>One of the Game Wardens who
>was followed and filmed is
>a close friend of mine.
> He's as avid a
>hunter as anyone who frequens
>this site. He had
>his concerns when this was
>originally presented and he was
>asked (told?) that a film
>crew would be following him.
> We've talked about it
>over the last year, since
>the filming was done at
>this time last year, and
>he's hopeful that they'll portray
>things in a positive light
>about legitimate hunters, vs. poachers
>and other wildlife criminals.
>I do know that if
>my buddy would have thought
>this was going to be
>a hatchet job on hunters,
>he would have had nothing
>to do with it.
>He hunts himself, more than
>many of us do, and
>is not in a hurry
>to do anything that would
>harm opporunity for all of
>us.
>
>On the other hand, you literally
>would not believe some of
>the stuff that goes on.
> I've been friends with
>him for about 20 years,
>and I'm still amazed at
>some of the crap he
>comes across and the people
>he gets convictions on.
>We have problems here in
>California on a number of
>fronts related to wildlife and
>DFG. Some of those
>problems include not enough wardens,
>wardens who don't know very
>much about hunting or fishing
>and are not good at
>wildlife law enforcement, but also
>people who are absolute POS's
>when it comes to wildlife.
>
>
>I may be duck hunting with
>my buddy this weekend, so
>it'll be interesting to see
>what he has to say
>in anticipation of the show.
> If we go, I'll
>post something about his thoughts.
>
I was excited about the show, but I have to admit, it portrayed hunters in a bad light only because they are showing the dark side or idiots of our sport. I would like you to get a message to him: Have him frequently say that these poachers do not represent the good hunting community. Maybe if he says it enough, they will put a blurb on the show once in a while... I sure wish Oregon and other states had the $ to do what it appears CA is doing. Still never enough.