I started hunting doves in the late 60s, on family land. In the 70s we had way too many useless, and downright rude, stops by the GWs. Seemed they were on a mission to establish they were the biggest A holes in law enforcement. In the 70s I hunted exclusively with a side by side. The GWs would wait at the road and stop us, and everyone else, heading back, every time. License, bird count and gun plugs. My great uncle Gail would walk up and ask " ya kill anything other than time today Bub? Gail carried a SxS and he would hold it out, then me next, then little brother with his single shot, then later a SxS. No problem with 3 shot plugs. Our bird count was always dead on, and Gail would add, " sorry to waste your time Bub, but as your all caught up now why don't you go F. off somewhere else. Last time I was stopped with in the mid 80s. Never subsequent. Our current GW is a peach. I have called several times on poachers and for general questions. He called when they had a pedicular problem and wanted easy access to a remote part of the conservation area behind us, He has the combination but wanted to be sure it was ok.
