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ARCHERY REVIEW HIGH DESERT REGION ODFW 1
ARCHERY REVIEW
HIGH DESERT REGION
ODFW
1
ELK AND DEER MANAGEMENT
ISSUES
• SILVIES UNIT – ELK & DEER
• MALHEUR RIVER UNIT - ELK
• METOLIUS UNIT - DEER
• OCHOCO UNIT PILOT PROGRAM – ELK
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3
SILVIES UNIT
SILVIES UNIT - ELK
4
SILVIES UNIT - ELK
• VERY POPULAR UNIT
• RIFLE BULL HUNTS REQUIRE 3
PREFERENCE POINTS
• ARCHERY ELK HUNTERS > 1000
5
SILVIES UNIT - ELK
• CURRENT SEASON FRAMEWORK:
• CONTROLLED BULL RIFLE
– 1ST PERIOD – 5 DAYS
– 2ND PERIOD – 9 DAYS
6
SILVIES UNIT - ELK
• CURRENT SEASON FRAMEWORK:
• GENERAL ARCHERY SEASON
– 30 DAY SEASON
– EITHER-SEX BAG LIMIT
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SILVIES UNIT - ELK
• ELK POPULATION ABOVE MO
• BULL RATIO BELOW MO
8
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1990 1995 2000 2006 2011
SILVIES UNIT ELK POPULATION
Elk Population
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
9
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
SILVIES UNIT BULL RATIOS
BULLS PER 100 COWS
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
10
SILVIES UNIT - ELK
• INCREASED ARCHERY PRESSURE HAS
CHANGED DISTRIBUTION OF ELK
– PUBLIC LAND TO PRIVATE LAND
• INCREASED ELK POPULATION LEADING
TO INCREASED DAMAGE ISSUES
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0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2012
SILVIES UNIT ELK HUNTERS
Rifle Elk Hunters
Archery Elk Hunters
12
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2012
SILVIES UNIT BULL HARVEST
RIFLE BULL HARVEST
ARCHERY BULL HARVEST
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SILVIES UNIT - ELK
• ARCHERY HUNTERS TARGET BULLS
WITH AN EITHER-SEX BAG LIMIT
• DUE TO VULNERABILITY OF BULLS
ESPECIALLY LATTER PART OF SEASON
• DIFFICULT TO MEET BULL MO
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35%
65%
2012 ARCHERY ELK HARVEST SILVIES UNIT
Female Male
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SILVIES UNIT - ELK
• ELK DAMAGE
– DIFFICULT TO ADDRESS EARLY SEASON
ELK DAMAGE WITH ANTLERLESS RIFLE
HUNTS
– CONFLICTS BETWEEN CONCURRENT
ARCHERY AND RIFLE SEASONS
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SILVIES UNIT - ELK
• SILVIES/NORTH JUNIPER HUNT DESIGNED TO TARGET ELK THAT LEAVE PUBLIC LANDS AND CAUSE AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE.
• TAG #S FOR THIS HUNT LOWER THAN NEEDED DUE TO CONFLICTS BETWEEN ARCHERS AND RIFLE HUNTERS
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SILVIES UNIT - ELK
• UNDER CURRENT SEASON
FRAMEWORKS:
– ARCHERY BULL HARVEST NO LONGER
INSIGNIFICANT
– TO MEET BULL RATIO, ONLY TOOL
AVAILABLE IS TO REDUCE RIFLE BULL
OPPORTUNITY, OR AT BEST MAINTAIN
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SILVIES UNIT - ELK
• UNDER CURRENT SEASON
FRAMEWORKS:
• DIFFICULT TO ADDRESS ELK DAMAGE
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SILVIES UNIT - DEER
20
SILVIES UNIT - DEER
• POPULATION BELOW MO
• BUCK RATIO SLIGHTLY ABOVE MO
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SILVIES UNIT - DEER
• SEASON FRAMEWORK:
• 12 DAY CONTROLLED RIFLE BUCK
• 30 DAY GENERAL ARCHERY BUCK
• 9 DAY CONTROLLED MUZZLELOADER BUCK
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0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
SILVIES UNIT DEER POPULATION
DEER POPULATION
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
23
0
5
10
15
20
25
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
SILVIES UNIT BUCK RATIO
BUCK PER 100 DOES
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
24
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2012
SILVIES UNIT DEER HUNTERS
RIFLE HUNTERS
ARCHERY HUNTERS
25
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010
SILVIES UNIT BUCK HARVEST
RIFLE HARVEST
ARCHERY HARVEST
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SILVIES UNIT - DEER
• INCREASE IN ARCHERY HUNTERS
PARTLY DUE TO POPULARITY OF UNIT
FOR ARCHERY ELK HUNTING
• ARCHERY HUNTERS NOW
OUTNUMBER RIFLE HUNTERS
27
SILVIES UNIT - DEER
• TO MAINTAIN BUCK RATIO , ONLY
TOOL AVAILABLE IS TO REDUCE
RIFLE BUCK OPPORTUNITY, OR AT
BEST MAINTAIN
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29
MALHEUR
RIVER
UNIT
MALHEUR RIVER UNIT - ELK
• POPULATION ABOVE MO
• BULL RATIO SLIGHTLY ABOVE MO
30
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
MALHEUR RIVER ELK POPULATION
Elk Numbers
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
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0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
MALHEUR RIVER UNIT BULL RATIOS
BULLS PER 100 COWS
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
32
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2012
MALHEUR RIVER ELK HUNTERS
RIFLE ELK HUNTERS
ARCHERY ELK HUNTERS
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-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2012
MALHEUR RIVER UNIT BULL HARVEST
RIFLE BULL HARVEST
ARCHERY BULL HARVEST
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23%
77%
2012 ARCHERY ELK HARVEST MALHEUR RIVER UNIT
Female Male
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MALHEUR RIVER UNIT - ELK
• ARCHERY HARVEST NO LONGER
INSIGNIFICANT
• TO MEET BULL RATIO, ONLY TOOL
AVAILABLE IS TO REDUCE RIFLE
BULL OPPORTUNITY, OR AT BEST
MAINTAIN
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37
METOLIUS
UNIT
METOLIUS UNIT - DEER
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METOLIUS UNIT - DEER
• POPULATION BELOW MO - (80%)
• MEETING BUCK MO (25 BUCKS/100)
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METOLIUS UNIT - DEER
• SEASON FRAMEWORK:
– 12 DAY CONTROLLED RIFLE BUCK
– 30 DAY GENERAL ARCHERY BUCK
– 30 DAY CONTROLLED ARCHERY DEER
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METOLIUS UNIT - DEER
• SEASON FRAMEWORK (CON’T):
• 30 DAY CONTROLLED ARCHERY
ANTLERLESS DEER
• 7 DAY CONTROLLED MUZZ. EITHER-SEX DEER
• 7 DAY CONTROLLED MUZZ. ANTLERLESS
DEER
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42
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
1993 1998 2003 2008
METOLIUS UNIT DEER HUNTERS
Rifle Hunters
Archery Hunters
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0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1993 1998 2003 2008
METOLIUS UNIT BUCK HARVEST
Rifle Bucks
Archery Bucks
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0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1993 1998 2003 2008
METOLIUS UNIT MUZZLELOADER & ARCHERY HUNTERS
MUZZLELOADER HUNTERS
ARCHERY HUNTERS
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0
50
100
150
200
250
1993 1998 2003 2008
METOLIUS UNIT MUZZLOADER & ARCHERY BUCK HARVEST
MUZZLELOADER BUCKS
ARCHERY BUCKS
METOLIUS UNIT - DEER
• CURRENTLY MINIMAL CONTROL OVER:
– GENERAL ARCHERY HUNTERS/HARVEST
– HIGH CASCADE SEASON IMPACTS
– GENERAL WESTERN DEER SEASON IMPACTS
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METOLIUS UNIT - DEER
• OTHER MANAGEMENT ISSUES:
– TRIBAL HARVEST
– POACHING
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METOLIUS UNIT - DEER
• UNDER CURRENT SEASON
FRAMEWORKS:
– TO MEET BUCK MO, ONLY TOOL
AVAILABLE IS TO REDUCE RIFLE BUCK
OPPORTUNITY
– ALSO FORCED TO MAINTAIN VERY LOW
NUMBER OF MUZZLELOADER TAGS
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OCHOCO
UNIT
OCHOCO UNIT - ELK
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OCHOCO UNIT - ELK
• FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS
ARCHERY REVIEW:
– RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTATION OF
PILOT PROGRAM
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OCHOCO UNIT - ELK
• IMPLEMENTED CONTROLLED ARCHERY IN 2006
– RATIONALE:
– LARGE INCREASE IN ARCHERY HUNTERS
– BULL RATIO ISSUES
– SHIFT IN ELK DISTRIBUTION
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0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
OCHOCO UNIT ELK HUNTERS
Rifle Hunters
Archery Hunters
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0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
OCHOCO UNIT ELK HUNTER SUCCESS
Rifle % Success
Archery % Success
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0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
1988 1993 1998 2003 2008
OCHOCO UNIT BULL HARVEST
RIFLE BULL HARVEST
ARCHERY BULL HARVEST
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OCHOCO UNIT - ELK
• IN 2013
– REPLACED UNIT WIDE ANTLERLESS HUNT (RIFLE) WITH ADDITIONAL PRIVATE LAND HUNTS IN AN EFFORT TO MOVE ELK BACK ONTO PUBLIC LANDS
– NO LONGER ANY UNIT WIDE RIFLE ANTLERLESS OPPORTUNITY (EXCEPT FOR YOUTH)
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OCHOCO UNIT - ELK
• IN 2013:
• ADDED A BULL ONLY ARCHERY SEASON
ALONG WITH TAG REDUCTION IN THE
EITHER-SEX ARCHERY SEASON
– OCHOCO UNIT NO. 1 - ONE ELK > 300 TAGS
– OCHOCO UNIT NO. 2 – ONE BULL > 500 TAGS
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OCHOCO UNIT - ELK
• OUTCOMES:
– REDUCED ANTLERLESS HARVEST ON PUBLIC LANDS
– LESS DISTURBANCE TO ELK
– INCREASED ARCHERY SUCCESS
– INCREASED HUNTER SATISFACTION
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QUESTIONS
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