Perhaps you make a good point about enforcement and I don't know much about
Colville wildlife...but it seems like many of the tribal fish and wildlife
divisions try to be good stewards of wildlife. I could be wrong about
that, but it seems that way.

Mike Clarke

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 4:23 PM, Kelly McAllister <mcallisters4 at comcast.net>
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> Many will remember the lengthy legal deliberations surrounding the Makah
> Tribe?s interest in obtaining authorization to take Gray Whales which had
> been delisted from the Endangered Species Act but were still protected
> under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Indian Nations are definitely not
> independent countries and they are largely subject to federal laws.
> However, the treaties and other aspects of their special status (when they
> are recognized by the federal government as indigenous tribes), give them
> some unique legal treatments. It?s my guess that the Colville tribe?s
> wildlife protection laws largely mirror federal laws like the Migratory
> Bird Treaty Act. Enforcement, though, is a completely different matter?
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> Kelly McAllister
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> *From:* tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:
> tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *Mike Clarke
> *Sent:* Friday, January 29, 2016 2:38 PM
> *To:* TWEETERS <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [Tweeters] Legal vs Ethical
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> Federal guidelines and the Endangered Species Act as well as the Migratory
> Bird Treaty Act and other federal wildlife regulations do very much apply
> on tribal lands. Tribal authorities have all power to set hunting
> seasons, bag limits, etc...but only do so within the guidelines set by the
> feds based on federal laws. This has always been my understanding of the
> reading I have done on this in the past. There are a myriad of exceptions
> to certain rules and limits on waterfowl hunting, eagle feather permitting
> etc..., but, if this owl was shot and killed, this would have been a
> violation of federal law that definitely would apply on the Colville
> Reservation.
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> Mike Clarke
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> Pullman
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