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 Re: GW came by Saturday night
[Re: Navasot]
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11/10/17 02:42 PM
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Erathkid
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[quote=redchevy]Other than speeding and a rolling stop or a 1000 or so I'm a law abiding citizen. I have a license tag my game and follow the game rules. That said I don't want a game warden near my hunting property.
Sounds like he could have lightened up a little.
Have only been checked by a game warden 1 time while deer hunting and I just didn't get a warm and fuzzy when he drove up to our camp because he had a key to the power company lock on the locked front gate. [/quote
That's why we have a separate chain on the gate we put our lock on when we're there. If the GW wants to come hassle us he's going to have to walk 2 miles. you got permission to be locking lease/easement gates? All my easement gates are locked Right but they are locked in a way others with a key can open their lock... if someone is taking one chain and locking the whole gate that others have access to could cause issues. You wouldnt be happy if a leaser locked you out your pasture right? Yep. Need to be 'daisy chained'.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
Don't text and drive.
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Re: GW came by Saturday night
[Re: Stevarino]
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11/10/17 02:43 PM
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Erathkid
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If we were leasing our place and someone locked me out of MY pasture, I would assume they were up to no good. 
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
Don't text and drive.
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Re: GW came by Saturday night
[Re: Navasot]
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11/10/17 04:14 PM
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therancher
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[quote=redchevy]Other than speeding and a rolling stop or a 1000 or so I'm a law abiding citizen. I have a license tag my game and follow the game rules. That said I don't want a game warden near my hunting property.
Sounds like he could have lightened up a little.
Have only been checked by a game warden 1 time while deer hunting and I just didn't get a warm and fuzzy when he drove up to our camp because he had a key to the power company lock on the locked front gate. [/quote
That's why we have a separate chain on the gate we put our lock on when we're there. If the GW wants to come hassle us he's going to have to walk 2 miles. you got permission to be locking lease/easement gates? All my easement gates are locked Right but they are locked in a way others with a key can open their lock... if someone is taking one chain and locking the whole gate that others have access to could cause issues. You wouldnt be happy if a leaser locked you out your pasture right? No. I didn’t even give the power company or the VFD the gate codes. They have my cell number. It’s much safer for everyone that I be contacted before one trespasses on my ranches. People I allow in are given the codes. It’s fairly simple.
Crotchety old bastidge
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Re: GW came by Saturday night
[Re: Navasot]
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11/10/17 04:37 PM
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Other than speeding and a rolling stop or a 1000 or so I'm a law abiding citizen. I have a license tag my game and follow the game rules. That said I don't want a game warden near my hunting property.
Sounds like he could have lightened up a little.
Have only been checked by a game warden 1 time while deer hunting and I just didn't get a warm and fuzzy when he drove up to our camp because he had a key to the power company lock on the locked front gate. That's why we have a separate chain on the gate we put our lock on when we're there. If the GW wants to come hassle us he's going to have to walk 2 miles. you got permission to be locking lease/easement gates? Permission from whom?
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Re: GW came by Saturday night
[Re: scalebuster]
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11/10/17 05:10 PM
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kdkane1971
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Other than speeding and a rolling stop or a 1000 or so I'm a law abiding citizen. I have a license tag my game and follow the game rules. That said I don't want a game warden near my hunting property.
Sounds like he could have lightened up a little.
Have only been checked by a game warden 1 time while deer hunting and I just didn't get a warm and fuzzy when he drove up to our camp because he had a key to the power company lock on the locked front gate. That's why we have a separate chain on the gate we put our lock on when we're there. If the GW wants to come hassle us he's going to have to walk 2 miles. you got permission to be locking lease/easement gates? Permission from whom? THF Ethics Committe
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Re: GW came by Saturday night
[Re: kdkane1971]
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11/11/17 04:48 AM
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maximus_flavius
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Ain't they based in Dallas?
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Re: GW came by Saturday night
[Re: Stevarino]
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11/11/17 06:54 PM
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I had my first experience with the GW here in the county I hunt this morning. Of course he wanted to see my license etc. He asked if I'd gotten anything and I told him a red fox this morning. I opened my ice chest and asked him if it'd be ok to show him a pic of it. He said absolutely. So he looked at my garbage bags holding the fox, felt of the bag and then I showed him the pic. From there we talked a little about what I'd seen etc and he wished me well and left. I cal this one a Good GW. He was nice relaxed and wasn't pushy at all. He did his job and left. Seemed to be a confident guy.
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Re: GW came by Saturday night
[Re: Stevarino]
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11/11/17 07:16 PM
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As most of them are....all the ones I know anyway....
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: GW came by Saturday night
[Re: Stevarino]
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11/11/17 07:36 PM
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I had a very similar interaction a few years back. I was driving home from the hill country and happened to be close to a group of friends from high school's deer lease. I stopped by to have dinner with them and after eating the game warden stopped by and asked to see hunting licenses, look around, etc. My buddies showed him around and everybody showed them their license. He asked for mine and I told him my story about not hunting (at this point in time I hadn't hunted for at least the past five years). The GW told me not to lie to him and I told my story again. I was coming back from a wedding and showed him the clothe I had, no gun, everybody vouched for me and he just didn't care. Wrote me a ticket for hunting without a license. This is the only interaction I've ever had with a game warden.
Note: I called about the ticket and judge dismissed it after a 2 minute phone call. Best court experience I've ever had!
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Re: GW came by Saturday night
[Re: Stevarino]
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11/11/17 08:29 PM
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Been checked several times and no problems at all.
GWs have no more authority or power than any other law enforcement.The association with a hunting activity gives them probable cause to check your licenses etc.
GWs also don't determine your guilt or innocence in the end.
To be determined
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Re: GW came by Saturday night
[Re: ducknbass]
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11/11/17 08:36 PM
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You could have refused in which case he could have a written you citation which you would beat in court When asked under oath if he had been hunting I bet not.
To be determined
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