Nativepride, The simple fact that you are using such a comparison for your defense when it comes to the tribes (All the tribes rape of our fish and wildlife populations) suggests in itself that you know what the tribes are doing is wrong(comparing indian netting to other unethical harvesting practices). First off let me address your denial of the tribes taking native fish:Nets do not discriminate when it comes to native vs. hatchery fish. Therefor, if a gillnet is in the water, it is potentially going to kill native fish. Secondly, do not hide behind the implication that snagging is a white man thing. The best snaggers I've ever seen in my entire life are the Skokomish Indians harvesting Fall Salmon on tha Skokomish river ( the indians are only allowed to net three days a week, so they spend the other four days harvesting fish by snagging them with lead and triple hooks. Sad but true.) Lastly, I wasn't going to go there, but as long as you mentioned poaching.... The only difference between outright poaching and the tribal hunts for elk that have been going on in the St Helens area is that some poor, mis guided judge gave you the "legal right" to do it. The tribal hunts are no less morally or ethically out of line than poaching. So don't try to draww comparisons between what tribal and non tribal fishermen and hunters do, because you either don't know or refuse to acknowledge the paralells between tribal harvest rights and unabashed slaughter. Feel free to respond when you come up with an arguement that actually holds water.


[This message has been edited by LittleZoZo (edited 03-29-2001).]