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Grand Traverse Band
Natural Resources Department
3505 Putnam Road Peshawbestown, MI 49682
Main Line: (231) 534-7500
Fax: (231) 534-7576
Email: NRD@gtb-nsn.gov
To protect and enhance the natural resources and environment entrusted to us by the Creator for managed and respected utilization by Anishinabek for past, present, and future generations.
2021 Natural Resources Department Presentation
Elk & Bear Lottery Applications Begin May 1st, 2022
Completed applications may be submitted no earlier than May 1st, 2022 by mail, e-mail, or in person at NRD.
Renewal Stickers 2021-2022
All GTB Hunting, Fishing, Gathering & Trapping Licenses expire April 1st
Please call or email the Natural Resources Department for your 2021/2022 renewal sticker.
Make sure your information is up to date, so you don’t miss out on any of your Treaty Rights information and opportunities.
Note: We do not have a shared database with Membership so information will need to be changed with us as well.
Immediate Ban on Deer Baiting, Feeding, and Attractants (Current for 2022)
Due to the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) into the 1836 treaty ceded territory, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Tribal Council, upon the recommendation of the Natural Resources and Environmental Committee and the Natural Resources Department, has issued an immediate ban on the use of baiting, feeding, or other chemical attractants for deer. Information on CWD can be found at www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases. Questions or concerns should be directed to the Natural Resources Department in person, or by telephone at 231-534-7500.

The Ottaway - A River Reborn
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For Website go to- http://intotheoutdoors.org/topics/the-ottaway-a-river-reborn/
The Boardman Ottaway River Fish Passage Resolution
Applications:
Hunting/Fishing/Gathering/Trapping License Application
Water/Snowmobile/ORV Registration
Designate Hunter Deer/Turkey Tags (Elder/Disabled)
2022 Elk and Bear Application (Applications will be accepted starting May 1st, 2022)
Regulations:
Hunting Regulations for the 1836 Ceded Territory
1836 Treaty Ceded Territory Map
GTB Great Lakes Fishing Regulations
GTB Marina Buildings Use Regulations
Meetings:
Natural Resources Environmental Committee (NREC) Meetings