I just read on another facebook page that the IDNR Conservation Officers found and arrested a couple people for using meth at the launch ramp at Loon Pit in the Bluegrass Fish and Wildlife Area. Hey guy's It's NOT that kind of Wild Life that is suppose to be used for. Wildlife like in ducks, deer, turkeys and eagles. Not wild drunken and drug parties like these guys were having.

I carry a weapon when I got to Bluegrass Fish and Wildlife Area after it gets dark. You never know what's going on over there after it gets dark. Sometimes it may not be exactly safe during the day. If I see a car parked over there and someone is not fishing I'm always suspect as to what they are up to. They could be out hunting on foot or they could be a couple of teens in the back seat making out or worse. So I avoid them and move on. I drive by the area a lot but have not been fishing out there much due to my health and so many people using the facility.

When I first went out there back in 2003 there were not nearly the number of people using the fish and wildlife area. It was relatively uninhabited and wild back then. No boats with gas motors were allowed on the waters out there back then. But the IDNR revised the rules and started allowing gas motors at Idle Speed only out there on the waters. I've noticed that Idle Speed is a relative term to some people out there. So think that Idel Speed is 10 mph or faster. To me Idle Speed is 2 mph or less. IE the lowest setting on the gas throttle on my small gas engine. But I have a 35 HP gas engine on my boat. Others' have larger engines. And a 250 HP Mercury can't idle down as much as I can in my little boat. And some boat drivers just either don't know about the speed limit or more likely than not JUST DON'T CARE about the rules. I wish that IDNR CO's would fine them once in a while to make them obey the rules as we are suppose to. But the CO's can't be out there all the time. But if the CO's are out there in their boat everyone seems to suddenly start obeying the rules. Funny how that works.

I'm glad that the CO's are out there patrolling the place and keeping order out there. Two guys were arrested for using meth out there and hopefully won't be back anytime soon.

Mean while I keep some defensive Flex type 9mm bullets in my carry gun and keep a couple extra magazines of ammo on me when I'm out and about.

I fished the area from around 2003 until about 2015 (went fishing out there one time last year) and have never really had any problems with other people while out there. Well once I had a problem with a big dog that didn't want me launching my boat on the North End of Loon Pit. A Huge Great Dane was playing fetch with his care keeper that day and attacked me when I approached the launch ramp on foot. I wish that I had my 9mm that day sometimes. But the bite was not threatening other than bacterial infection possibility. He drew blood though on my right elbow. He sneaked up behind me and bit me one the right elbow from behind. After that the lady and guy taking the dogs for a swim put them in their SUV and locked them up. I should not have to wait for people and dogs paying fetch on the ramp before I can launch my boat out there. But so many people take their pet dogs out there to play with them and some do it right on the concrete launch ramps. Those ramps are there for the boat owners to use to launch their boats as a 1st priority IMHO. They are not there to park your car on the ramp and fish off the tail gate for hours at a time either.

There have been many times when I was out there just driving around that I've seen people's trucks/vans parked on the concrete launch ramp right in the way so that no one could launch a boat at the ramp without having to get them to move their vehicle. I'm sure I'm not the only boat owner that's irritated when people monopolize the boat launch ramps. Most people launch their boats there and then move their boat trailer and vehicle off the concrete launch ramp and go park it in the parking lot.