re: LDWF raid Metairie home to confiscate pet nutria

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dressed in military-style fatigues

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This is fricking stupid. Those guys work in the field all day and climb in and out of boats and trucks. They aren't going to wear a suit or a city police uniform.

That being said, what a brain dead terrible move by the agency. Show up, tell the dude there is a Permit process to keep a nutria and help him fill out the forms. Don't go in and try to seize the animal. What fricking idiots.

I have dealt with those dudes twice over the years. Once we were squirrel hunting by the MS levee and a dude walked up dressed as a hunter and was asking about our hunt and making small talk. Then he badged us and demanded to see our hunting licenses. Just fricking wear the uniform and check us without the subterfuge.

The other time we were leaving our duck lease and there were eight or nine of us in four pirouges crossing the Intercoastal Canal. They were waiting around the corner in two center consoles and waited until we were in the middle of the canal and came roaring up like it was a SWAT drug bust. All of us almost capsized and we were pretty pissed. They made us toss all our shotguns in their bow and then they shook us down for ducks. I asked why they couldn't have just waited by our trucks on the opposite bank. It wasn't like we were going to run off and leave our trucks.

I am pro-police (cue BOOTLICKER!!!) but these dudes aren't very professional in my experience.