SAULT STE. MARIE (AP) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians says opposition from one of its committees means a proposed moose hunt in Michigan's Upper Peninsula cannot go forward.
In a statement on its website, the tribe says its Inland Conservation Committee voted last month to oppose hunting moose in the U.P. because of concerns about the herd's health and stability.
A state advisory panel agreed in July to recommend establishing an initial season in which 10 bull moose would be killed.
The Sault tribe says its opposition is enough to scuttle the hunt. That's because a consent decree it signed with the state in 2006 says there can be no moose hunt without tribal consent.
But a spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says that's a premature conclusion.
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