That's what I was thinking. There are methods that may not fit exactly into how this is worded. You run across a Possum Cop with an axe to grind on some ambiguous wording, next thing you know you are fighting a citation. As @NMSbowhunter stated, there is definitely a "letter of the law and spirit of the law".
I agree that the "spirit of the law" is to see people taking safety seriously. Most of the Game Wardens I've encountered in MS and LA, Federal & State have been pretty good..... Most of them. I've experienced more anal-retentive WLF agents while fishing than I have hunting.
Oosers? Out of state? Admittedly they are probably give out of state hunters a bit more scrutiny but that is probably true everywhere.
Well, most of my encounters with MS Wardens was in the Homochitto National Forest. Fishing primarily, and some hunting. They stop EVERYONE fishing there at Lake Okhissa, Rednecks and Coonasses.
For sure. I grew up and lived in a border town, so there were as many people from LA coming over to hunt/fish as local MS residents.
I also find they’re more polite when you’re holding a gun, but not as worried about you sticking a hook in their lip.
"These cops, try to come and snatch my crops..."
