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06-03-2010, 08:28 PM | #1 |
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Watch out for the DFG guy.
Yani and I were checked out by the a DFG official last night as we landed around 9pm. We went thru the usual drill, Yani went first. DFG wanted to see my license, my front and back hatch of my kayak. thank god he skipped the cavity check
The only thing i had left over was some bait which i threw on the sand to feed the birds. The DFG guy reprimanded me and said I shouldn't waste bait, since Yani confessed he likes to eat it and I should have given it to him. I have had yani's cooked bait- its good!!! Last edited by driftwood; 06-03-2010 at 08:43 PM. |
06-03-2010, 09:14 PM | #2 | |
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we have to have: 1) our license 2) a pfd on board 3) nothing illegal am I missing anything? |
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06-03-2010, 09:39 PM | #3 |
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06-03-2010, 09:40 PM | #4 |
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Should have a net, even if stowed, in case they really want to be a pain
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06-03-2010, 09:59 PM | #5 |
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and
and a whistle
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06-03-2010, 10:14 PM | #6 |
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If you're out at night on the kayak you need some type of light.
Good to carry one because sometimes its dark when you land. |
06-03-2010, 10:17 PM | #7 |
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Maybe some of you were just having a little fun but I doubt the DFG cares about whistles or even PFDs. I am not sure about the net however. I know that is a requirement on some inland waters. Anyone know for sure about the ocean?
Since this is not Arizona, I guess we will not have to be able to prove that we are legal residents. Sometimes I wonder exactly how I would prove that I am legal. A drivers license and credit cards would not do it because anyone can get those. The only thing I can think of that would work for sure is a passport. Note to self... next time I go to visit my son in Arizona, be sure to pack the passport. Bob |
06-03-2010, 10:37 PM | #8 |
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I'm happy to get checked by the DFG. Makes me feel like I got my money's worth out of my license. lol.
If you ever have the time, schedule a ride-along with a DFG warden. You'll quickly see why they may be a bit "pessimistic" when they approach you. I got a ticket once for shooting ducks in a poorly marked restricted area on Baldwin Lake in Big Bear and decided I should go on a ride along with the very cop that wrote me the ticket. I quickly realized the BS that they put up with. 90% of the boaters we stopped at random on Big Bear Lake did not have a fishing license. We were lucky if they weren't drunk as well. Then came the excuses...blah blah blah, standard stuff. If a Warden asks you to open up your hatch, you don't have to. You can ask them to get a warrant. If its not in plain view, you're covered under search and seizure constitutional rights. But why bother? I'll gladly open up my hatch for the guys that are keeping the idiots out of the water that are scooping up 18" WSB and kill everything else in site. I'll gladly take out my fishing license to show that I paid into our fisheries so that Game Wardens can crack down on those that don't. I've been good to those guys and have received some great info that resulted in me shooting more birds and catching more fish. I dunno, maybe I'm weird, but since getting a ticket and going on a ride along I have a bunch more respect for those guys. But I get it that they can sometimes come off a bit harsh. |
06-04-2010, 06:26 PM | #9 | |
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Not sure how Arizona has anythign to do with DFG asking for your liscense. |
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06-05-2010, 01:06 AM | #10 |
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hollistical healings maybe
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06-05-2010, 07:54 AM | #11 |
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Pretty sure the net is a requirement, which is why I bought the folding Promar. Makes you compliant. I'll look for the reg later today if the kids let me
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06-05-2010, 07:14 PM | #12 |
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I also like to see the DFG out there and feel like my license money is being utilized appropriately when there out there; only problem is that I hardly ever bump into them. But considering their proportion to the population hardly seeing them is understandable, there low numbers are not.
Years ago I had a few bad run-ins with a particular DFG officer; I was never in violation, so I was assertive but cooperative with him and everything always ended fine. But I would rather have them treat me (as they usually do) and anyone with dignity and respect until the situation calls for something different. |
06-05-2010, 08:10 PM | #13 |
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I did have the privilege to speak with some of the the DFG guy's at a couple of the MLPA meetings and they told me they were on our side 100%.
But, does anyone know if the DFG officers have to meet a daily quota like the CHP officers? The last two times i got checked out by the DFG, they seemed to be very disappointed that they had nothing on me. Why is that? Has anyone else experienced this too? Or is it just me? Last edited by driftwood; 06-05-2010 at 08:22 PM. |
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