Any Game Wardens use this website?

[Parasite]

Any game wardens use this website? Back on a forum I used to use in the Midwest, we were lucky enough to have a game warden that would frequent the forum and there was a specific forum to pose legal questions. Does anyone know if there are any game wardens on this site?

[elkrack]

I seem to remember a thread similar to this several years ago. I think there were a couple

[Skyvalhunter]

No

[time2hunt]

If they did do think they would come forward ?


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[HUNTNORTHWEST]

Yes they do

[Special T]

There are a couple of retired game wardens that speak up from time to time. There are several game wardens on here but they dont out themselves.

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[mburrows]

Heard a game warden on a podcast mention that online forums & facebook/social media were some of their best tools for doing their jobs. 

[bobcat]

There's one who I believe posted just yesterday. But as someone already said, they like to stay anonymous.

[pianoman9701]

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[Woodchuck]

There was one on here years ago and would openly answer questions, as I recall he was asked by his chain of command to not do that any more.

[MtnMuley]

There was one on here years ago and would openly answer questions, as I recall he was asked by his chain of command to not do that any more.

.....and that's pathetic as hell. He doesn't have disclose his name, just that he's a warden. Believe it or not, it would only help to answer people's questions and concerns on here. If there were any bashing, the admin could and would immediately stop it. Another slap in the face for our beyond pathetic WDFW.

[Knocker of rocks]

There was one on here years ago and would openly answer questions, as I recall he was asked by his chain of command to not do that any more.

.....and that's pathetic as hell. He doesn't have disclose his name, just that he's a warden.

It's not WDFW, Alaska State Troopers and many police agencies have stopped this practice.   He's is basically giving legal opinions without being a member of the bar.   Also, what he stated on this or any other board could be used as a defence by somebody accused of a wildlife crime, even if the quoted statements are taken out of context.   Too many issues.

[birddogdad]

There was one on here years ago and would openly answer questions, as I recall he was asked by his chain of command to not do that any more.

.....and that's pathetic as hell. He doesn't have disclose his name, just that he's a warden.

It's not WDFW, Alaska State Troopers and many police agencies have stopped this practice.   He's is basically giving legal opinions without being a member of the bar.   Also, what he stated on this or any other board could be used as a defence by somebody accused of a wildlife crime, even if the quoted statements are taken out of context.   Too many issues.

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yep was too good for us to "ask the expert" the internet is NOT your friend (from any legal point) period...enter at your own risk...

[trophyhunt]

I miss UCwarden, good guy that wrote a great book about our biggest poaching case ever in wa. He hasn’t been on here for a long time.

[jagermiester]

There was one on here years ago and would openly answer questions, as I recall he was asked by his chain of command to not do that any more.

.....and that's pathetic as hell. He doesn't have disclose his name, just that he's a warden.

It's not WDFW, Alaska State Troopers and many police agencies have stopped this practice.   He's is basically giving legal opinions without being a member of the bar.   Also, what he stated on this or any other board could be used as a defence by somebody accused of a wildlife crime, even if the quoted statements are taken out of context.   Too many issues.

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yep was too good for us to "ask the expert" the internet is NOT your friend (from any legal point) period...enter at your own risk...

I have a wardens number in my phone from when my son took hunter safety. He said that I could call him any time if I ever had a question.
Question: Can my son (16) legally go bird hunting by himself?
I called the game dept. I then got passed around to three different people and all three had different answers the last person told me that I should call the sheriff's office and ask them because the game dept does not have a min age but it would be illegal for a minor to possess a firearm without me present, which I did and they told me that they would not enforce a law like that in their county (Kittitas and Grant) but careful if he is in King county.  Then I remembered that I had the game wardens number. I called him and he looked up the RCW and he educated me in a way that no one else could. Turns out it is fine for him to possess a firearm without me if he is using it for hunting.  It has been my experience that Wardens are very smart if you have a question ask one they will have the answer.