Department of wildlife and Natural Resources

The provisions contained herein specifically address tribal lands within the boundaries of the Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation and all matters contained herein relating to the propagation, conservation, management, distribution, transportation, storage, and taking of fish and game. Crow Creek tribal licenses provide Tribal Members privileges for hunting, fishing, and trapping on all lands and waters within the Reservation.

HUNTING LICENSE AGE REQUIREMENT 

Hunters under the age of 12 years must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult (age 18 or over) while in the actual acts of hunting. Hunters between the ages of 12 and 16 years inclusive must possess a hunter's safety card (certifying firearm competency) to hunt without a parent, guardian, or other responsible adult.

LICENSING, MISREPRESENTAION 

Misrepresentation of identity, age, tribal membership, or residency while purchasing a tribal permit shall be unlawful and shall constitute fraud. 

TRANSFER/ ALTERATION OF LICENSES 

Tribal licenses and tribal permits shall be valid only for the person whose name appears on the license and/or permit after being issued by the Department of Natural Resources. Handicap/ elderly deer tags can be filled by Department of Natural Resources 

ACCOMPANIMENT PROHIBITED 

No hunting permittee or licensed person, while hunting in the field during any game season shall be accompanied by any non-license or non-permittee carrying any firearm, or bow and arrow. A "non-licensee" or "non-permittee" is a person not having the required license for the proper season.  

SEARCH

Any officer may search without warrant any conveyance, vehicle, game bag, game basket, game coat, or any receptacle for game animals, birds, fish, or any package, box, hunting camp or a similar place where he has reason to believe (probable cause) contains evidence of violation of these Codes, regulations, ordinances, or rules adopted hereunder for hunting, fishing, or trapping.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY  

No person shall deface, mutilate, shoot at, tear down, or destroy any sign on the Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation, nor shall any person cut, run through, tear down, take down, take down, leave down fence, leave gates open, destroy crops or livestock, or in any way destroy gates or fences on any land on the Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation; in addition to the penalty provided for in violation may be required by the convicting Court to pay for all damages resulting from such violation. 

WASTE PROHIBITED 

No person shall wantonly waste or destroy any of the birds, animals, or fish of the kinds protected by the laws of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe. Varmint (prairie dogs, coyotes, skunks, etc.) should be discarded in a reasonable manner which is not offensive. Burying carcasses is recommended.