Sorry, But I don't buy into any of this "It's part of our heritage" crap that the tribes are always spewing. Bottom line, the tribes are netting the hell out of every river that they can, and our fish runs are becoming extinct as a result. So don't sit back and tell me about all the good things the tribes are doing for our fish runs,because I see it differently. The tribes are some of the guiltiest parties when it comes to overharvesting and then wasting fish. I saw this at Hoodsport and on the Skokomish last fall, and I'm seeing it on the Chehalis system this winter. To the Tribes: Your unabashed slaughter of our native runs is going to hurt everybody. Please practice some of the dogma that you preach and take your nets out of the rivers so that some fish can get through to spawn. To everyone else: Don't be foolish enough to buy into what the tribes are saying. They know what they're doing is hurting the runs, and they don't care. They do it just because they can.

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[This message has been edited by LittleZoZo (edited 03-26-2001).]