This group, as a whole, is pretty fair about bashing whatever group it is that is being greedy or unethical. Threads on issues such as snagging/flossing, water rights, crabbing, man invading nature's territory, etc. all see several pages of very interesting takes on the issue.

This issue is the same, however I think it is more visable to the public. That, combined with the fact that we are not too many generations removed from the "good old days" makes it a personal issue.

I suspect many of you have seen commercial boats right in front of family homes all night long with as much disregard for the property owners as for the natural resources they are after.

I don't discriminate the greedy guys that belong to a tribe from the greedy white guys that fish commercially. Enough of them are in it for as much money as they can get as fast as they can before it's gone, that they have now gotton a themselves a bad name. (along with several other reasons)

I do try and keep my feelings about this group seperate from tribal business owners that are attempting to make a go of it. (I try to include the tribal casinos into this group, but sometimes have to remind myself).

We are all in this together, but some think it's a sprint to the finish line and that pisses me off. It makes it difficult not to get caught up in it yourself.

So you're right, go after the law-makers to make changes, but speak up in forums like this too, as it gives us a safe place to think through the issues. And "Prebolt" or "Postbolt" RAPE is RAPE, regardless of whether you're a Swede or Native American.