I blame the chair lobbyists.

How we got there is: This is the THF and dove season doesn't start for another 3 weeks.

It is kind of like cabin fever up north the last weeks of winter, people start losing their minds and will argue about the dumbest things with the dumbest of arguments...

25 days.......I’m not counting down or anything.

Yup....and what I find most intriguing is that someone’s ignorance or disregard for the law resulting in a citation makes the officer Hitlery, an AH or a little man....

They’re human and imperfect just like the rest of us. If they make a mistake go fight it in court.

It’s an outdated law that should have been repealed decades ago. But tpwd uses it for harassment and a cash cow. More GW time is spent during dove season checking plugs than doing anything else.

And the game and fish laws are so numerous the enforcers can’t stay current on them.

Exactly. How many of us get up in the morning and put on a bullet proof vest, then kiss our spouse and kiddos goodbye and say a prayer that they come back home to them after work that day? I will say it once again - go ride out with an LEO if you really want to know what they do

How hard is it to check to make sure your plug is in your shotgun? Seems pretty simple to me, only person you can blame if you get a ticket for it is yourself. With that said it is kinda dumb but then again 3 shells is plenty who wants the extra weight in the gun? Most times I take 1-2 shots then reload on the way to pick up the bird/birds.

There seems to be a correlation between certain posters and lack of positive outcomes with the Game Warden.

Yep

I’ve had two interactions with game wardens while hunting.

The federal game warden was great. Reasonable, chatty, asked me to call him if I ever had any issues and gave me his cell phone number.

Texas warden, apparently having a bad day, was the most unprofessional, accusatory experience I’ve had with any LEO. She got worse when she found I was in total compliance.

I’m extremely respectful with any LEO I interact with (discussions in the THF OT not withstanding) but I don’t worship them either.

When hunting, we both have loaded weapons. I want everyone to feel as comfortable as possible, knowing that they don’t know me and they deal with people from all walks of life. Kindness and respect are key, and it’s nice when it goes both ways. The way I was raised, it’s right to be kind and respectful even when they aren’t, but I don’t have to like it when they don’t treat me with respect.

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It’s not hard. But it’s unnecessary. If I want to lug around a 100 round drum so I don’t have to reload for 5 days of hunting I ought to be able to. If I’m over the limit cite me. But I hate having to worry about whether or not I remembered to replug my gun after quail hunting. And I shouldn’t have to. And that shouldn’t be a cash cow for a lazy leo agency.

You just need to buy an o/u and be done with it, Geez man. I can guarantee there is a solid reason you're limited to three shells, I'm sure there's research on it. The law isn't there for fun.

Is that really illegal? If it is I break the law every year

It dates from market hunting.

There are WAY more good ones than bad but the bad ones get all of the press. And it doesn't help when the good ones try to protect the "badge" and don't acknowledge that there are crooked LEOs.

Which is dated anyway.

The 3 shot limit. https://www.fws.gov/news/Historic/NewsReleases/1935/19350801.pdf

Sasser writes this rule into his yearly dove article stating it doesn't make sense but it is what it is. We can blame our great granddads for most of our migratory bird laws.

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I'm glad we have the plug laws, I save ammo that way. 3 vs 5 rounds.

I've no feelings one way or the other on plug laws as I don't bird hunt, but I've had a few sour episodes with game wardens that makes me stay clear of them when possible. I've got my hunting license in a clear case attached to my person at all times when traveling to and on the ranch and I always handle firearms safely whether a warden is there or expected to be there.

I don't shoot the bull when they come strolling in. It's "yes" or "no" and showing I'm legal. Nothing more and nothing less.

It's actually part of an international treaty, would take a lot to change it.

We need some GW's here near my house in Bandera. Maybe they can catch this guy every ones been hunting for the last couple of days.

Didn't happen to be in Colorado County recently did it?