RE: How good is state laws enforced???
I know in MI when someone gets caught, the penalties (IMO) are not harsh enough. I feel that any poaching/overharvest needs to be severely punished to prevent further incidents, but also to show other non-hunters/antis that we are able to more or less police ourselves. One of the problems, at least in the UP, is that the officers are now covering massive territories so getting a CO to come out is pretty tough. Also, all the COs that have met while hunting have been total pricks, so I guess calling them has never been high on my priority, but I've also never witnessed a major violation.