Reservation Fire Footprint Closure

2026 Ceded Lands Fire Impacts

2026 Fire Season Impacts In Oregon Through August

 

2026 Oregon Fire Impacts – Reservation Lands & Ceded Lands

Please Check ahead of hunting trips to ensure area closures don’t impact your efforts, and ensure you’re aware of risks now posed in fire impacted areas.

Tribal Hunting Regulations

Changes or additions are highlighted in yellow throughout the document.

Due to an effort to improve Tribal big game hunting seasons, there are numerous changes for 2023-2024.

  • All archery hunts start Aug. 1st and run through Oct 2. 
  • Whitetail deer hunts are year-round in all Eastern Oregon Units of the Tribal Ceded-Lands Off-Reservation Hunt Map.
  • All Pine Creek limited access permits will be on a draw application.
  • California bighorn sheep ewe hunts in the John Day River and Deschutes River hunt areas.
  • Mountain goat billy hunts in all of Eastern Oregon Hunt Units were Goats can be found. 
  • Keep your eye out for all the highlighted areas to find other new hunts, hunt name changes, and a few hunt area changes.
Ceded Lands Hunting Rules and Guidelines Troubleshooting and FAQs Reservation Regs

BE INFORMED

Order Permits Online – New Look. New Steps.

Warm Springs Tribes Wildlife Department has a new hunting permit system for all tribal members – online, through mobile devices and natural resources front desk.

If you order your tags and permits online, expect a new look and steps to the process.

We are working on a seamless rollout of the new permit system. Because it is new, we are also preparing for the unknown and unexpected. We appreciate your patience during this transition.

Issue Permits Online

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