Oklahoma's Tribal Nations are collectively disputing a claim by the state that recent court rulings on taxation and traffic tickets have clarified a jurisdictional dispute over hunting licenses.

The issued a news release on Wednesday, reminding hunters and anglers that "state fish and wildlife laws apply to everyone in Oklahoma regardless of race, heritage, or background." ODWC Spokesman Micah Holmes said, "Everybody that's going to go hunting , and that includes tribal citizens and people who aren't tribal citizens."

Though the tribes and state have previously had compacts sharing revenue and simplifying licenses statewide for tribal and non-tribal citizens alike, the last agreement expired in 2021. Since then, Holmes said there has been some uncertainty about the enforcement of state l

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