07-24-2008, 04:42 PM
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Neither side is going to test their authority over stream-fishing. While I understand it is important to you, it is hardly of importance in the grand scheme of clarifying authority.
So, while any angler is thinking their dial-a-cop routine is going to result in immediate gratification, what's more likely is that LE, IF they come out, is going to tell BOTH parties to knock it off, or they're both gonna get arrested.
What do I mean by "knock it off"? He's gonna tell the landowner to STFU and quit harassing angler in light of the USC decision, and he's gonna tell angler that if he takes ONE step above high water mark for anything other than incidental travel, he's gonna arrest his butt for trespass.
That's the reality.
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