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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

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 1^st

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.