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Oh poor you you didnt get rewarded for your heroic act...Lol maybe next time you catch the bad guys you can get some bonus points!
 
I never said anything bad about not getting points, just wished I would have gotten some. I will gladly accept points or cash for something I would do anyways, who wouldn't? Again I do not see how anyone would be against someone getting a little extra incentive/support for doing the right thing. Should we bag the crime stoppers program? Bag the TV show americas most wanted? Rewards are and always have been an effective way to motivate the public. If there is a greater reward for doing the right thing people are more likely to do it. Hell Jesse James(one of the most wanted men in american history) was killed for the reward. I am sorry if you were once wrongly accused, but I bet your in the very small catagory of those acused in a game/hunting violation that was truely innocent. I am not sure on statistics, but I bet most people reported to the Game and Fish are probable done so for the right reasons.
 
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The WA law actually states its illeagal for the bow hunter to have a firearm while bow hunting.
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This maybe stated but it is not true!
If you have CWP you can carry a pistol or revolver while bow hunting - just as long as it is concealed and never taken out of the holster while hunting (unless it is use for an emergency).
 
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most people would do the right thing without the incentive of money or points,of those who would do it only because of this incentive dont you think there are some that would try to find a way to get the incentive without seeing any actual violation?You are very nieve if you dont think there are because we have had some here in Montana that try to turn thier neighbors in for game violations when they see game in someones garage and try to turn them in for the cash reward,the innocent neighbors have to go through the embarassment of the F&G going through thier homes but they have no recorse when they are not found to be guilty of ANYTHING.They cant even find out who made the phone call,the tipsters are not punished for thier false report,but they [beeep] when they dont get thier cash....do we need a cash or bonus point reward to get people to do the right thing?If thats what it takes then people are just doing it for thier own benefit.If there was a penalty for false rteports(like there is with the police)then it wouldnt be a problem,its very simple.
 
So it seems that your complaint is about making a false report. If it happens as much as you let on, sooner or later the Game and Fish will do something about. Especially since they are waisting time, money, man power on it. I still do not see how you can justify punishing someone for doing what they thought was right, regardless of motive. If I even suspect there was a violation I would turn it in. Around here you would be hard pressed to find a police officer write a ticket for a false report unless you made several and seemed t be doing for personnal gain. If you were convinced that something was wrong and you reported, would you want to get in trouble if it turned out ok. Anything that deters a person from reporting a crime or a suspicous activity is wrong. If a person repeatdly makes a false report then there should be a penalty, but not if it was a one time thing.
 
B*** S*** I know of a person just this year who was written a ticket by the F&G after a fellow "hunter" reported that he shot a buck from his truck ON THE HIGHWAY because he was [beeep] that this guy got a deer he had been after.He made the call with a liscence plate and the F&G came to his house,seized the deer and wrote him a ticket on the spot,no evidence just a phone call,they tried to get him to pay the ticket on the spot offering him a lower fine if he did,he refused and they threatened to take him to jail.He appered in court last week and the judge asked him his side of the story and then asked if there were any other witnesses besides the guy who made the call,NO.The judge proceded to tell the county att. he was sick and tired of the BS cases brought before him with the TIPMONT program and tossed the case.he lost his meat but is supposed to get the rack back,they dropped the carcass off at the food share and he lost ALL THE MEAT,HOW IS THIS FAIR?I hear this BS every year and more every year.These people should be held resposible for thier reports,this annonymous program is BS,I make a phone call and they go write a ticket????They try to scare people into paying the fine on the spot so it will never end up in court.i just read an article about the guy who shot the new state record muledeer 2 years ago,last year his "BUDDY" called the F&G and said the guy told him he shot it in december,out of season.Well after a year of investigation,public ridicule and seizing his property they have decided there were no game violations,BUT this guy has to deal with all this public stress because a a BS phone call?The system allows angry,jealous a******* to ruin your hunting season or public rep with a simple phone call.what happened to innocent until proven guilty?It does not apply anymore,they come take your property,threaten you will jail and then you have to hire a lawyer and hope to prove the truth?Wait until it happens to you and see how "ok" you feel about it.
 
Our F&G are like the god******* gestapo where i live,we get all the NOOBs who are looking to make a name for themselves.The days of the good old wardens who knew your first name and had some common sense are long gone around here,every time i see one of these 20 year old storm troopers walking around with one hand on the but of thier pistols it makes me laugh,they train them to intimidate rather than gaining respect and trust.They dont intimidate me,I do EVERYTHING possible to abide by our laws and Im not about to stand by while the system makes the honest hunter a target for anyone with a cellphone and a grudge.It just aint right,there is nothing worse than breaking your back to make sure you are law abiding but lookig over your shoulder constantly because any idiot can ruin your season for you with 1 phonre call!
 
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