P.S.
My comments were made before reading CF post #2!
I'm not going there and my comments below are in response to CF post #1

H



Cowfish,
You are most likely right on, on the assumption that most fishermen try and are doing things legaly and properly. I also agree about the license not on your person or the occaisional punch that is forgotten.

However, I believe that a more visible presence of gamies at the launches and on the rivers, would go a long way toward keeping the honest, honest!

I also believe that most poachers (professional) and the intentional stand a better chance of being caught if the gamies were making contact with more sportsmen. I believe most violators who are apprehended away from the field are done so because they bragged about their crime, or told someone they shouldn't have, and the more people the gamies come in contact with the better chance there is they will hear about it!

Your thoughts on teaching the kids in school about fish and game is brilliant and I think needs more exposure! Right on Cowfish!

I think WDFW should consider using "Manpower" or some similar agency to beef up the enforcement roles at launches and notorious snag and floss sights. they ought to be able to make back their wages in short order, and it would free up the prof. gamies for the more complicated issues.....Maybe!




herm