Amid a legal battle over tribal hunting and fishing rights , the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has decided to hire its own attorney rather than using representation from the Attorney General’s Office. They also requested that Drummond stay out of pending wildlife cases.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Commission entered into an executive session on Friday morning to address the ongoing conflict over hunting and fishing licenses on tribal reservations. Their meeting follows a federal lawsuit filed this week by the Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations against Gov. Kevin Stitt, a special prosecutor and ODWC officials over a state policy that limits where tribal hunting and fishing licenses are valid on reservations.

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