Originally Posted by Mbrock
Doesn’t matter what hunters want. The precedent was set decades ago that due to the nature of wildlife infractions, Game Wardens had every legal authority to be on lands where game is being hunted using the Open Fields Doctrine. Period. It’s the ONLY way they can effectively do their jobs. It seems sportsmen of today are so far removed from the Public Trust Doctrine that nobody has a clue what it means. I bet if I polled this very group to define what that means, most of you couldn’t. We are one generation away from complete privatization of wildlife resources in this country, which is going to be an absolute disaster. Do a little research. Had y’all rather hunt like Europe, or like the greatest country on earth, the USA? If things don’t change, we are headed to dark territory regarding hunting. We have the greatest sustainable conservation story in the entire world, and it’s unraveling before our very eyes.

The 2 words that I put in bold is where most of us lose it for those wearing badges. PUBLIC TRUST. The public has been abused by badge wearing storm troopers to the point that most of us want them to stay the hell away from us and our property UNLESS they have a warrant. It's NOT the fault of the public that these feelings are so prevalent. And of course a cop is gonna support what cops have always done. Yes, Jawbone, that last sentence was for you.

Get the F out of the BATFE. The F is guaranteed by the US Constitution. Those other letters are not.

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