Hassled by a DEM CO

[spence]

Actually it sounds like you and Sbass1 could be related. You boys ever think to ask...hello officer, how may I help you this evening



-spence

[protty31]

Not when it starts out by him asking what are you doing?Plain ignorance

[labrax]

Sounds like the Conservation Law Enforcement Academy class is used as a stepping stone by people looking to land other law enforcement jobs (City, Town or State) - the Environmental police are probably the only ones hiring. Too bad that more people in your class were not really immersed in hunting and/or fishing. Having an understanding of hunting or fishing and a desire to be involved in such activities would seem like it should be a prerequisite to be a good CO.

I briefly worked for a fish and game agency in the West and met some wonderful CO's while there. The ones that I met were all anglers and hunters and this seemed like their dream job. On the whole, I think the majority of them are decent guys that have to deal with all sorts of cr@p, but the officer in the story seems like he was a little thick-headed.

Pete

[Striped-Cat]

The "animal rights" advocates graciously have provided links to each state's hunter / fisher / trapper anti-harassment statutes at:
<http://www.animal-law.org/huntharass/>.

I'd suggest carrying a copy of your state's law to counter any challenge to your right to fish.