02-13-2012, 06:17 PM
Absolutely not. They have all the same abilities as fish and game, but their focus is different. They are hired for different jobs basically, but both officers have the same abilities to enforce every law.
My buddy, a local cop in American Falls, Saw the illegal action, asked for his fishing license, wrote the ticket, bagged the fish for evidence as it will have to be ready for court in case the guy says he wasn't fishing, has a witness and has everything on record with dispatch.
On a side note, My buddy did contact fish and game to identify the correct citations and to determine the severity of the crimes on radio. For the guy who admitted and did not lie, he got off pretty easy, the guy who did lie and kept lying, he got something a little more.
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My buddy, a local cop in American Falls, Saw the illegal action, asked for his fishing license, wrote the ticket, bagged the fish for evidence as it will have to be ready for court in case the guy says he wasn't fishing, has a witness and has everything on record with dispatch.
On a side note, My buddy did contact fish and game to identify the correct citations and to determine the severity of the crimes on radio. For the guy who admitted and did not lie, he got off pretty easy, the guy who did lie and kept lying, he got something a little more.
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