I know the bulk of game wardens are good people but we all know that there are some floating around that bewilder hunters with their bad attitudes.
I'd be curious what stories some people have dealing with game wardens.
I have 3.
1. My dad was duck hunting on a warm day. While out on the island he noted some wardens were watching him. Didn't think anything of it. Knocked a duck down, got into the boat, took his coat off because he got hot rowing and got the duck. The day ended, he rowed to the ramp. The wardens tried to fine him for hunting without a license. The reasoning was the license was on his coat and while rowing to get the duck he took off the coat.
He only got out of the ticket because he mentioned being an FBI agent.
2. I was checked at my car by a warden pheasant hunting. I had my stamp signed across the bottom but he refused to let me go before signing the stamp a second time across the face.
3. I wasn't hunting in this next one but it's just as ridiculous. I was hiking at a state park. The park closed at 5:30pm, which i didn't know. While on the hiking trail the wardens in their truck passed me blairing on a speaker that the park closes at 5:30, anyone in the in the lot past that time would get a ticket. I didn't know if the trail circled around so i turned around and picked up the pace to get back. 15 minutes later the same warden passes me again in his truck blairing the same message (obviously i'm going back to the lot.) I get to the lot 10 minutes late and there was the warden writing me an 80 dollar ticket for staying past closing time. I didn;t win the arguement.
I'd be curious what stories some people have dealing with game wardens.
I have 3.
1. My dad was duck hunting on a warm day. While out on the island he noted some wardens were watching him. Didn't think anything of it. Knocked a duck down, got into the boat, took his coat off because he got hot rowing and got the duck. The day ended, he rowed to the ramp. The wardens tried to fine him for hunting without a license. The reasoning was the license was on his coat and while rowing to get the duck he took off the coat.
He only got out of the ticket because he mentioned being an FBI agent.
2. I was checked at my car by a warden pheasant hunting. I had my stamp signed across the bottom but he refused to let me go before signing the stamp a second time across the face.
3. I wasn't hunting in this next one but it's just as ridiculous. I was hiking at a state park. The park closed at 5:30pm, which i didn't know. While on the hiking trail the wardens in their truck passed me blairing on a speaker that the park closes at 5:30, anyone in the in the lot past that time would get a ticket. I didn't know if the trail circled around so i turned around and picked up the pace to get back. 15 minutes later the same warden passes me again in his truck blairing the same message (obviously i'm going back to the lot.) I get to the lot 10 minutes late and there was the warden writing me an 80 dollar ticket for staying past closing time. I didn;t win the arguement.