Fair enough Salmo, I do respect your opinion and feel that you are more informed than most. However, when I speak of the greater degree of, or should I say lack of enforcement when it comes to tribal retention reports, I CAN back this up by saying that when it comes to non-tribal commercials, they face a much harsher consequence if caught than tribal fishers do.. To prove my point in just one case, just look up the Yakima SoHappy family that thumbed their nose at both tribal and non-tribal enforcement authoritys for years. Always waving the treaty, and having plenty of lawyers there to ask for attorney fees/court costs, they repeatedly shot elk out of season (many LARGE bulls to mount and sell the heads) and tons of fish. If they had been non-tribal, they surely would have gone to the pokey for quite a spell..... Kinda like foreign diplomats with the immunity thing... If they know (or think) they have immunity, they are much more likely to ignore the rules.. That was my point.
Your idea is sound in theory. I can just see the agreement made, then numbers drop due to non-compliance, then who is going to lose? The tribes? No, the sportsmen who have already paid for the percentage....

Regards,

MC