Definitions

Reservation

Tribe

Department

Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Department of Natural Resources ( Tribal Wildlife Program).

State

Officer

A Conservation Officer of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Department of Natural Resources or any other law enforcement officers of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe or USFWS Special Agent.

Tribal Member

Reservation Resident

A person whose domicile, or permanent place of living, is within the external boundaries of the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation continuously for a minimum of 90 days.

Reservation Affiliates

Employees of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Indian Health Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, or Corps of Engineers ( Crow Creek Agency only); Deeded landowners living off the reservation, but owning 160 acres (1/4 section) within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation; Leased farm operators. Exception may apply to some farm/ranch "employees" with approval of the Crow Creek Department of Natural Resources.

Possession Limit

Maximum number of game animals which may be possessed at any one time, resulting from an accumulation of legally taken daily bag limits.

Bag Limit

Maximum number of game animals which may be legally taken per day and shall include maximum number of each species or sex.

Big Game Tag

Any tag issued with a big game permit which must be attached to a designated portion of the big game animal at the time it is killed or taken, prior to removal from the kill site, and remain on the carcass until processing.

License

The primary document issued by authority of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe which grants authority to engage in activities covered by the provisions of this Chapter.

Antlered

Loaded Firearm

Snagging

The use of hook or hooks and line, with or with out a pole, to impale or attempt to impale fish in a manner other than by natural feeding behavior by fish.

Game Fish

Defined as walleye, sauger, northern pike, perch, catfish, bullheads, muskellunge, all salmon/trout species, all bass, crappie, and sunfish for which there are season dates, limits and/or restrictions established.

Rough Fish

All fish other than game fish, baitfish, or endangered/protected fish for which there are either set seasons or taking is prohibited. Such species as carp, buffalo fish, suckers, golden-eye, freshwater drum, and burbot are considered rough fish.

Bait Fish

Any fish or minnow which is used for angling, or the capture and taking of fish which is not illegal to use.

Small/ Upland Game

Shall be defined as including the following species: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Prairie Chicken, Ring0necked Pheasant, Hungarian Partridge, Cottontail Rabbit, and Mourning Dove.

Big Game

Varmints

Species of birds and animals for which year round hunting is allowed with the required varmint license. This shall include the following: Porcupines, Prairie Dog, Jackrabbit, Ground Squirrel, Coyote, Crows, Grackles, Starlings, Ravens and both species of skunk.

Protected Species

Animals (birds, mammals, or fish) for which there are NO open seasons on the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation.
Birds: whooping cranes, eagles, hawks, osprey, falcons, kites, owls, vultures, loons, grebes, pelicans, herons, bitterns, storks, swans, rails, gulls, woodpeckers, kingfishers, and all other shore birds, wading birds, and songbirds. (unless seasons are specifically designated)
Mammals: Black-footed ferret, elk, moose, otter, swift fox, cougar, bear, and other mammals, as specifically designated.
Fish: All sturgeon, and other fish as specifically designate. Many of these Species are federally protected.