Show Sportsmen's organization wants firmer stand against Indian hunting dispute The president of Utah's largest sportsmen's organization objected Friday to what he calls the state's on the Ute Indian hunting Steve who heads the Utah Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Federation said that Division of Wildlife Resources Director Douglas Day and Department of Natural Resources Director Gordon Harmston should have taken a firmer stand during recent negotiations with the bet I'm speaking for 90 percent of Utah's sportsmen when I say that Wildlife and Natural Resources went too Wiseman The Tribe had asked as part of the Ute Indian Compact for a harvest of between and deer during a seven-month season on non-trust state had originally suggested a harvest between and deer during a During negotiations between the state and the Harm- ston offered a season and between and The Tribe agreed to the harvest but not to the Unless the differences are reso the Tribe has said it will put a stall on Central Utah Project Wiseman feels that the Tribe should he treated no differently than others who hunt and fish in He pointed out that members of the Tribe can already hunt In any part of the state during regular seasons and they have year-round hunting rights with no state regulations on more than acres of Indian trust have no objection to unlimited hunting and fishing privileges on trust said we feel that where the rest of the state is the Tribe should be subject to the same regulations as everyone wants the sportsmen of the state to be treated he we will continue to disagree with concessions made by state agencies on the issue of non-trust land |