I got to say something her I understand where muley69 is comming from. Now I know not all native americans are this way but out west here it make a sportsmen sick to see whats going on.
First, washington state , Indians herd 178 elk in a public hunting area not on a reservation and kill the entier herd. They cut the heads off the bulls and took the calf to eat and left the rest the year 1995 Nere forks Washington I saw what they left fish and game did nothing. next year the Oylimpic pennisula was closed to hunting on the east side due to it became indian hunting grounds. trible counsule said if it did not happen they would kill the elk anyway so the white man wouldn't get them. they got there way.
1996, Forks area tribe starts killing whales again for some way of life thing. that turned out to be hog wash as the started selling whale burgers at road side stands. just antoher way of getting money from wildlife.
1997 gillnetted fish from the ho River about 400 lbs are dumped off a logging road because they didn't sell them at there road side stands. these fish are Native and endagered [:@]
Oregon,
columbia river is chocked with gill net from the tribes many fish are for sale at the boat doc. my seasone is about a week because I am only allowed 10 per year and these guy have no limmit. its one thing if your going to eat them its another if you are just selling them.
Deschutes river.
Border of warm springs res.
they claim they own the river (they don't and its in writeing) the res police came took my fly rod and gear including my drift boat. and gave me a 500 dollare fine. I hired a attorney and fought it and won there judge was like Oh yea you were on public land> I said I want my gear back and they said what gear ???[:@] Got ripped off by the trible police [:@] dang you would think they have enuff money with all the casinos. never got my drifter back but I saw it on the res. if it ever comes off I'll have the cops on them.
So yes I can see why people feel the way they do. It was a long time ago and I think that in this day in age they should live and follow the law the rest of us have to.