After listening very carefully to the problem at hand, I can only come to one conclusion. The law is already written in black and white, if the game commission takes any more action on this matter it can only add confusion and cause trouble by trying to fix a problem that runs much deeper than any written words can fix. Our Sheriff dept. must be brought in when someone violates the law, trespassing in a criminal offence, and "knowingly" can be proven. When a person will destroy private property by cutting fences, ramming gates, tearing down signs, this is "knowingly" breaking the law. When a person comes across some unmarked land and does nothing else except finds him self lost, is that really breaking the intent of the law.
I hope the game dept. follows the definition of the state law and encourages the hunters and land owners to follow it too. No matter how many pleas are made, no matter how many laws are written, they will only apply to those who respect and follow the law, and those laws already exist. If the Commission writes laws that go above the law in the Statues, the courts will be challenged and the original law written by the Legislators will be followed anyway.
It would be nice to see the land owners and hunter work together to stop those who insist on making life hard on us all.
That's just my thought, I don't get to vote on this, and I really glad I don't, see you Saturday the 17th at 6... I have some good Ideas for that one. Ron Rardin
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