12-13-2024, 02:01 PM
(12-12-2024, 07:03 PM)Kent Wrote: I also don't mind being checked. Even with the checking that is occurring there are still many folks who don't think the laws apply to them. If checking didn't exist there would be even more who would have that mindset and it would become the wild west (or wild Utah).Right ye be. I have heard from more than one DWR CO that the worst violations they encounter...over-limits, protected species, slot violations, illegal gear, etc...are usually by anglers who have also failed to even buy a fishing license. There seems to be a "Russian roulette" mentality of seeing just how much they can get away with without being caught. And there are a lot of "resource thieves" who never get checked and never get caught.