Just wondering...
In the last two years hunting KS, I've seen a game warden once, and I've hunted at least every weekend of waterfowl season that I'm not in the field training, and sometimes during the week. (I'll trade one full comp day for 2 mornings off). The one time I saw one, he was on the side of the road, sitting, talking on a cell phone, and waved me by. Never had my boat inspected (one season in the boat) or had my license checked, and that even goes for fishing during the summer, and never hit a check station/inspection station. Not saying there are serious poachers here, but always hear pre-shooting hour shooting, and many other things that make me suspicious.
Maybe its just a regional difference. But back home (Idaho), it seems like every other time I go out, be it duck, deer, elk or other, I run into a game warden, checking bag limits, license, equipment, ect. We have check points all over the place, possibly because there are fewer roads that force hunters through a choke point on the way home.
I'm very surprised though after these two years. Is this normal? Is it because Idaho only has fish and game, and Kansas is Wildlife Parks and Tourism, spreading man power and money thin? Granted it is nice not having to stop for a game warden to spend 30 minutes going through my boat/trailer and truck when I'm tired as hell, but overall that's a good thing for people not doing the right thing.
Speaking of not doing the right thing, I've been out the last 3 times with 1 to few life vests... Horrible me.
In the last two years hunting KS, I've seen a game warden once, and I've hunted at least every weekend of waterfowl season that I'm not in the field training, and sometimes during the week. (I'll trade one full comp day for 2 mornings off). The one time I saw one, he was on the side of the road, sitting, talking on a cell phone, and waved me by. Never had my boat inspected (one season in the boat) or had my license checked, and that even goes for fishing during the summer, and never hit a check station/inspection station. Not saying there are serious poachers here, but always hear pre-shooting hour shooting, and many other things that make me suspicious.
Maybe its just a regional difference. But back home (Idaho), it seems like every other time I go out, be it duck, deer, elk or other, I run into a game warden, checking bag limits, license, equipment, ect. We have check points all over the place, possibly because there are fewer roads that force hunters through a choke point on the way home.
I'm very surprised though after these two years. Is this normal? Is it because Idaho only has fish and game, and Kansas is Wildlife Parks and Tourism, spreading man power and money thin? Granted it is nice not having to stop for a game warden to spend 30 minutes going through my boat/trailer and truck when I'm tired as hell, but overall that's a good thing for people not doing the right thing.
Speaking of not doing the right thing, I've been out the last 3 times with 1 to few life vests... Horrible me.