10-10-2003, 02:32 PM
utwalleye -- sounds to me like they were "duck cops", not fish cops!
Icefool -- So you were upset that the DWR officer came and informed your friend he was breaking the law, but only warned him? Sounds like he did you a favor, not an injustice! One thing my dad always taught us as kids is that when we are done fishing, we take our poles with us.
Everyone -- why is it that we all bitch and moan about the lack of law enforcement, until the law enforcement shows up?
utwalleye, I'm sure if you added up the time spent patrolling fishing waters vs. patrolling other hunting activities throughout the year, the fishing time would be the greater. You are exactly right, those sports only last a short time, so there is only a short time to enforce the laws during those hunts. Do you remember when fishing had a season? Opening day was a circus with both fishermen, and law enforcement. When opening days rolls around (pheasant hunt, deer hunt, duck hunt, whatever) you all of a sudden have a big surge in the numbers of people out. Of course the DWR is going to concentrate on those activities. They have the whole rest of the year to concentrate on fishing.
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Icefool -- So you were upset that the DWR officer came and informed your friend he was breaking the law, but only warned him? Sounds like he did you a favor, not an injustice! One thing my dad always taught us as kids is that when we are done fishing, we take our poles with us.
Everyone -- why is it that we all bitch and moan about the lack of law enforcement, until the law enforcement shows up?
utwalleye, I'm sure if you added up the time spent patrolling fishing waters vs. patrolling other hunting activities throughout the year, the fishing time would be the greater. You are exactly right, those sports only last a short time, so there is only a short time to enforce the laws during those hunts. Do you remember when fishing had a season? Opening day was a circus with both fishermen, and law enforcement. When opening days rolls around (pheasant hunt, deer hunt, duck hunt, whatever) you all of a sudden have a big surge in the numbers of people out. Of course the DWR is going to concentrate on those activities. They have the whole rest of the year to concentrate on fishing.
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