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Post by nuthinfancy on Mar 27, 2024 16:17:48 GMT -5
As regulations get made tighter and tighter, more laws piled on, my question who is going to enforce? I have never been stopped or even seen an FWC officer patrolling a WMA other than the check station. Matter of fact, I have only ever gotten one ticket from the FWC in my lifetime of living here and it was for walking my dog in a local state park without paying the $4 entrance fee since I use the park multiple times a week. How has everyone’s experience been with the enforcement side of the FWC’s endless regulations?
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Post by tonyroma on Mar 27, 2024 16:30:15 GMT -5
Got walked up on , midweek quota hunt , think I might have been the only guy in the WMA. I think he was bored and just wanted to shot the shit, nice guy.
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Post by gottheitch on Mar 27, 2024 16:46:58 GMT -5
don't know where your hunting but I normally see them all the time at the ones I go to .
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Post by pinman on Mar 27, 2024 18:59:07 GMT -5
You must not be a duck hunter.....FWC and the Feds are ALL UP in duck hunters arses during duck season....
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Post by nuthinfancy on Mar 27, 2024 19:18:28 GMT -5
Guess I’m the minority. Put in a good number of days this spring turkey season and just thought it was odd at the apparent lack presence. To be fair, I really just hunt turkey and small game on public. Judging by the FWC weekly report it looks like they are hammering the north zone private hunters with bait violations and such.
Pinman I hunt ducks on public waterways just not WMAs and not in places where the feds are concerned about.
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Post by richm on Mar 27, 2024 20:02:50 GMT -5
Guy i onow told me they fly the wma properties and target folks that way.
I have no idea, in early out late rarely see anyone. Duck hunting is diff.
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Post by pinman on Mar 27, 2024 20:05:43 GMT -5
I dont know if Ive ever been checked in my lifetime for fishing other than during Lobster season in the Keys.
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Post by cortr on Mar 28, 2024 6:20:52 GMT -5
It is normal for wildlife officers everywhere to concentrate on duck hunters, because there are so many more citations to write. If you hunt waterfowl in Arkansas or Louisiana, plan on getting checked. It is all about the revenue. With lead shot, unplugged shotguns, no knowledge of limits or ability to correctly identify species correctly, targeting duck hunters is the easiest way for fish & game officers to make “contacts with the public”.
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Post by richm on Mar 28, 2024 6:29:27 GMT -5
I dont know if Ive ever been checked in my lifetime for fishing other than during Lobster season in the Keys. I been checked just enough to know they are out there. Was even checked 15 miles out of the port once - they came up and said kinda small boat ya got there (17 ft CC) asked to see inside coolers and did safety check. |
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Post by richm on Mar 28, 2024 6:31:21 GMT -5
It is normal for wildlife officers everywhere to concentrate on duck hunters, because there are so many more citations to write. If you hunt waterfowl in Arkansas or Louisiana, plan on getting checked. It is all about the revenue. With lead shot, unplugged shotguns, no knowledge of limits or ability to correctly identify species correctly, targeting duck hunters is the easiest way for fish & game officers to make “contacts with the public”. Yes - and there are still enough duck hunters who get tickets too. The laws been like this for "100 years" and they still push the envelope knowing they have a 60% chance of getting checked. Some folks are just risk takers. |
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Post by Stumpy on Mar 28, 2024 7:57:11 GMT -5
They picked up enforcement at my local wma two years ago, It was needed.
Only been checked 1 time in the boat the last 4 years. Most of the time they see the leg and then turn around and look away.....go figure
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Post by swampdog on Mar 28, 2024 8:03:55 GMT -5
From what I understand, recently a lot of our FWC officers have been stuck patrolling the borders checking newcomers for their “hunting licenses”…
I did see one on the opening day of Spring Turkey. He was very professional and polite.
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Post by meateater on Mar 28, 2024 8:56:37 GMT -5
i see them , i dont get checked much . i think they know if they check me im gonna start ranting on how they should be concentrating on non hunters and bank fishermen, the amount of garbage i see on our public lands is a disgrace. 1 more modelo bottle and im gonna freaking lose it.
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Post by cyclist on Mar 28, 2024 9:34:08 GMT -5
They run plates on cars all the time and know who is in the woods.
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Post by whitebacon on Mar 28, 2024 9:52:14 GMT -5
They run plates on cars all the time and know who is in the woods. We own 80,000 acres in mid-fla and 50,000 acres in the panhandle. 20,000 acres in Thomasville. 30,000 acres just outside Albany. I've never seen any law enforcement of any kind. Ever |
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