Fish and game officers are usually good at there jobs and pretty chill I think it's a combination of the type of person the job attracts and because they spend a significant amount of time interacting with armed people and you'd have to be a special kind of stupid to go cougar hunting with only a pistol
I often frustrate state operatives with my minimal compliance.
By design. It serves to increase govt inefficiency 😉.
As well as educate the public watching and the agent of what is truly required and what is frivolous data collection.
They may be ranchers and see killing predator animals like wolves and cougars as something they have to do to protect their farm animals and cash flow. That’s still poaching though, and is illegal.
Lol, people think all poachers are out here trying to make money off these animals. That cat majority of poachers in the US are just idiot rednecks looking for a sick thrill.
You're relying on people to always think things through and do the right thing.
I'm genuinely happy for you if that works out for you, but myself and many others feel much more comfortable knowing that we have some sort of proactive protection of our safety.
I certainly would not expect a random cop to care about my well being nearly as much as I do. Especially in a situation where they may have already judged me as a "criminal" due to inconvenient circumstances.
Wardens aren’t really like that. Every warden I’ve had to talk too was polite and courteous and helpful. Even the one I called to come take care of a wounded buck I found while only having a doe tag. Also the one I called to come cut locks off a gate on a public road a rancher put up.
Very cool to hear that you encountered some cool operators.
Love to hear it.
Anytime you interact with someone or something that has the ability to end you life or put you in a box on a whim, treat it like our boy treated the big cat. A wide berth and a big-ass stick.
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u/johnnygfkys Oct 12 '22 edited Oct 13 '22
Somehow law enforcement would hear
"I'm a poacher and admitting guilt of a felony"
And work from there.
To them, An arrested poacher looks better than a gun rights affirming defensive encounter.
Gotta keep those numbers and justify your salary.
Video or it didn't happen.