VA made the switch last season. Personally I think it does open the window for the poachers to get away with it much easier. There aren't near enough game wardens to keep up with the poaching as it is. For me personally, it's neither a plus or a minus. There are check in stations everywhere and 9 times out of 10 it's not really inconvenient to check one in. I'm sure it probably helped some folks out, depending on where they live and hunt. IMO the folks it hurts the worst are the actual check in stations. They will lose "X" amount of business by not having to have people bring their game in. How much that is...??? Who knows.

WV still has check in stations as of last season. I have not heard if they are considering the change yet. Of course WV is a whole different animal. Nobody checks them in anyhow over there, so it definitely won't make a difference. Based on what I know, my guess would be 1 out of 5 get checked in at all right now, even when they are required to be taken to a check in station....and that might be way low