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Loony Singer · 05-30-2010, 04:10 PM

Two summers back, my elder son (no kid, he was 29 at the time) was fishing from our dock, something he does maybe twice a year. Sure enough, a Fish and Game person came alongside. He was unfailingly polite, but the fine was issued anyway. That seems to be their norm...be nice about it, but hand the ticket out anyway. He did say that Fish and Game is not funded out of the state budget, but have to support their work through licenses and fines.

My son was pretty down about it, then decided that it wasn't so bad when you consider that it wasn't so bad if you amortize the $90 bucks over all of the years he's fished since he turned 16.

My 25 year old nephew just picked up a fine yesterday. His excuse was, "but we just live one cove over." That didn't cut it, either.

05-30-2010, 04:10 PM	#8
Loony Singer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 109 Thanks: 28 Thanked 16 Times in 11 Posts	nice but strict Two summers back, my elder son (no kid, he was 29 at the time) was fishing from our dock, something he does maybe twice a year. Sure enough, a Fish and Game person came alongside. He was unfailingly polite, but the fine was issued anyway. That seems to be their norm...be nice about it, but hand the ticket out anyway. He did say that Fish and Game is not funded out of the state budget, but have to support their work through licenses and fines. My son was pretty down about it, then decided that it wasn't so bad when you consider that it wasn't so bad if you amortize the $90 bucks over all of the years he's fished since he turned 16. My 25 year old nephew just picked up a fine yesterday. His excuse was, "but we just live one cove over." That didn't cut it, either.