livbuck sounds like you need to wake up an smell the roses, what about the pot growers and such that use those same Gamelands. I have already had State Troopers ask me what I was doing going for a walk along a state forest road carrying a 22 over my shoulder trying to tell me that was illegal. just depends if the cop is anti hunting/gun or not!
Just tell 'em the truth old timer. You were collectin' some pipe stuffins from da mountin'. Which would explain 'lota tings.