Post by: lonegunnmenn on February 23, 2014, 12:36:10 PM
Post by: TheHunt on February 23, 2014, 12:42:33 PM
Post by: Taco280AI on February 23, 2014, 12:43:43 PM
Post by: jackelope on February 23, 2014, 12:46:05 PM
Post by: KFhunter on February 23, 2014, 12:46:14 PM
Last night was up in capital forest trying my luck with some night hunting for coyotes got stopped 4 different times but different wardens one stop their where 5 of them. On one stand they walked in and checked us . I couldn't believe it . It was my first time up there is the pouching that bad out their or what? And the stand they walked in on I had one coming in. I'm glad they are their to protect the wild life just wish they would have radioed out that the black Nissan with marine corps plates was a good guy
Each "warden" up there would have known the another warden checked you out, it's not like each stop was a brand new encounter lol
I'd be pretty irritated if they walked all the way in on a stand after having checked you out (already knew you had a license).
It's not like a stand lasts all day long, park behind your truck and walk in part ways and ambush you on the way back to your truck. Why bust a good stand?
If they hadn't checked you out and walked in to your stand then so be it, no problem with that. Did they check you out prior to making that stand that got busted?
Post by: lonegunnmenn on February 23, 2014, 12:54:43 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on February 23, 2014, 01:02:51 PM
Post by: Hunterman on February 23, 2014, 01:06:51 PM
I know they pretty much told me I was gonna keep getting stopped if I stayed. O well wasn't ment to be I guess .
At that time I would have asked them if the term "Harassment" meant anything to them? Then the next time they tried to stop me I'd just keep on going.
Hunterman(Tony)
Post by: lonegunnmenn on February 23, 2014, 01:10:30 PM
Post by: Bob33 on February 23, 2014, 01:12:59 PM
It was my first time up there is the pouching that bad out their or what? And the stand they walked in on I had one coming in.I suspect that quite a bit of nighttime poaching (possibly even some pouching) goes on in the Capitol Forest. It does seem a bit odd that five different officers were in the same general vicinity.
I assume that you confirmed they were all from the same agency?
Post by: lonegunnmenn on February 23, 2014, 01:22:11 PM
Post by: deaner on February 23, 2014, 01:24:01 PM
Post by: dreamunelk on February 23, 2014, 01:26:23 PM
Post by: Bob33 on February 23, 2014, 01:27:30 PM
Post by: lonegunnmenn on February 23, 2014, 01:29:19 PM
Post by: washingtonhunter121 on February 23, 2014, 01:39:29 PM
Post by: lonegunnmenn on February 23, 2014, 02:02:56 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on February 23, 2014, 02:26:53 PM
What they did to you was flat out harassment and I would be making a phone call or sending an email to Olympia on Monday.
Post by: Bob33 on February 23, 2014, 02:35:26 PM
I have been told my a couple WDFW police that they can bust poachers every night in the CF if they set up a decoy.He didn't know what agency they were with, so who would he report it to? :dunno:
What they did to you was flat out harassment and I would be making a phone call or sending an email to Olympia on Monday.
Someone posted they saw State Patrol in the area. Could it be multiple agencies?
Post by: robertjay53 on February 23, 2014, 02:47:05 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on February 23, 2014, 02:49:51 PM
I have been told my a couple WDFW police that they can bust poachers every night in the CF if they set up a decoy.He didn't know what agency they were with, so who would he report it to? :dunno:
What they did to you was flat out harassment and I would be making a phone call or sending an email to Olympia on Monday.
Someone posted they saw State Patrol in the area. Could it be multiple agencies?
I would be contacting WDFW and DNR.
I have never seen the State Patrol up there in 30. I have only seen Thurston County Sheriff up there a handful of times and never more than two at a time.
I know there are instances when the surrounding sheriffs officers are up there on party patrol or on a criminal investigation but the one's that I know (and have hunted) or the ones that I have talked with (about abandoned vehicles/squatters/etc) have told me they don't patrol the area. They only go to investigate a call.
You can't tell me that that many sheriff officers went to the same call and continued to check him.
Post by: bobcat on February 23, 2014, 02:50:15 PM
Is there not much fishing going on right now? Just seems odd to me. I was under the impression that game wardens rarely got out in the woods except during the deer and elk seasons.
Sorry you got harassed so much but I am glad to hear they are spending some time out there.
Post by: Igottanewknee on February 23, 2014, 03:29:47 PM
Post by: bigtex on February 23, 2014, 08:51:07 PM
DNR has two or three officers that work Capitol Forest, so it was likely a combination of WDFW and DNR officers. The DNR trucks are the same color and look the same as the DFW trucks.
Is there not much fishing going on right now? Just seems odd to me. I was under the impression that game wardens rarely got out in the woods except during the deer and elk seasons.
Sorry you got harassed so much but I am glad to hear they are spending some time out there.
Bobcat nailed it. It was a DNR and WDFW patrol going on. As Bobcat said, DNR and WDFW vehicles and uniforms are almost identical. The patrol vehicles are a little different but that's about it. You put a DNR Officer and WDFW Officer in their green jumpsuit and they only way to tell them apart is the shoulder patch and badge.
Capitol Forest is in one DNR Officer's patrol area. But the DNR Chief is obviously in Olympia so he patrols it a lot. There is another officer that patrols King and Pierce counties so he's close, and another that patrols the Kitsap Peninsula. So Capitol Forest can get a lot of coverage by DNR pretty quickly, which is rare in other parts of the state.
Post by: bigtex on February 23, 2014, 09:06:41 PM
Is the agency only supposed to check someone once a day? Is there a requirement where once an officer checks someone they can't check them again? If we did that, it would basically give the individual a free pass on doing something illegal. "Oh I've already been checked, now I can go over my limit, open a beer in the truck, etc"
Now am I saying we need to check the same person over and over? Of course not and most officers would just give the person a wave.
But here's the thing, the individual had multiple officers, from at least 2 agencies working in the area. Is the first officer supposed to call all the other officers and tell them not to check this guy, and 5 minutes later don't check this guy, and 5 minutes later don't check this guy?
Plus this was in the dark, even if the officer did call the other officers and Officer Smith said don't check the green F-150 (example), and there is a dark-colored F-150 in front of Officer Johnson should Officer Johnson not stop that dark-colored F-150 because it may be the green F-150 Officer Smith stopped?
Post by: lonegunnmenn on February 23, 2014, 09:23:53 PM
Post by: YoteSlayer61 on February 23, 2014, 11:21:42 PM
Post by: deaner on February 23, 2014, 11:35:17 PM
Maybe next time they should spell check you!...........Busted :yike:
careful dude, if you even so much as imply that somebody on this website is lacking in his english skills youll have a group of bloodhounds on you howling for you to be strung up from the nearest tree, then about 20 posts will be deleted, then... well, i guess i went to bed after that.
Post by: dontgetcrabs on March 03, 2014, 09:19:09 AM
Plus this was in the dark, even if the officer did call the other officers and Officer Smith said don't check the green F-150 (example), and there is a dark-colored F-150 in front of Officer Johnson should Officer Johnson not stop that dark-colored F-150 because it may be the green F-150 Officer Smith stopped?
I guess Officer Smith should have relayed the plate # along with the vehicle description. :dunno:
Post by: billythekidrock on March 03, 2014, 05:01:16 PM