Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond
OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 20, 2025) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond today sharply disputed recent comments by Gov. Kevin Stitt suggesting that Drummond believes tribal citizens may hunt on privately owned land without permission. Drummond called the Governor’s remarks “knowingly false” and said that the public deserves honesty, not more lies and fearmongering.
“Gov. Stitt has made a habit of spreading misinformation, especially when it comes to the sovereignty of the tribal nations of Oklahoma,” Drummond said. “He knows full well that the tribes in Oklahoma do not authorize their citizens to enter private property to hunt or fish without the landowner’s consent. Their Tribal Codes prohibit it. Oklahoma law prohibits it. And I have never suggested otherwise.”
Drummond reaffirmed that his office would continue to defend the law, ensuring that Native American citizens are not wrongfully prosecuted for lawful hunting on tribal land without a license. Tribal members historically have been allowed to hunt and fish within their reservations under state and federal law.
“The constant lies and corruption must stop. The law has not changed and neither has my commitment to it,” Drummond stated. “Oklahomans deserve truth and integrity. Enough is enough.”
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