Letter to the Editor: One less bull in the Tieton Dr. herd...

[400out]

"Tribes strongly believe that they can take care of themselves and control their own future..."   As long as they keep getting that U.S.A Government money.  Lets see how well they can "take care of themselves and control their own future" if the tribes STOP getting money from the United States of America....

as long as there are casinos you will never get to the point where natives don't get U.S money! How about you get the prudes that run this and other states to realize what allowing the opening of casinos would bring to their economies versus take away  There is my 2 cents I'm not working so can't afford to give you anymore 

[buckmaster_wa]

Got a good update for everyone. Today I took the wife and kid up to see some deer and elk and while I was up in the Nile area I crossed pathes with a Yakama tribal wildlife officer. He said he was just getting to know the area and asked me where the natives tend to shoot the animals at. I gave him a few pointers and talked to him for a while. He also told me that they are going to be patrolling the area more frequently and said that the three that were caught shooting the elk in the Clover springs feeding area are going to be facing much stiffer penalties then just the $500 fine.

He also thanked me for bringing this issue to light and gave me his personal cell phone to contact him if I see any illegal activity.

[fishunt247]

That's awesome. Crazy what a letter from you and I to the paper and two news coverages can do. I'm sure the tribe does not want to be portrayed in a bad light like that, and they are willing to do what is needed to get a better public image.

[denali]

WOW buckmaster    good news, thanks

[wablkandtan]

4 gut piles on 1701 today.  lookin for sheds and heard 3 shots made it back to the truck and saw a truck up ahead trying to get up the road.  decided to investigate.  found fresh blood and a drag mark from a deer.  truck got away so i decided to wait them out.  20 minutes later down came the truck and about $hit when they saw me.  3 INDIANS  NEWER RED/MAROON QUAD CAB DODGE.  THE TRUCK HAD STICKERS ON IT THAT SAID MIKE OLSON DODGE 50TH ANIVERSERY.  STICKER WAS ON FRONT WINDSHIELD AND TAILGATE.  REMEMBER I DID NOT SEE FOR SURE THE GUYS KILL ANYTHING BUT ITS KIND OF WEIRD.  GUT PILES WERE OLDER HAD SOME SNOW OVER THEM AND THE PREDATORS WERE WORKIN THEM.  HOPEFULLY OL BUCKMASTER WILL CALL THE TRIBE AND REPORT THIS. 

[ribka]

Buckmaster and WAblkandtan. Thanks for sharing the info. Pics are always good too.
Hopefully we can curtail this activity

Good job!!

[whiteeyes]

4 gut piles on 1701 today.  lookin for sheds and heard 3 shots made it back to the truck and saw a truck up ahead trying to get up the road.  decided to investigate.  found fresh blood and a drag mark from a deer.  truck got away so i decided to wait them out.  20 minutes later down came the truck and about $hit when they saw me.  3 INDIANS  NEWER RED/MAROON QUAD CAB DODGE.  THE TRUCK HAD STICKERS ON IT THAT SAID MIKE OLSON DODGE 50TH ANIVERSERY.  STICKER WAS ON FRONT WINDSHIELD AND TAILGATE.  REMEMBER I DID NOT SEE FOR SURE THE GUYS KILL ANYTHING BUT ITS KIND OF WEIRD.  GUT PILES WERE OLDER HAD SOME SNOW OVER THEM AND THE PREDATORS WERE WORKIN THEM.  HOPEFULLY OL BUCKMASTER WILL CALL THE TRIBE AND REPORT THIS. 

So did you go look at the gut piles ?  Maybe you would have seen cougar tracks around the gut piles. Did you have a firearm with you? Is it illegal to shot a firearm in that area? Is it illegal for Indians to be in this area? All kinds of scenarios, just because there has been so much attention lately about Indians doesn't necessarily mean every Indian you see in the hills is doing something you disagree with. Just sayin..........................   

[biggdogg]

I agree with whiteeyes that's the bs that gets everybody fired up I go up and look at the deer and elk too, I have a feather in my window so if anybody sees a red ford 1 ton four door I'm just showing my boy the welfare elk that he will not be hunting, pretty sad when their is deer still up higher than elk surviving just fine.

[fishunt247]

Yeah, who knows on that scenario. Without seeing them actually hunting/shooting, or with animals in their truck, they could just be looking at deer...or shed hunting. Who knows. But biggdogg, I'm pretty sure deer typically winter higher than elk because of the differences in diet. This isn't to say that there aren't deer lower than elk...I guess what I'm saying is that elk TYPICALLY migrate to lower elevations than elk because elk need to get to the grasses where deer don't need to.

[wablkandtan]

I own hounds and hunt cats in idaho with good friends and thats the first thing i looked for.  second im am good friends with an enrolled member and his wife just happens to work for fish and game.  aparently cows and does are not to be killed right now do to fawns and calves.  third it was just weird that they took off and waited to come out.  im not pointing the finger at anyone but i am too sick of this happening wether your indian white black or mexican.  i dont care persionaly the law is the law.  I also understand the yakamas ceded areas they can hunt.  Also it has come to my attention that the muckleshoot indians can come to the yakamas ceded areas and shoot 2 bucks and 1 cow.  what do the yakamas get in return?  how many other tribes are allowed to hunt?  maybe the yakamas are taking to much blame for all of this.  remember that there are bad apples in every barrel.  I cant thank the yakamas enough for all the hard work that they have done for the yakima river fisheries.  without them there would not even be a springer season.  see im on both sidea im not just out profiling.  so thanks to everyone that cares about our wildlifes future. lastly lets thank the wsdfw for raising our licenses.  keep in mind i would have paid 1000 dollars to run my dogs in this state.  guess my moneys goin to another state next year.

[farmin4u_98948]

Dont try to talk facts with people who already have their minds made up... Most people think that the indians just have to sit back and let the govt money roll in.... Being a ward of the fed govt isnt always a good thing. The first thing you have to do when dealing with the feds is check your common sense at the door. Sad but true...

[Raul Duke]

I just seen something that put a diffrent spin on this yesterday. I was at Safway on the Rez. Wile loading my groceries, the  little Toyota next to me had some hunting sticker on it.
So I asked the driver, "How you do this fall? Fill your tag?" 
driver-  " you bet, lol, I got me 2 great bulls and my kids each got one. 1 cow 1 spike."
"Shot us a few deer also."
I asked what area he hunted, since he got 2 bulls.
"My wife is Yakama, and the kids and each enrolled as 1/2 yakamas." I hunt anywhere I want"

I kind of chuckled to myself, if you can't beat, them. Join them I guess.

so how do you guys look at this? If he was Indian, he would of got bashed on this site.
But if he comes on here with pics of a great 7x7 and says he got it on the Rez. would any one question it?

MYSELF, I was discusted that he was almost bragging he uses his kids and a free hunt pass.

[jstone]

Ya how much of all that meat got waisted. And that is what is going to wipe out the washington herds. We will be all permit someday cause of over hunting, and poaching. Just taking advantage of a way BROKE SYSTEM. That is what is happening to the clockum, Entiat and all of the other easy access areas

[Special T]

I wouldn't go the the "how much was wasted" argument.... I would say he eats a lot more elk steak that the rest of us. 

[biggdogg]

it is bulls*** i hate that they can hunt the rez just because their married into the tribe he can't hunt where ever he wants if he goes off reservation and hunts he is doing it illegal so if you happen to see him off rez turn his ass in hopefully he will get caught, and the wasting of meat thing is getting old, want to talk about wasting meat how many animals get shot and wounded by sportsmen and get away seen a few people on the site asking for help or what to do when trying to find a wounded animal, and don't get me started on how many animals r all shot to sh*t that get taken to the butcher all kinds of meat wasted when their shot in the ass seen it myself  plus my buddy works at a local butcher.