While it appears it is no big deal.. I am in disagreement.. He has no hunting equipment with him and only fence mending pliers.. There was really no need to ask for his hunting license at all IMO. It was a gate on his property and he could of asked if he own the land where the fence he was fixing is or how the fence may have gotten broken. But, no he looked right by that and simply asked for his license.. I feel he was out of line on this issue..

We had a warden up in this area that would ask for your hunting/fishing license while you were fishing or hunting. No big deal he is supposed to then. But, when he asked to see it everytime you are out. Then that is going to far. 3 maybe 4 times would be acceptable until he got to realize he has checked you out and now has an idea of who you are. This same warden checked my license and me out 3 times in less than an hour out Ice fishing one day. He ended up leaving me alone after I asked him if he thinks he could try and find some one doing something wrong. We had a nick name for him here, that was Sneakers Bob. He ended up getting shipped out of this area to a new location. For more than one reason.

The new warden gets along with fine with most here. He checked my license out a couple of times and hardly ever bothers me and we talk normal stuff like mentioned here earlier. This past spring I was heading turkey hunting and came across a guy in his 70s walking on the dirt road I was traveling. I stopped and asked if everything was alright. He replied that he and his wife who is a diabetic had gotten stuck in a side road about 3 miles from where I had stopped. As well as they spent a cold night in the car. He had just gotten out of the hospital 3 days earlier. I told him to jump in and get warm while I called from my cell phone to get the local wardens number. That was after asking if an ambulance was in order.

The warden showed up and asked me to stay with the old fella and he was going in to check on his wife. Also another warden was on the way out. It took roughly an hour before the other warden made it there and the old fella got into his truck and they proceeded down to where his wife was. Now get this I informed both wardens I was on my way turkey hunting. Neither one was concerned about my hunting license. They both thanked me for contacting them and keeping the old fella warm. They also wished me good luck with my turkey hunting. That surely is a big difference from the warden mentioned first that was assigned here.

So I could clearly see no reason to check for his license and if he did not, he should of stated good luck if you get to go out hunting.. As Cal stated a little kindness goes along ways..