The Cherokee and Choctaw nations will offer new hunting rights to their members as a compact between the state of Oklahoma and the tribes is set to expire at the end of this month.
The end of the agreement also is expected to cut revenue for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
After an agreement to renew the hunting and fishing compacts between the two sides could not be reached, Choctaw Chief Gary Batton and Cherokee Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. say their respective nations plan to open up hunting on tribal property to tribal members, with the main accreditation being a tribal membership card.