Things are heating up. Believe it or not, yesterday the tribal supporters in the House dropped a bill that requires the Commission to meet with tribal reps within 30 days of a request by a tribe to the Governor to review any state season, policy, etc. regarding HUNTING rules and regs. Then, all such meetings are exempt from the open meeting act. HB 1097 states

(3) The governing body of any tribal government of a tribe with federally recognized hunting rights within the state may request a consultation with the governor and the fish and wildlife commission regarding any specific fish and wildlife department policy, rule, or action that affects tribal hunting rights. The governor must convene a meeting within thirty days of receiving such a request. The fish and wildlife commission must attend the meeting, or delegate this responsibility to the director of the department of fish and wildlife, when agreed upon by the requesting tribe. Any meeting convened pursuant to this section is not subject to the requirements of the open public meetings act,

Clear as a bell, attempt to legalize closed door meetings on hunting same way as it's done today with fishing in NOF. So much for their confidence in their statement that sovereignty of tribes makes it legal to close doors at this point in time. Then, any time they demand, the Commission must put hat in hand and report to the Governor's Office. Can't even delegate to staff without tribal permission. Then, the full Commission is meeting behind closed doors. Incredulous! Wouldn't be surprised to see an amendment adding the word fishing beside hunting.