re: So wildlife and fisheries can basically do whatever they want?

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If you feel its unfair to get a citation for something dont blame the agent.

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Ah the old "just doing his job" defense. I support upholding the law, but if you are trying to tell me an officer doesn't exercise discretion when enforcing the laws, then you are just wrong.

I won't be mad at the citation, but I sure as hell can be mad when someone chooses to exercise their discretion against me.

I am not criticizing them, but legislative statutes allow LDWF agents to search your vehicle and home without probable cause.

A LDWF biologist employee.

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but legislative statutes allow LDWF agents to search your vehicle and home without probable cause.

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I'm too lazy to go back and read the statute, but I'm pretty sure it said probable cause was a necessary predicate.

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[A]ny commissioned wildlife enforcement agent of the enforcement division may visit, inspect, and examine, with or without search warrant, ... boat, ..., car, conveyance, automobile or other vehicle, ..., or any place of deposit for wild birds, wild quadrupeds, fish, or other aquatic life or any parts thereof whenever there is probable cause to believe that a violation has occurred.

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AlxTgr

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If it really happened like you're saying, its a bullshite case/charge.

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If it really happened like you're saying, its a bullshite case/charge.

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Yeah, it was.

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dont exercise discretion

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As I said earlier. Easiest way to do the job is by the book. I find a lot of wardens do this. Other areas of law enforcement don't. I can testify to that. Can't say I've ever heard a time where a game warden was ok with an extra duck or fish.

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Technically, your possession limit doesn't end even if its cleaned and in your freezer.

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Umm you're going to have to explain that to me. I have never seen a rule that says your limited to one days limit at a time.



Ie: You can only kill 3 pigs a day, and 15 per season. Day 1 you shoot all three pigs(thus legal). Day 2 you can take 3 pigs, but if you do you'd be over your limit? That doesn't seem right.

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Umm you're going to have to explain that to me. I have never seen a rule that says your limited to one days limit at a time.



Ie: You can only kill 3 pigs a day, and 15 per season. Day 1 you shoot all three pigs(thus legal). Day 2 you can take 3 pigs, but if you do you'd be over your limit? That doesn't seem right.

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Are you referring to LA? Because thats the only state I can speak on.

By the absolute letter of the law, and I have tried to find something different b/c I honestly think its BS. But if you take ducks for example, you shoot 6 teal today then go out tomorrow and shoot 6 more teal, by the absolute letter of the law, you arent supposed to go duck hunting again until you have gotten rid of at least 6 of those birds. Hope that makes more sense to you.

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By the absolute letter of the law, and I have tried to find something different b/c I honestly think its BS. But if you take ducks for example, you shoot 6 teal today then go out tomorrow and shoot 6 more teal, by the absolute letter of the law, you arent supposed to go duck hunting again until you have gotten rid of at least 6 of those birds. Hope that makes more sense to you.

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I think I understand what you are saying but it doesn't make sense.

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I think I understand what you are saying but it doesn't make sense.

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The way the law is written, if fricked up, which is why theres confusion. The possession limits do not specify "until reduced to a food product" or anything like that, they simply say "twice the daily bag limit."

So, take the example given already, which is ducks(there is no such thing as a "season limit" in Louisiana).

You shoot 6 teal today, which is your daily bag limit. You cannot go hunting again until tomorrow(which im sure you all knew). So you go tomorrow, and shoot 6 more. Now you have taken two legal daily bag limits, and you have your possession limit as well.

By the letter of the law you cannot go hunting again until you have gotten rid of some of those birds, because you are still at your possession limit of 12.

Its pretty much an unwritten rule that once you're home and have your fish/game cleaned and reduced to a food product that you're fine, but all of this was a result to somebody (cajun i believe) wanting to have an explanation about having more than 16 squirrels in the freezer.