Accidental "poaching"......

[DJD]

As a kid I never knew the laws but as an adult I don't think I ever took more than allowed. Of course I don't keep fish but have dove hunted with alot of success and always stayed within the rules.
Take it one step further..... If you get caught "poaching" because of your own fault (ignorant to the laws or a simple mistake on your part) are you gonna be pissed or just take your medicine and move on?

[GeoFisher]

As a kid I never knew the laws but as an adult I don't think I ever took more than allowed. Of course I don't keep fish but have dove hunted with alot of success and always stayed within the rules.
Take it one step further..... If you get caught "poaching" because of your own fault (ignorant to the laws or a simple mistake on your part) are you gonna be pissed or just take your medicine and move on?

Take my medicine and move on.........I also broke the law by cleaning some rainbow on the water at Cumberland. I didn't know about the cleaning station. I'm glad the warden was in a good mood I was completely expecting to get a fine that day, and told him I understand if I get one.......He gave me a warning.

And I ended up talking to him for nearly an hour about possession limits, etc, etc.

Later,

Geo

[RoadToad]

One day a couple years ago, when the limit at the FiNS lakes was still 8 trout, my wife and I went and had a really nice day at Fisherman's Park, lounging around for several hours, and putting our fish in the same basket. Apparently we lost count, because when we got home I cleaned 17 fish. Oops! But had I gotten caught, I just would have done like George said, just face the music and move on. I mean, what else is there to do? I might be ticked off at myself for a while, thinking, "Man, that was a dumbass thing to do," but oh, well, doo-doo occurs