Thread: Dove huntig disaster

That is good news. The only thing is, it will be on your record, if that matters to you, it does to me. I would still fight it to get it off my record.

Glad the ranch owner manned up for you! I really pisses me off when game wardens seem to be out to get the guys that try to follow the law when they could be out there catchin some real poachers but i guess thats too hard of work for them!

Originally Posted by pwbuilding

cheers for the ranch owner. a real person. sorry to hear stories like this.
glad that all worked well. our goverment keeps taking more rights away every
day.when i was a boy in the 50s i don't think they had stuped rules like that.
they never had a rule that you had to pay more to fish with more than one pole. here in california , most lakes you are not allowed to use live minners.
most lakes don't allow you to fish at night.
some one with real knoledge of laws should make a list of all the rights of the citizens; that our appointed rulers, which we pay, have taken away. i hate to see what it will be like for our children. republican or democrat, they all are crooked and suck. blood suckers
one mans opnion:D

That is the opinion of two Men. I am sick to death of it!

Originally Posted by talegunner

That is the opinion of two Men. I am sick to death of it!

make that the opinion of 3 men (me)

I had a similar thing happen to me on Eastern Shore of Maryland back in 1993. I took it to court and lost. Was actually told in court that is why I should carry a camera not a gun. I was a kid at the time and did not respond the same I would have today. Anyway, since that time a similar incident happened to Bud Grant the old coach of the Minnesota Vikings. He had enough money to fight it and the law was changed in some states. I believe that if someone takes responsibility as listed above the others get their cases thrown out. Might be worth looking in to further. Good luck

Appealing it probably won't do you any good, but it doesn't hurt to try.

Bait: Salt, grain, or other feed, directly or indirectly placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered, that could serve as a lure or attraction for migratory game birds to, on, or over any areas where hunters are attempting to take them.

Baited Area: Any area on which bait has been placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered so as to serve as a lure or attraction for migratory game birds to, on, or over areas where hunters are attempting to take them. Any such area will remain a baited area for ten days following the complete removal of all bait.

The NOTE below is where they got you!

General Rules
NOTE: Hunters are responsible for knowing whether an area is baited or not.

Baiting (the following baiting rules have been established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service):

A hunter MAY hunt any migratory game bird:

-over standing crops, standing flooded crops, and flooded harvested crops

-at any time over natural vegetation that has been manipulated

-where seeds or grains have been scattered as a result of normal agricultural planting, harvesting, or post-harvest manipulation

-over crops or natural vegetation where grain has been inadvertently scattered as a result of entering or leaving the field, placing decoys, or retrieving downed birds

-using natural vegetation or crops to conceal a blind, provided that if crops are used, no grain or other feed is exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered in the process

-except water fowl and cranes where grain or other feed has been distributed or scattered as the result of the manipulation of a crop or livestock feeding

A hunter MAY NOT:

-hunt migratory birds with the aid of bait, or on or over any baited area

-hunt over any baited area until 10 days after all baiting materials have been removed

-hunt waterfowl or cranes over manipulated planted millet, unless the millet was planted more than one year prior to hunting

-hunt waterfowl or cranes over crops that have been manipulated, unless the manipulation is a normal agricultural planting, harvesting, or post-harvest manipulation