Has a regular LEO ever made his living going on peoples property searching for violations of the law. I would guess the community would be up in arms if this was regular practice. But, somehow we have given conservation officers the OK to approach law abiding citizens on their own property (with no evidence of breaking the law) and look into their cars and buildings, set up cameras, and walk and drive anywhere on posted property. We even had one look in our cooler without asking and made me put down a knife while I was skinning a deer ON MY OWN PLACE. It is crazy because you call aboyt trespassers and good luck getting help with that.
The problem with the open field doctrine is that they applied it across the board and it should only have been allowed for exigent circumstances where a serious crime is taking place and there isn't time to get a warrant, not the typical game law violations. The court in Tennessee did a great thing by curtailing this behavior in their game wardens but they did it based on the state constitution. Hopefully it will be upheld on appeal. Outside of the courts, the way to get this changed is thru the legislative process and that could be a tough row to hoe.
Your treatment on your own property is ridiculous. You should raise hell with your state reps.
