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Old 09-17-2015 | 04:32 PM
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Just to add in my two cents as what you fellas are talking about is like what I deal with. Hunting on base I must sign out to a specific area I will be hunting in. Each area has a limited number of spots most either 10-12. I must declare what animal I am pursuing and by what method and cannot hunt anything else even if I have tags wit any thing else. I must also print my permit information and place it on my dash. If I get a deer or turkey I must go to the game warden station to check out, have them review my deer, take a jaw bone, etc before I can go home. If I get nothing then I must also report how many hours I hunted and that I did not harvest anything. This is almost exactly what you guys are talking about.

Now let me say three things.

1. Our bases does have some of the most detailed information out there because of all of this extra monitoring.
2. This extensive process has caused a lot of hunters to stop hunting on base as it was just too much of a hassle, considering penalties. Can elaborate on those if need be.
3. Every week I talk with the Game Wardens and they still have issues with people falsely saying they caught nothing when in fact they did. They still have people going out hunting without checking in or out. And they also still have the issues with people killing animals they are not supposed to be.

Laws will only keep the honest man honest and no program will be full proof.
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