I don't get is are these restitutions actually paid?Especially when you throw suppressors into the mix.
Example:
How easy would it be to lung a 350” bull in the rut while you were “Bear hunting” with your silenced 300 blackout in Colorado, then come back later with your bow and stick the hole with an arrow, butcher it, and pack the thing out?
Im pretty confident that this is happening.
People in general can’t be trusted. I mean look at the “celebrity” dirtbags that are getting busted.
That’s why I take just about every picture I see of a guy holding mega horns with a grain of salt….people will surprise you and nothing is what it seems 50% of the time.
It’s an honor system in hunting. You either have it, or you don’t.
Or is it like a felon that steals a car and never actually pays a thing then after so long its just a wash?
I fully suspect there's some good truth behind your theory. Iv honestly always wondered the same. And absolutely it is a honor system i was out alot last season.. close to a month off with time saved for hunting.. and only seen one fwp officer. I tried alot of new to me areas around the state as well. I saw 1 officer all season. He got out waved, we waved back we were mayb 400 yards into our walk... and he got back in his truck and left. Didn't check us talk to us or anything.
Season before same 1 officer all season.
Probably underfunded not enough officers to really set a fear in getting caught for alot of people. They concentrate on areas they know are known for issues iv noticed.