1am this morning out on maumee river. Shooting carp like no tomorrow when police boat with lights and sirens going. Shows up guns drawn. Wanting to know why 4 people were shooting into the water or were they shooting the ducks. Some one called saying we were shooting the ducks and dragging them back by the lines. well to make this short when one of the bowfishers pulled out his dnr badge things changed real quick. The police tried there luck with a few shots. One officer did connect.

Wow good old civilians that dont know what is going on but still have to stick their nose in things. But hey at least some of the officers might be hooked on bowfishing now. Is the Maumee river in ohio?

Yes starts in SW lake erie basin and runs through to indiana.

Sounds like their heart was in the right place, just got their facts wrong.
Doing things to help make bowfishing more popular and well known will minimize these type of incidents. The more people understand what we do, the fewer that will think we are up to something illegal, unethical,or wierd.

Now that's cool.
Great job.

-Bulz

I had a very similar incident happen a few years back. Just shows what a good relationship with law enforcement is worth.

that is pretty crazy, and kind of scary

We solve that problem by having the chief of police hunt with us. One day a lady called and threatened to call the police on us for shooting at night while hog hunting and I asked her if she wanted to talk to the chief. I handed him the phone and she never bothered us again. We also had a neighbor that would drive up and down the fence line to mess up our hunting until he did it when the chief was hunting with us. After a $2000 fine he never did it again.

man some people need to keep to there own stuff but they did have that right to call, BUT... they need to know what people are doing before thay call!

ive been kicked off 2 lakes by the cops because of noise complaint(the genny) then one time we were trollin along with the lights on and some other people htat live on the lake come drivin by us and yell at us cuz we didnt have one of them green little lights so people can see you with......[>:]

one river runs parellal to the the montezuma wild life refuge in ny there at the CARP CANAL the carp pile up to get the nutrient rich water flowing in the river and theres pull of spot where all the animal lovers say wow look... and there we are whacking away at them ... theyve called a few times but its legal

another spot we go to onthe lake a guy always yells watch out for the kids.. what kids there is and never is any kids