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[mowin]

4 minutes ago, chefhunter86 said:

Not that it matters because I don’t break game laws but that drives me insane that they can just come on your private land. If I got checked on my own land I might be pretty annoyed


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I'm not sure what there "officially" allowed to do, but it is possible this landowner gave permission for him to check hunters on his land. 

I believe, but not sure, ENCON officer can go onto private lands if he believes theres illegal activities going on.  

Maybe someone with more knowledge will reply. 

[Pygmy]

12 minutes ago, chefhunter86 said:

Not that it matters because I don’t break game laws but that drives me insane that they can just come on your private land. If I got checked on my own land I might be pretty annoyed


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I agree Chef..However I remember  a guest on my property being checked by a game cop on MY private land because the CO heard a gunshot from the road and went in to investigate it...  And this was opening day of gun season... 

[Chef]

I agree Chef..However I remember  a guest on my property being checked by a game cop on MY private land because the CO heard a gunshot from the road and went in to investigate it...  And this was opening day of gun season... 

That just sounds like one dumb ass officer. I hope he had on plenty of orange


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[Pygmy]

The guy was legendary  around here.....He would lay on his belly in the rain for hours to make a bust..Whether some of the stuff he did was legal...I don't know..But he sure was EFFECTIVE....

One thing I will say about him...He checked me perhaps 6 times, duck hunting,deer hunting, fishing, fox hunting....And I never once knew he was there until he stepped out from behind a tree..

Edited November 14, 2018 by Pygmy

[Hunter007]

I would think if a DEC officer wanted to catch someone doing something illegal more chance on private land where people dont expect to be watched .

On public at least a lot of places seems like there is a hunter or hiker behind every bush lol  eyes everywhere .