Mille Lacs lake

[Davy Crockett]

I saw this post on FB and there were no comments suggesting they broke any laws. Is this a Native American thing in MN ?

FRIDAY was a fanstastic night on Mille Lacs Lake Minnesota with my brother Dan Chapman Sr. Our night yielded 100 walleyes ranging from 11 inches to 30 inches, for about 300 pounds. Some biggens' pumped up the weight average from 2.5 to about 3lbs per fish... Anyway, we cleaned em all up and just about ready to bag up 200 very nice size fillets for our family. I must say, still at our age, we bring them inside the boat pretty fast- about 1 hour 15 minutes of actual spear in hand time.

 

[Bauer]

I think I seen a reel on this last night, crazy.

 

[Allen]

It's their treaty rights.

Which may not seem to exactly fit in modern America, but it is what it is.

 

[Davy Crockett]

I found out how they could spear that many fish in such a short time.

 

[KDM]

Done on every reservation lake in MN. Nothing new. Been a political hot potato for decades. That dead horse has been not only beat, but pulverized, and the hole it was buried in has been beat to damn near the center of the earth.

 

[guywhofishes]

Looks like a lot of fun, actually.

 

[Davy Crockett]

That's what I was thinking too.

 

[savage270]

Treaty rights are awesome and I wish I could sign one.

They should be forced to do it out of a birch bark canoe with a stick they carved from flint, to honor their ancestors.

Five years ago, I was sitting in a tree over there and bear hunting on September 1. Along comes the tribe through the woods doing a deer drive with their AR-15s, just like their ancestors used to. Didn't see a bear that night.

 

[guywhofishes]

Treaty rights are awesome and I wish I could sign one.

They should be forced to do it out of a birch bark canoe with a stick they carved from flint, to honor their ancestors.

Five years ago, I was sitting in a tree over there and bear hunting on September 1. Along comes the tribe through the woods doing a deer drive with their AR-15s, just like their ancestors used to. Didn't see a bear that night.

Agreed - a "period tools only" rule seems like it would make it more palatable. And would make it more meaningful to them as well.

 

[Vollmer]

Here is a response, from the creator of that video.
Makes things more interesting, if true.

 

[johnr]

Yes the unusual native rights.
I actually pity them for these rights. Seems the best way to turn a man into a child is to cradle from birth to grave.

 

[Retired-Guy]

Here is a response, from the creator of that video.
Makes things more interesting, if true.

I Googled it and tribes in MN, WI, and MI do operate fish hatcheries.

 

[Davy Crockett]

Learn something new every day .

Tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan have operated fish hatcheries for over 80 years, stocking public and reservation waters to support both traditional subsistence and regional recreational fishing. These facilities are critical for restoring native species like lake trout in Lake Superior and maintaining walleye populations where natural reproduction has declined.

 

[NodakBob]

Good for them!

 

[Davy Crockett]

I wonder why white man with 10,000 lakes migrate to Dakota to catch fish ?

 

[Davy Crockett]

Now I wonder if natives in Canada do the same. I've saw a lot of people give them black eyes for netting.