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<blockquote data-quote="lunkerslayer" data-source="post: 81347" data-attributes="member: 217">That agreement would have required the band to withdraw their lawsuit, limit the Lake Mille Lacs walleye harvest to 24,000 pounds per year, and adhere to a band conservation code. In return, the state would give the band $8.6 million, 7,500 acres of land, and exclusive fishing rights on 4.5% of Lake Mille Lacs. The agreement also allowed traditional spear fishing and netting practices.&nbsp;During the 1993 session the Minnesota Legislature narrowly defeated the negotiated settlement. Legislators opposed to the settlement argued that the use of gill nets would decimate the walleye population and harm tourism. Treaty proponents argued that the use of gill nets and spears were important components of Indian culture and religion and that their use would be limited.- - - Updated - - -So the DNR wanted to work with Mille Lacs tribe but instead of working together for an easy agreement. Minnesota decides to waste millions of dollars on legal fees to only have the USSCOA vote in favor of allowing gill netting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lunkerslayer, post: 81347, member: 217"] [SIZE=4][B]That agreement would have required the band to withdraw their lawsuit, limit the Lake Mille Lacs walleye harvest to 24,000 pounds per year, and adhere to a band conservation code. In return, the state would give the band $8.6 million, 7,500 acres of land, and exclusive fishing rights on 4.5% of Lake Mille Lacs[/B][/SIZE]. The agreement also allowed traditional spear fishing and netting practices. During the 1993 session the Minnesota Legislature narrowly defeated the negotiated settlement. Legislators opposed to the settlement argued that the use of gill nets would decimate the walleye population and harm tourism. Treaty proponents argued that the use of gill nets and spears were important components of Indian culture and religion and that their use would be limited. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] So the DNR wanted to work with Mille Lacs tribe but instead of working together for an easy agreement. Minnesota decides to waste millions of dollars on legal fees to only have the USSCOA vote in favor of allowing gill netting. [/QUOTE]

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