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Originally posted by Vic:
Nativepride:

If the tribes were fishing for subsistence I wouldn't complain about tribal fishing at all. Most of these fish are winding up in restaurants (Big Daddy's in Woodinville for those of you who would like to join in my boycott) the Pike Place Market and some are even left to rot on the banks of our rivers. It has become clear to me that the tribes don't give s sh!t about the fish or the game in our state, and are only interested in making money, which makes them just as bad as the buffalo hunters of the late 1800's. You guys continue to net rivers that have runs of fish that are near extinction (The Humptulips Kings for example, and don't even try that "Its Ok because we are targeting Coho" crap either. Nets kill everything that swims into them and those runs take place at the same time). You guys leave Chums and Humpies on the bank to rot after you have gutted the hens. I have heard about tribal members on the coast that shoot upwards of 50 antlered elk per year and sell the horns to Oriental Herb stores in China town. The stories go on and on and on!!! I don't want to lump all tribal members together, and say that they are all bad, I am sure that there are some in the tribes that are as angry as I am about the way that some choose to abuse the resource. For most of us the only exposure that we have to the tribes is the BS that we see and hear about on our rivers and hunting grounds. It is obvious to me that the few that are concerned about the resource don't have enough clout to make the others act responsibly. I think that it is time that we start exposing the tribes and their wasteful behavior. Whoever suggested protesting at the Pike Place market to get this issue out in the publics face was right. Set a date and I will be there!!! It is about time that the general public learned what these A-holes are doing.


Good post! A very good post indeed.