Run in with a wrong CO

[Gord]

When I received the Mule Deer bag limit email, as I have an Antlerless Mule Deer tag, my first thought was that there must be a whole lot of people coming home with 2 Mulies and punching both their tags without even realizing they had made a mistake until the game check informed them of it. I also think from conversations with hunters, that a lot of people do not understand how the General Season and the Limited Entry Season work together. The wording is kind of confusing, unless you read the regulations a few times through, and I think a lot more people struggle to understand the bag limits than would admit. I was in a few conversations with hunters where some got it right away but some argued that they could still get 2 Mule Deer in region 3. That CO should have known or was playing games I guess.

[russm]

Sex on fronts????
More than just superman, would have to expect that the moose was a hermaphrodite???

Antlers? But that’d only work if you didn’t quarter the front half.

[rocksteady]

I have never had an issue with a CO.. treat them with respect and they return the favor.. come off as a know it all dick who pays their wages
.. have fun..

They are doing a job, not one i want and they deal with all sorts of personalities..

[Blainer]

I have never had an issue with a CO.. treat them with respect and they return the favor.. come off as a know it all dick who pays their wages
.. have fun..

They are doing a job, not one i want and they deal with all sorts of personalities..

agreed l and I don’t see us doing ourselves any favours by voicing complaints on line.
Hunters are often our own worst enemies.
This was a minor err in judgement, happens.
Many of these changes didn’t come till late in the season, let’s hope most are aware, especially those with leh draw.
LEH is NOT a free or bonus tag, same laws are in place, 1 Mulie this year

[Bugle M In]

Antlers? But that’d only work if you didn’t quarter the front half.

Fair enough, long day for me!!
But then again, some people debone.
Pecker on 1 side only, and I guess if you are capable, balls on the other.
Antlers/head sometimes come down separate.

[Coyote]

I was invited to hunt in Pennsylvania a few years ago. I jumped at the chance. While we were there we ran into a couple of their COs. They checked our tags and licenses and mentioned that I had come a long way to hunt. They asked me if I would come back. I said I'd like to but why ask. They said they wanted to make sure I'd had a good time and would I consider returning. Every penny of their pay came from hunters and sales of licenses and tags. Love to see that here

[burger]

I had an experience once in boston bar. Shot a anterless whitey in 3-30. Went through a game check and was pulled over. CO checks over my deer and started in on me that I had harvested a buck illegally. I agreed it was an antlerless buck and he still could not let it go even after letting him know that the regs are for antlerless not buck vs does. Finally asked him for his lead CO. He comes over and the original CO all hyped up starts in on how im in the wrong and that i shot a buck in an antlerless opening.


Lead CO looks at me shakes his head and says have a nice day.

[whitlers]

I had an experience once in boston bar. Shot a anterless whitey in 3-30. Went through a game check and was pulled over. CO checks over my deer and started in on me that I had harvested a buck illegally. I agreed it was an antlerless buck and he still could not let it go even after letting him know that the regs are for antlerless not buck vs does. Finally asked him for his lead CO. He comes over and the original CO all hyped up starts in on how im in the wrong and that i shot a buck in an antlerless opening.


Lead CO looks at me shakes his head and says have a nice day.

Did you have the head of the deer with you to prove it?

[butcher]

I was invited to hunt in Pennsylvania a few years ago. I jumped at the chance. While we were there we ran into a couple of their COs. They checked our tags and licenses and mentioned that I had come a long way to hunt. They asked me if I would come back. I said I'd like to but why ask. They said they wanted to make sure I'd had a good time and would I consider returning. Every penny of their pay came from hunters and sales of licenses and tags. Love to see that here

so how was the hunt? A million deer and a million people?

[walks with deer]

yup boston bar had to wait for the bird identifier for 3 male ruffed grouse....after a hour and the highway was getting icy i asked the head co whats up...he said have a safe trip home.