In the area I fish, I have one game warden. I've gotten to know him, and, have become friends with him over the years. He covers a large area. Besides the small lake I fish, he covers two large lakes. He's earned my respect. His job is not easy. Along with checking for fishing lisence and poaching fish, he has to enforce curfew times at one lake, which closes at 10 pm. A lot of his work is done at night. Patrolling the lakes, and keeping tabs on guys breaking the law. He told me this is when many violations occur. I've seen him many times, in his truck at sunup, when I go on early morning trips. He's sipping a cup of coffee, and, has been up all night, doing his job. In over forty years of fishing, I've never once been harassed by a game warden. The fact is, if your not doing anything wrong, you've got nothing to worry about. Many of these men are fisherman themselves. They have a job to do. I say respect our game wardens, and respect our laws. Have you had any contact with you local game wardens? Hopefully, your experience with them has been good.
