Wow, I'm amazed at some of the negative experiences related here!

I have ALWAYS been treated in a rational, polite manner by our conservation officers (= game wardens).

The one time where they could have made life really difficult was in central B.C. as another hunter and I were heading home from moose camp. About 10 miles down the road, we were stopped by a pair of CO's. The 2 of us had 3 moose, all quartered, inside the canopy in the back of the pick-up. The limit is 1 per hunter, but we were transporting the 3rd one for another hunter in our group.

We had our tags all in order and had the written information from the 3rd hunter - name, address, date shot, tag number, etc. Even at that, it was very difficult to see in the window of the canopy and discern the 12 quarters. The CO's could have made us unload all our gear, then the moose, so they could inspect them. Fortunately they didn't.

Since we knew we were totally in the right, we weren't up tight at all and answered all their questions politely. I believe their training and experience enables them to get a feeling as to any shenanigans being pulled. They obviously didn't think we were devious and, after a pretty nice chat, sent us on our way.

My impression of CO's is similar to some of the opinions above - they are performing a thankless job where confronting potentially dangerous clientelle is the order of the day. My hat is off to them.