Section ENV.01.18 — Mandatory Registration / Wildlife Count

(a) All big game and turkey harvested on the Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation must be registered.

(1) Mandatory harvest tags will be issued to enrolled members and permittees through the Stockbridge-Munsee Conservation Department. Harvest tags must be obtained by hunters each season prior to hunting.

(2) Hunters must have harvest tags in their possession while hunting. Harvest tags must be attached immediately upon harvest. Big game and turkey must be tagged in the following manner: Bear & deer – at base of antler or hind leg through the gamble; turkey – around the base of the wing.

(3) All big game and turkey must be registered with the Conservation/Ecology Departments within 48 hours of harvest and processed within 30 days of registration.

(4) During a State of Wisconsin closed season, big game and turkey transported off the Reservation must also receive a Wisconsin DNR transportation tag.

(b) Before and during the applicable hunting season, the Conservation/Ecology Departments shall publish in the Mohican News, and tribal posting places, the applicable registration places, phone numbers, and hours. The Tribe's web site may also be utilized.

(c) From time to time, but at least every other year, the Conservation/Ecology Departments will perform a count of the wildlife within the jurisdiction; particularly the bear, deer, and turkey, but also other species as needed. Data compiled is to be brought to the Fish and Wildlife Board for reviews and recommendations.