Bull s**t stop by CO

It is best to get all testy and toss out a few, "What right do you have?", and "Do you have probable cause?", and "This is unreasonable search and seizure." lines, especially if the game warden doesn't get down on his or her knees and ask for permission to look you in the eye. Oh, and don't forget to thow in, "Where were you last week when those guys shot that (moose/deer/elk/whatever) out of season?"

Seriously, the CO's have a difficult time trying to cover their areas, and if I can do something to make their day go a bit better, I will. Most are good people, and don't deserve any ####-headed treatment.:p
 
Got checked this season, walking down a logging road by myself, round chambered, I only ever chamber up when I'm alone. CO drove down the road and went to get out to chat, I motioned at him to wait while I pointed it in a safe direction and made safe.

He was very happy, the conversation went well, hadn't seen much all day and he told me he had just seen 2 2 pointers a klick down the road.

Never did catch up to them, but it's nice to be nice sometimes.
 
I ahve all thr respect in the world for COs. They have one of the most unappreciated jobs on th planet, and just about everyone they talk to is armed (perhaps not with a gun, but at the very least a knife).

I had an uncle who was a CO, and have a friend who currently is one.
 
88 man said:
My buddy and I were just walking out of a restuarant.I had orange hat ,he had orange coat.The warden turned around and stopped us before we got into the truck.We were not in the feild and not hunting ( in town ).I know they have alot of power but this was crazy stopping us coming out of a place to eat imho !!!!.Almost rerhassment if you ask me !.I was really pissed :mad:.
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Why are you wearing blaze orange if you're not hunting ????? Not that I'm the fashion police, but most if not all only wear blaze orange if they are/were hunting.
He has every right to check you and the truck out, if he assumes you were doing something in relation to hunting..........ie; wearing blaze orange.

Only wear orange when you're actually hunting. That's the law. You don't need it for lunch or driving around in the truck. A good friend of mine's a warden. They look for people in a truck wearing orange, and pull them over since they know they're doing something in relation to hunting.
No orange, no getting pulled over. If you wear it, you're inviting yourself to questioning. My opinion anyway.

Game wardens don't have to abide by the same rules as police. They deal with wildlife, the charter of rights doesn't apply in many circumstances. They can search camps/trucks without a warrant and "tresspass" without consequences or reasons.
 
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88 man said:
My buddy and I were just walking out of a restuarant.I had orange hat ,he had orange coat.The warden turned around and stopped us before we got into the truck.We were not in the feild and not hunting ( in town ).I know they have alot of power but this was crazy stopping us coming out of a place to eat imho !!!!.Almost rerhassment if you ask me !.I was really pissed :mad:.
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You we're wearing blaze orange. and it was deer season. there's a pretty good chance you were hunting. Which is the the reason he stopped you fellas!If you were weaving all ofer the road, there's a good chance you would be pulled over and asked if you've been drinking! They have limited time and money to job properly. Sounds like this CO was just do a job with what has,A hunch witch all they are funded for!
 
bearkilr said:
Why are you wearing blaze orange if you're not hunting ????? Not that I'm the fashion police, but most if not all only wear blaze orange if they are/were hunting.
He has every right to check you and the truck out, if he assumes you were doing something in relation to hunting..........ie; wearing blaze orange.

Only wear orange when you're actually hunting. That's the law. You don't need it for lunch or driving around in the truck. A good friend of mine's a warden. They look for people in a truck wearing orange, and pull them over since they know they're doing something in relation to hunting.
No orange, no getting pulled over. If you wear it, you're inviting yourself to questioning. My opinion anyway.

Game wardens don't have to abide by the same rules as police. They deal with wildlife, the charter of rights doesn't apply in many circumstances. They can search camps/trucks without a warrant and "tresspass" without consequences or reasons.
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Nice to hear that almost everyone here has a "friend who is a CO" BUT......
The last paragraph is CATAGORICALLY UNTRUE... The charter is not superceded by the wildlife act of any province in Canada... might seem "unfair" but CO's are peace officers under the act and the criminal code of Canada...period.. Out west here it can be seen as dangerous to wear orange....gives the poachers something to draw a bead on...
As for being checked.... it is often a good thing to know who is out in the bush with you... and... it only takes a couple of minutes... CO's out here often will share information with you if you are NOT AN A#@#@hole..
 
thecoug said:
Nice to hear that almost everyone here has a "friend who is a CO" BUT......
The last paragraph is CATAGORICALLY UNTRUE... The charter is not superceded by the wildlife act of any province in Canada... might seem "unfair" but CO's are peace officers under the act and the criminal code of Canada...period.. Out west here it can be seen as dangerous to wear orange....gives the poachers something to draw a bead on...
As for being checked.... it is often a good thing to know who is out in the bush with you... and... it only takes a couple of minutes... CO's out here often will share information with you if you are NOT AN A#@#@hole..
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OK, here you go.....From the Manitoba Wildlife Act..........

Seizure without warrant

71(3) Where an officer believes, on reasonable and probable grounds, that

(a) an offence against this Act or the regulations has occurred or is occurring; and

(b) there is to be found in any vehicle, boat, aircraft, or other conveyance in the province a book, record, document, specimen of wildlife or exotic wildlife, pelt, skin or hide of wildlife or exotic wildlife, firearm, quantity of ammunition, implement, appliance or other thing which affords evidence of the offence;

and it is not practicable in the circumstances to obtain a warrant in accordance with subsection (2), the officer may, without warrant, search the conveyance for the thing and may seize and bring it before a justice, or report on it to a justice, to be dealt with according to law.

Entry upon private property

70(3) In the discharge of his duties under this Act, an officer and any person accompanied by him may enter upon and pass through or over private land without being liable for trespass.

Inspection of hunting or trapping camps

70(4) An officer may inspect any camps occupied by hunting or trapping parties.


Officer may stop vehicle

73(1) For purposes of exercising any enforcement power under this Act or the regulations, an officer may signal or request any person driving a vehicle to stop, and thereupon the person shall bring the vehicle to a stop and shall not proceed until permitted to do so by the officer.


If poachers in BC shoot at you because you're wearing orange, you need to move. I've never heard anything as ludicrous as saying" wearing orange is dangerous..." WOW!
 
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A few years ago on a sheep hunt in the Cadomin area we got stopped by F&w so many times that I just pinned my licence to my jacket to speed things up, 7 times in one day , they were on horses, quads, in helicopter,s and trucks and on foot in the back country. Now this was a little like harassment, I know that the CO,s need to do there job which I appreciate, with out them there wouldn"t be anything to hunt, really pisses me off when they stop you durning the prime hunting time of the day.
 
Just like there are cops, plumbers, electricians, construction workers, truck drivers, and so one that are a$$es and such, it would then stand to reason that there are conservation officers that are also a$$es. I have met only one that I really disliked though. He was a complete jerk - and a liar.
 
I ran into a C.O. in the early season of geese. Right in the middle of nowhere, right out of the blue, down a crappy back road. In the afternoon, on the Friday, I was just driving around killing time waiting for the night hunt. He pulled me over, I had zero camo on, no sign of hunting at all. He asked if I was hunting, I said yes, I got nothing to hide. He got out, checked my papers etc, asked to see my gun that was cased behind the seat and looked in my cooler. I had 4 birds in there, but forgot to leave wings on, he didnt seem to mind as the obvious size differance between duck and goose breasts. He did say it would be in my best interest to leave wings on when ducks are open as well. Then he said have a nice day, I said the same and that was it. This is how I think they sometimes get ppl is unsuspecting in that way. I have no problems with ppl doing their jobs. People who dont like C.O.'s and feel harrassed I think often try to hide things IMHO. They hate it when they get stopped for no reason what so ever, but I would bet they would praise them huge if they caught someone with a deer in the back of the truck in September!!
 
deerslayer said:
7 times in one day , they were on horses, quads, in helicopter,s and trucks and on foot in the back country. Now this was a little like harassment, I know that the CO,s need to do there job which I appreciate, with out them there wouldn"t be anything to hunt, really pisses me off when they stop you durning the prime hunting time of the day.
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How are they supposed to know they have spoken to you already tho. Besides to run into that many officers in one day says something. Perhaps ur hunting in a high risk area, obviously a too well known area!!
 
I don't think anybody is against a CO out in the field doing his job. The OP said they were walking out of a restaurant.

Not quite the same thing.

I'm pretty sure in that case I would have just kept on walking and let him make the next move....
 
joe-nwt said:
I don't think anybody is against a CO out in the field doing his job. The OP said they were walking out of a restaurant.

Not quite the same thing.

You got that right for sure !!!.

My brother IS a CO in Nova Scotia and said this should not have happened as we were not hunting.I DO have all the respect for our CO's and know their just doing their job but too much is enough,orange or no orange walking out of a resteraunt IN town is out of line in my books anyways.Hydro,gas ,road workers all wear orange so i guess he should stop and check all them when he see's them wearing orange walking out of a resturant as well as there wearing orange and could very well be a hunter.The CO did ask us for our lisences and see the guns.We did show our lisences but ignored that they asked to see the guns and he never pushed it.The CO then asked what we were using so we told him and he asked how we liked them so we said really great.I don't mind being stopped at all but imho this was bulls**t.

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you never know what came over his radio 5 minutes prior to running into you, they might have just found a carcass tossed in aditch right up the street. You never know. I know it's inconvienient, and sucks to feel ostersized, but there was probably something more important going on.
 
janesy said:
you never know what came over his radio 5 minutes prior to running into you, they might have just found a carcass tossed in aditch right up the street. You never know. I know it's inconvienient, and sucks to feel ostersized, but there was probably something more important going on.
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:confused:So the proper response for the CO when a deer carcass is found in town is to immediately start questioning anyone wearing orange?


Okey-dokey then.............:rolleyes:
 
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