled within the prescribed time period will result in a Notice of Violation being issued to the person to whom the tag was issued, with potential penalties, including suspension of hunting/fishing privileges, in accordance with the Tribe’s Hunting, Fishing and Gathering Ordinance. All reported harvests will be entered into an annual drawing for the following Cabela’s Gift Card incentives.

Hunting: $100, $75, $50

Fishing: $50

Shellfish: $50

Questions regarding the above schedule and distribution methods may be directed to Mike Kennedy at 541-444-8232 or toll free: 800-922-1399 or MikeK@ctsi.nsn.us.

Hunting/Fishing/Gathering Consent Decree (PDF)

Hunting/Fishing Tag Rules

Applying for Tag Drawings

• Applicant must fill out drawing form with their roll number, current address, phone number, etc. and must personally sign the drawing form.
• Youth (12-17 years old) must provide their hunter safety number on the application and must provide a copy of their hunter safety card when they apply.
• Tags will only be issued to the Tribal member drawn, even when they intend to have another Tribal member hunt for them.

Obtaining License and Tags

• Person wanting a license and tag may drop by Natural Resources with a current enrollment ID card. A permit form will be completed with address, phone number, etc. and must be personally signed by the Tribal member.
• Current enrollment ID card is required to affix a license on the back.
• Youth must present their hunter safety card when obtaining a hunting license and tag.
• Permit forms, license and tag(s) will be mailed when requested personally by contacting the Natural Resources office with the following information: name, enrollment number, phone number, mailing address, hunter safety card number (Youth 12-17 years old). Each person must call for their own tag(s) and cannot request for someone else.
• Tags will not be issued to one person for another person (including spouses, children, relatives, etc.).
• The person who the tag is issued to is responsible for reporting if a tag is filled within 3 business days of harvest. Penalties apply when a harvested tag is not reported (see below).

Using Tags

• Hunting tags may be hunted by the Tribal member obtaining the tag or that individual may give their tag to another Siletz Tribal member hunter to hunt for them. The other Tribal member must have a valid Tribal hunting license.
• A Tribal member may have only two tags per species hunted on them at a time while hunting.
• Tags shall not be given to or filled by any non-Siletz Tribal member.
• The person who the tag is issued to is responsible for reporting if the tag is filled within 3 business days of harvest.
• Tribal members will be issued only one Tribal tag in their name at a time for the season that they are hunting or fishing. Depending on the tag type, if they fill the first tag, they may obtain another tag if additional tags are still available. Possessing a Tribal tag does not preclude also possessing a State issued tag.
• All other ODFW rules and regulations regarding hunting seasons, locations, gear, etc. must be followed unless specifically modified by Tribal regulations.
• Once filled, the tag must be attached to the animal and/or fish and a harvest report made to the Natural Resources Department.
• At the Tribe’s three cultural fishing sites (Euchre Creek Falls, Dewey Creek, Little Rock Creek [hatchery]), Tribal members may fish for salmon using the following gear only: dip net, spear, gaff hook. Fishing may only occur during the fishing season established by the Tribe (dates will be posted at the Tribal offices and on the Tribe’s web site).

Reporting

• If the tag is filled, the person to whom the tag was issued must report the kill/catch to the Natural Resources Department within 3 business days.

Penalties

Failure to follow the Hunting/Fishing Tag Rules or any of the provisions of the Tribe’s Hunting, Fishing and Gathering Ordinance shall result in a Notice of Violation being issued to the violator, with potential penalties, including suspension of hunting and fishing privileges, in accordance with the Hunting, Fishing and Gathering Ordinance.

Violations include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Failure to report filling a tag within 3 business days of harvest.
• Failure to abide by all applicable Tribal and ODFW hunting/fishing regulations.
• Giving a tag to or having a tag filled by any non-Siletz Tribal member.

Fishing/Hunting Tag Rules (PDF)