Camping accross GMU border

[bigmike86]

If you are camping where it is legal to camp. and hunting where it is legal to hunt, it is a very simple answer.

I wish I felt that way. Although I have never dealt with a Washington game warden, all my encounters here in Georgia have been negative. Every time I've been checked the guys were rude and made me feel like I was doing something wrong even though I wasn't. I'm sure it's because they deal with a lot of A-holes down here in GA, but I still have never had a positive encounter with one. And if there's three things that piss me off its being made to feel unwelcomed on the soil that I bled for, persecuted by a uniform/gun empowered jerk that I risked my neck for, and kept from hunting the animals the God put on this earth for man to have dominion over. AHHHHH!!!!!!!

OK Rant complete. I promise I'm not an entitled brat, I follow the rules and don't expect special treatment. Just thought I could vent to this like-minded peer group.

Cheers, thanks for the advice!

-Mike

[follow maggie]

You have nothing to worry about. Its common here to camp close to the border of a gmu and cross into your hunting area. I've not had many encounters with game wardens, but they've always been polite when checking me, even the time i had a tall boy in the cup holder

[JackOfAllTrades]

OK Rant complete. I promise I'm not an entitled brat, I follow the rules and don't expect special treatment. Just thought I could vent to this like-minded peer group.

Cheers, thanks for the advice!

-Mike

Your rant is quite alright. Preaching to the choir though sir.

Most of the WDFW officers I've encountered have been pretty cool. They ask questions while doing their jobs. Some have different tactics to get those that have broken the law to make a mistake with a bad answer. If you're on the level, not breaking the law, I've had great experiences with them.  Save for one National Forest service (Okanogan or Methow ranger district- I dunno and don't care) law officer, (not a WDFW game warden), that disarmed my son and I because he 'thought' I'd committed a crime. It took all of two minutes to prove that I had not. But yes, the tactics of hiding in the woods waiting to ambush you as you return to your vehicle then cast a barrage of questions at you that make a tired hunter rethink why you're even in the woods.... Yeah, those guys are out there. They're ashats... But, if you're camping on the edge just outside just about any of the high hunt units. You won't likely see them. They don't stray far from their vehicles.

-Steve