STATE of Washington, Petitioner,
v.
Donald Ray BUCHANAN, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued November 18, 1998.
Decided June 17, 1999.
Reconsideration Denied August 3, 1999.
As Amended August 12, 1999.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Robert Costello, Asst., Olympia, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife.
Joseph Coniff, Jr., Olympia, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Modern Firearm Hunters of Washington.
Ralph Johnson, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Professor Ralph Johnson.
Kevin R. Lyon, Ronald J. Whitener, Olympia, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Squaxin Island Tribe.
Mason D. Morissett, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Tulalip Tribes.
Bill Tobin, Vashon, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Nisqually Indian Tribe.
Phillip E. Katzen, Allen H. Sanders, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Sauk-Suiattle Tribe.
Eisenhower, Carlson, Newlands, Reha, Henriott & Quinn, Kathryn Nelson, Tacoma, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Skokomish Tribe.
Debra S. O'Gara, Tacoma, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Puyallup Tribe.
Mathews, Garlington-Mathews & Chesnin, Harold Chesnin, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Upper Skagit Tribe.
Raas, Johnson & Stuen, Daniel A. Raas, Bellingham, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Lummi Tribe.
Alix Foster, Allan E. Olson, LaConner, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.
John C. Sledd, Bremerton, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Suquamish Tribe.
Elizabeth Nason, Toppenish, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Bands of Yakima Indian Nation.
Jeffrey J. Bode, Bellingham, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Nooksack Tribe.
Robert L. Otsea, Jr., Seattle, Alan Stay, Auburn, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Muckleshoot Indian Tribe.
Jeffrey Sullivan, Yakima County Prosecutor, Kenneth L. Ramm, Deputy, Lauri Boyd, Deputy, Yakima, for Petitioner.
Law Offices of David S. Vogel, David Vogel, Seattle, for Respondent.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
GUY, C.J.
This is a criminal prosecution for illegal hunting of elk in the State-owned Oak Creek Wildlife Area. The defendant, a member of the Nooksack Indian Tribe, claims he has a treaty right to hunt elk in the Oak Creek Area, and that this right may not be restricted by state hunting regulations. The issues presented are (1) whether the geographic scope of the tribe's treaty right to hunt on open and unclaimed lands...
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