I get checked out on the ice quite frequently since I am out there about every day. I see the same GW's and now they know me and often don't ask to see my license. Most of them are real nice and they can tell who the bad guys are.

My wife's uncle used to tell a story about these 2 guys fishing along a creek and a game warden came upon them and the one guy grabbed all his tackle and took off running. After about a 100 yard foot race through the woods the game warden caught up with him and demanded to see his fishing license. He immediately pulled them out and handed them over. The game warden looking confused at that point asked him if he had his license why did he run to which he smilingly replied, Well, my buddy didn't have his.......:)

The few game wardens I have met have been nice enough. But then again, they should be since they are violating your constitutional right against unlawful search.

My uncle was fishing one time with my aunt. A game warden was up on the bank watching him and my uncle didn't know he was there. He handed the pole to my aunt while he dug something out of the tackle box. The warden wrote my aunt a ticket for fishing without a license. There is no room for common sense anymore. Their motto seems to be "Find em, bust em, get the money out of em".

My dogs are coming, hang on. Here, while we wait, check this AK ammo to make sure its legal. And look at what I did to this Savage! The barrels nice 'n' short, ain't it?? lol
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Here in Pa, all a GW needs is "reasonable cause" to search you, your vehicle, or even your home. Yes, even your home. No search warrent needed if they believe a game law has been violated. These boys ain't no joke!

With all the time I spend in the woods I have yet to actually talk to one.

Wow! Sounds like, "Papers, please." And no, 420, not those kinda papers. :)

I haven't run into a warden yet. With my luck, I'll have left my license in another pair of pants or something...

With all the time I spend fishing and hunting, I still havent run into a gw

I am a bow hunter instructor with the local GW and biologist, I have total respect for these guys. They are only doing there jobs in protecting our sport and keeping thieves from stealing our game. For those that said poaching is rampant in their area then report it. Their hours are long and the pay sucks.

Bobby

Years ago me and some friends would always go out during the opening Trout season here in Va. One year we had been fishing most of the morning and the only one catching any fish was my friend Paul. He caught more than his legal limit and was giving us some of his "culls". Me being stubborn, I did not take any as I wanted to catch my own fish. Well, later on a GW came by and asked how we were doing. My friend Paul's son said "my daddy caught every one of these fish by himself!". The GW thought that was pretty interesting, but did not write anyone up. He did warn us that it was illegal to take any fish that we did not catch ourselves, but then left us alone. Kids are so honest sometimes....