Despite being told repeatedly that it would lead to instant litigation and the likely rescinding of any hunting and fishing rights for non-tribal members on Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Currently, tribal sovereignty gives only tribal fish and wildlife agencies the authority to issue big game hunting licenses and regulate hunting within reservation boundaries.
The state Environmental Quality Council voted Wednesday not to support a ballot initiative that, if it became law, would allow non-tribal members to hunt big game on private property inside