Well, I had an interesting phone call this afternoon. Almost didn't answer the call, since I didn't recognize the number, but figured I could mess with a telemarketer. The voice on the other end identified himself as our local game warden. He asked me to confirm my identity, and then proceeds to question me about my killing of a doe last week. He asked me if I recorded the kill? Yep, I sure did. He tells me there is no record of it. I tell him I received a confirmation. In fact, I received one for each deer I killed. Now he's really excited, cause he can't find either one. He wants me to give him the confirmation numbers that I have written on my harvest record. When I told him that it was at my farm, cause that's where I hunt, he proceeds to tell me that I should have that on me. Oh, and the law requires that you don't move the carcass before filling out the paper tag. Blah blah blah.
After a lengthy conversation, he tells me that I need to get the numbers and send them to him. Finally, I found one of the confirmation emails on my home computer. With that, he was able to find the other one. I guess he was disappointed that he couldn't find anything to write a ticket for. I told him to come by the farm anytime he wants, as we are totally law abiding.
I guess this early in the season he doesn't have much else to do, but good grief. That was 15 wasted minutes of my life. Anybody else experienced a "random" check like that?
After a lengthy conversation, he tells me that I need to get the numbers and send them to him. Finally, I found one of the confirmation emails on my home computer. With that, he was able to find the other one. I guess he was disappointed that he couldn't find anything to write a ticket for. I told him to come by the farm anytime he wants, as we are totally law abiding.
I guess this early in the season he doesn't have much else to do, but good grief. That was 15 wasted minutes of my life. Anybody else experienced a "random" check like that?
