Wildlife Mgmt. 2025 Survey - Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes

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In an effort to collect management data on harvest of wildlife on the Flathead Indian reservation, the Tribal Wildlife Management Program is requesting Tribal Member participation in the following survey. This survey is intended for every CSKT member, so please share with family and friends. All survey responses can be anonymous and all specific information provided will be confidential. The data collected will be analyzed to provide wildlife managers with information related to harvest levels of various species. Together, with game census and habitat data, the information you provide will help us manage wildlife resources to the benefit of all. We would also like to receive any questions and/or comments that you may have regarding the survey or the Tribal Wildlife Management Program. If you would like us to contact you on a particular question or comment, please provide an address or telephone number.

We look forward to receiving your replies to the survey, and we urge you to provide us with your questionnaire and comments.

Age Category(Required)

Gender(Required)

Male

Female

Prefer Not to Answer

1) Did you hunt or trap any wildlife species during 2025?(Required)

If no skip to question 2 on the next page.

Yes

No

If yes: How many days on the reservation

How many days off the reservations

How many female moose did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many male moose did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many female elk did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many male elk did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many female white-tailed deer did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many male white-tailed deer did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many female mule deer did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many male mule deer did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many female black bear did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many male black bear did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many female turkey's did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many male turkey's did you harvest in 2025 (please provide best estimates):

How many geese did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

Number

How many ducks did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

Number

How many pheasants did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

Number

How many partridge did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

Number

How many muskrat did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

Number

How many beavers did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

Number

How many mink did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

Number

How many marten did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

Number

How many coyote did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

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How many fox did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

Number

How many wolf did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

Number

What other furbearers did you harvest (please provide best estimates):

Number

Using the map, please indicate which Wildlife Management Units (WMU) you primarily hunt in. Please check the WMU below.

WMU

If possible, please type the species and corresponding WMU you generally harvest in.

Select the plus button to add additional species/WMU.

Species

WMU

2 From the list of possible reasons why people hunt; please indicate how important each item is to you as a reason for hunting.(Required)

Why people hunt

	Not at all important	Somewhat important	Moderately important	Very important	Extremely Important
Bringing home meat for my family
To help control the number of game in the herd
To harvest a trophy animal
To help maintain healthy male to female ratios in the herd
To help control the spread of diseases/CWD
For cultural or spiritual reasons

3. In the following section, please indicate how familiar you are with Chronic Wasting Disease on the Flathead Reservation?(Required)

Chronic Wasting Disease on the Flathead Reservation.

	Not familiar at all	Somewhat familiar	Moderately familiar	Very familiar	Extremely familiar
The Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance and Emergency Response Plan for the Flathead Indian Reservation
Community events hosted by Wildlife Biologists to promote awareness of CWD and human safety
Tribal Big Game Check Stations for CWD Samples
Can take a lymph node sample from an ungulate for testing or knows where to have animal tested by CSKT
Knows what safety precautions to take when harvesting in an area with CWD positive animals
How CWD spreads to other ungulates

4. How likely are you to participate in the following activities helping the Wildlife Management Program collect information on and manage CWD on the Flathead Indian Reservation?(Required)

Participation

	Not likely at all	Occasionally	Indifferent	Often	Extremely likely
The Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance and Emergency Response Plan for the Flathead Indian Reservation
Bring harvested animal to Polson DFWRC office for biologists to collect lymph node sample
Collect samples myself in the field with Hunter Sample Kits provided by CSKT Wildlife
Stop at a Tribal Big Game Check Station for CWD sample collection
Attend a community event hosted by Wildlife Biologists to promote awareness of CWD and human safety
Dispose of carcass / unused parts in a Class II landfill or household garbage bin
Participate in special CWD Management Hunts to help CSKT Wildlife collect CWD samples
Help CSKT Wildlife manage target herd populations by hunting doe/cow from CWD management zones to reduce spread of CWD to other areas
Wait until test results come back negative before using brain or other traditional parts for cultural uses

5. For the following management options, please indicate how much you would support or not support each statement; you may add additional recommendations in the ‘comments’ section at the end of each response.(Required)

Support

	No support at all	Negatively support	Indifferent	Slightly support	Strongly support
A limit on male harvest of deer and elk in certain locations to encourage doe/cow hunting to help manage healthy herd populations
Annual reporting of all harvested big game (including species, sex and age harvested) for use in monitoring big game populations
Mandatory submission of lymph nodes for Chronic Wasting Disease sampling

6. Please indicate what you believe is the best way for CSKT Wildlife to communicate information and updates about Chronic Wasting Disease on the Flathead Reservation.

Charkoosta

CSKT Intranet Email

Facebook Page

CSKT Website

Letter Mail

Radio

Flyers & Posters

Billboard