HUNTS
Trophy Mule Deer Hunts - 2012The Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks Department over see’s the annual Trophy Mule Deer hunt, which started in the early 1990’s, which is for anyone willing to pay the cost of a hunt, every year we have had a 80% to 90% success rate, with an average spread of 28 inches. This year we will do a total of three hunts with 7 hunters in each hunt, each hunt will be five days. All hunters are required to have a Tribal Member or a Legally Married Spouse guide who is certified by this Department to guide, also one guide can guide two hunters during one hunt, this year the hunt dates are:
- First Hunt: November 17 – 21, 2012.
- Second Hunt: November 24 – 28, 2012.
- Third Hunt: December 1 – 5, 2012.
Trophy Hunt Prices
- $2500 dollars for a Five day (one) Buck Only permit.
- $1,000 dollars for a Tribal Member or Legally Married Spouse guide for a five day hunt, this means even if you harvest a Buck the first day of the hunt you still have to pay the $1,000 dollar guide fee, all guides have to be certified by this Department.
- $20 dollars a person is charge for the hunter to bring along a friend.
Non-Tribal Member Indian Mule Deer Hunt
This Hunt is open to any member of any Federal Recognized Tribe the hunter when selected will need to send a copy of his Tribal enrollment card, or a Copy of his Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB). There are a total of 8 permits available with 2 set aside for any member of any of the Southern Paiute Nation, the hunt dates are:
November 03 – 07, 2012
Indian Hunt Prices
- $900.00 dollars each for two Buck Only Permits, which requires 3 points or better, this usually fills up right away, call this Department to be put on a waiting list, also NO FAWNS, SPIKES OR SHED HUNTING.
- $300 dollars each for a mature Doe or a 2 point buck (forked Horn), NO FAWNS, SPIKES OR SHED HUNTING, a fee for someone accompanying the hunter is set at $20 dollars a person.
- $100 dollars each for 2 permits for any Tribal Member of any of the Southern Paiute Bands this is either for a Buck or Doe, if these permits are not filled a month prior to the hunt dates, they will be sold as a $300 dollar permit.
Both the Big Game Hunt and the Indian hunts are so in demand that if you do get into the hunts and does something wrong you will be taken off the list to hunt next year.
Tribal Member Hunt
The Tribal Member hunt is for all Tribal Members living on or off the Kaibab Paiute Reservation. There is no cost for these permits, but Tribal Members need to have a permit on them while hunting per the Hunting Ordinance, however there is a limits to how many permits a household can have which is 3 per household, per year, For example: if there are 3 Tribal Members living in one house, the 3 Tribal Members may each get a permit. Tribal Members that are unable to hunt may have a Certified Hunter, hunt for them. Also, any person who is legally married to a Tribal Member has the right to hunt for the household this can change only by a Tribal Council Order. Under the Tribe’s Law & Order Code anyone CONVICTED of Domestic Violence cannot hunt. This year the Tribal Hunt dates are:
- Starts: January 1, 2012 – November 11, 2012.
- Tribal Members may hunt from December 7 - 31, 2012
Other Hunts
Tribal Members can come in to the Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks Office and get a permit at No Cost to hunt any animal when in season this would be for Coyote Calling, Trapping, Rabbits, Cottontails, Small Game Birds and Mountain Lions.
Non-Tribal Member permits in order to apply for these permits the person needs submit a Written Proposal detailing what he/she wants to hunt, how, when and why. This proposal will come before the Wildlife Committee and if approved it will go on to the Tribal Council for final approval.
This Year we are asking all hunters to purchase and use Non Lead Bullets this is for concern for the CONDOR which is in our area they can get Lead Poisoning by eating guts of deer killed.