When you "hammer them all to the full extent" the trust is gone from the outdoorsmen that are the officers eyes and ears and alot of times do 90 percent of the dirty work for them, like getting license plates and vehicle descriptions etc. It's a fine line. Anyone that's ever been on the wrong end of a conservation officer I'm sure can relate. If you haven't, you won't understand how far they go to get their conviction sometimes, even if it's a total waste of time and money. Maybe it's a job security thing for them or just a personal vendetta that goes too far. Bonnyville-cold lake area in the late 80's early ninties had a couple super cops that the locals ran circles around just for fun and made a game of it. Hiding in the bush with spotting scopes and ripping around on a jet ski 30 years ago was pretty agressive enforcement. The limits were 30 perch and we would catch 59 of them between two of us and hide them every conceivable spot knowing full well they would be around the corner when we left. Everyone on the lake knew they were being watched.
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