Post by whitfang on Jan 7, 2009 13:47:07 GMT -5
Our group had a hunter in his stand who was watching a nice buck and had a CO walk across a field to see if he had a hunting license. That was all the CO asked for, to see his license.
In the view of a lot of us, he was purposely trying to ruin this hunt, and he did!
Now I know you're going to say that the CO suspected some felonious conduct by the hunter and has the right to check anything, anywhere, at any time.
But we also think that when the state sells a license&tag that
the state COs have the obligation to not damage the ability of a hunter to fill that tag, except when an obvious violation is taking place. And common courtesy would dictate that a CO not friviously ruin somebody's hunting effort.
In the view of a lot of us, he was purposely trying to ruin this hunt, and he did!
Now I know you're going to say that the CO suspected some felonious conduct by the hunter and has the right to check anything, anywhere, at any time.
But we also think that when the state sells a license&tag that
the state COs have the obligation to not damage the ability of a hunter to fill that tag, except when an obvious violation is taking place. And common courtesy would dictate that a CO not friviously ruin somebody's hunting effort.
