Shame, first shoot a hanford bull, then win a radio contest with it.

[ICEMAN]

I hear you. I just cannot imagine where tribal/non-tribal relations will be in twenty years. I do not see how we can improve things.

[wraithen]

I suspect they will be pretty close to where they are. You'd be surprised how some bad word of the mouth travels. Especially along rivers. It's not unique to the hunters. Either it won't have changed much or we will all be in a similar line of thought due to what the state has in store for us all. You know what they say about the enemy of my enemy...

[idahoelkhunter300wby]

I feel your pain.   Its bullsh!t.

[longknife]

Everybody I talked to thought this was some serious BullSh!t.  These natives need to stop rubbing this in our face.

Thats why they are doing it, to make "us "look bad to the comunity. Its like they are setting us up for public eyes. We have technoligy, take pics, and go straight to the press, LE dosent do anything, or allow the comunity see what they do wrong!

It was a "bigger than yours" contest, rite.... its bigger than yours! It still is a legal bull, just their laws. 
We needs a change!

[Raul Duke]

That just ain't rite. None of it is. How he won, how he got it, just not rite.

[trophyhunt]

Anyone feel that relations are getting better?

I would argue that when you sit down and talk with someone, that relations improve. When more information is shared-improvement. I don't feel it.

I do respect a few of the tribal members who post on this site, but I do not feel as a whole, that any of this is helping the situation....

[jackmaster]

i can tell you where it will be in 20 years, the wolves will have decimated just about everything, the natives will blame it on the white man and we will lose are huntn rights cause there isnt enough game for whites and natives so the natives win out and we lose again, this is gettn real old..... all people white and native should have to hunt under the same damn rules with the same damn prices thats the only way this will get settled i know the whiteman could sure use the natives on this wolf issue, they obviously have more pull than non natives and if they wanted they could put some of that casino money to good use and help us out..

[HairTrigger]

You guys make it sound like WE all went out an harvested that bull well WE all didn't I don't agree with how he won tha contest but what if that bull came off the rez you'd still fill tha same way I think also I don't agree with how he did get his harvest either.

[wraithen]

Hair trigger, some may actually see things that way but I think most people don't want to include you in this lump of nonsense. They are lumping all the ones who choose to do this. Not all period.

You make it seem like WE all bash natives but WE all don't and I don't agree with any bigoted form of bashing.

[jackmaster]

i can honestly tell you if a native killed that bull with a tag and in an area everyone can hunt and during a season that has everyone else huntn in it, then hell i would be one of the first to congradulate him, but what gets old is us non natives taking a back seat to some of the best huntn in the world and have to watch natives get to hunt land that either should be open for permits for everyone to have a chance or left alone, those elk are like the elk at northwest trek they dont have the same instincts to survive hell that elk probably thought someone was just gonna take his picture, damn he was sure wrong

[HairTrigger]

On the wolf issue you guys can't shoot them? I don't know but id be glad to help with this in what ever way possible I'm not even sure if we can but if one was goin to attack it'd be ok right???

[HairTrigger]

I've seen wolf tracks on bear creek trail while hiking in to look for a ram for my brother in law was pretty creepy

[jackmaster]

it sure would be nice for the natives to raise a big stink over the wolves i bet you guys have the power to make it go away

[400out]

On the wolf issue you guys can't shoot them? I don't know but id be glad to help with this in what ever way possible I'm not even sure if we can but if one was goin to attack it'd be ok right???

I'm pretty sure I have seen pictures of indians with wolf pelts being used for ceremonies and that would be your heritage right?  So why is it you don't go out and shoot as many as elk  I would think you would have more of a leg to stand on that I 
OH BOY OH BOY I think I found the loop hole we've been looking for 

[runamuk]

On the wolf issue you guys can't shoot them? I don't know but id be glad to help with this in what ever way possible I'm not even sure if we can but if one was goin to attack it'd be ok right???

I'm pretty sure I have seen pictures of indians with wolf pelts being used for ceremonies and that would be your heritage right?  So why is it you don't go out and shoot as many as elk  I would think you would have more of a leg to stand on that I 
OH BOY OH BOY I think I found the loop hole we've been looking for 

Wolves Seals bald eagles all under federal protection so tribes are under similar regulations as the states when it comes to them....which is a bummer because seals were a bigger part of the history of many tribes and played a bigger role than whales or salmon...many of the tribes on the coast relied on seals, cod, euchalon (smelt),and many of the berries and roots...... and salmon was a minimal player as was whale in fact whale has consistently remained far more of a staple to the norse people throughout history.....its interesting to note that the species that played a huge role in survival of the coastal peoples are virtually ignored.