03-14-2011, 10:04 PM
[quote TopH2O]If you are able to report a violation such as the ones you've mentioned, there is a chance it can be investigated in a timely manner. It won't always happen because there are roughly 65 Wildlife Resources law enforcement officers to cover the entire state. I can assure you reports are taken seriously and they are investigated whenever possible.
If you and others like you who value the state's wildlife want to contribute to the protection of the resource, please call and provide as much information as you can.
I know during my years as a Wildlife Officer I always appreciated calls from the public and I would rather have several wild goose chases than to miss a true violation. I know most , if not all, of the current Conservation Officers feel the same way.
Just a note about the bag of minnows. It may have been an indication of a violation or it could have just been a bag of frozen minnows with melted ice still in the bag. It would be difficult to keep minnows alive in a plastic bag because they wouldn't have enough oxygen to last very long. On the other hand, transporting live minnows from water to water is how illegal introductions take place and it's why it's illegal to use live fish for bait anywhere in Utah.
Mike[/quote]
That makes sense, but it doesn't explain why they don't allow live bait to be used where you catch it.
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If you and others like you who value the state's wildlife want to contribute to the protection of the resource, please call and provide as much information as you can.
I know during my years as a Wildlife Officer I always appreciated calls from the public and I would rather have several wild goose chases than to miss a true violation. I know most , if not all, of the current Conservation Officers feel the same way.
Just a note about the bag of minnows. It may have been an indication of a violation or it could have just been a bag of frozen minnows with melted ice still in the bag. It would be difficult to keep minnows alive in a plastic bag because they wouldn't have enough oxygen to last very long. On the other hand, transporting live minnows from water to water is how illegal introductions take place and it's why it's illegal to use live fish for bait anywhere in Utah.
Mike[/quote]
That makes sense, but it doesn't explain why they don't allow live bait to be used where you catch it.
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