dove opener and GW's

[n51]

Never had any tickets or had trouble with the GW. Last year though I did get a little burned though. I'm sitting in my chair in Waller Co. and I see woman GW coming. About 20 feet away is a camo bag with drinks. She stops and opens it. I would have liked if she would have asked but since she's going to look anyway I keep quiet. Then she asks for my gun to check for plug and ejects my 3 shells in the dirt. I stayed quiet but that burned my ***. Want me to reload, she asks, but I said I'll get it prefering to clean mey shells off. Am I Wrong?

[crparker]

Unfortunately they can pretty much do what they want. The only other law enforcement that can wherever they want and more so than the GWs are the Texas Rangers. I would've said something like you could ask before looking in there to be courteous and you don't have to drop my dang shells in the dirt. I'd feel the same way as you but they can pretty much do what they want.

[BigL]

Should have asked her to hand you a drink when she opened it.

[Brazman]

What part of her doing her job burned you? That she was a woman? That she checked your ice chest for game? Or that she checked your gun and got your shells dirty?

[Mark44]

ejecting shells into the dirt doesn't seem to be the thing to do. not surprised she looked in the cooler though.

she did ask if you wanted her to reload them so it doesn't seem to be too much here.

they prolly deal with a lot of nonsense and by the time they get around to a decent guy they're just a little worn out on being all grins and manners.

I'm not a huge fan of GWs by any means but you ever stop to think what it'd be like if we didn't have them? there would be NO deer in east Texas!

[texast224]

Should have asked her to hand you a drink when she opened it.

Hey Sinuous....

[duckman49]

say have a nice day mam and have fun hunting.

[chris1911]

was she hot?

[Tx Taxidermist]

How does unloading your gun check for shell capacity?

[tvc184]

Unfortunately they can pretty much do what they want. The only other law enforcement that can wherever they want and more so than the GWs are the Texas Rangers. I would've said something like you could ask before looking in there to be courteous and you don't have to drop my dang shells in the dirt. I'd feel the same way as you but they can pretty much do what they want.

???

[TexMax]

How does unloading your gun check for shell capacity?

Good point

[duckman49]

one some guns you can have a plug in and hold 4 shells but they can only catch you if you have the 4th shell in.

[n51]

Brazman, Didn't mind she was a woman, or doing her job. I think I explained the cooler. Had my gun checked everytime I've seen a GW while dove hunting. Never had my shells ejected on the ground.

[Crookhunter]

Game Wardens and TX Rangers have to adhere to the same laws as any other Police Officer. They do have the right to check coolers and such if your actively engaged in fishing/hunting or have been. If not it violates your constitutional rights of privacy.

[DTala]

one some guns you can have a plug in and hold 4 shells but they can only catch you if you have the 4th shell in.

wrong, illegal to hunt with a gun CAPABLE of holding more than three shells...

ya have to unload it to check the magazine capacity=2