AG Drummond Advises ODWC Repeal Policy Charging Tribal Citizens Hunting, Fishing on Tribal Land

AG Drummond advises ODWC repeal policy charging tribal citizens hunting, fishing on tribal land

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond advised the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) to repeal its policy directing the perusal of criminal charges against tribal citizens hunting and fishing on tribal land without state permits.

Stitt, Drummond again battling over Native American hunting rights

In the midst of deer season, Oklahoma's governor and attorney general have locked antlers over whether tribal citizens need a hunting license.

Stitt appoints special prosecutor for Indigenous Oklahoma hunters without state licenses

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed a special prosecutor to go after Indigenous hunters who are cited for hunting without a state license on tribal reservations.

Drummond cautions Wildlife Department to rescind policy against tribal hunters

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has cautioned the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) that it must rescind its misguided and unlawful policy to pursue criminal charges against tribal members for hunting and fishing in Indian Country. “These enforcement actions are not merely ill-advised—they are unlawful. They expose individual ODWC officers to personal liability,” the Attorney General wrote in a Nov. 13 letter …

Stitt Appoints Special Prosecutor in Dispute Over State Hunting Laws

Governor Kevin Stitt has appointed Russ Cochran as a special prosecutor following a dispute with Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond over the enforcement of state hunting laws in eastern Oklahoma. Cochran is a former Assistant District Attorney for Lincoln and Pottawattamie Counties and previously served as general counsel for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics. “State and federal courts have been clear. The State of Oklahoma can prosecute I