Officer's Logbook
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Natural Resource Officers, Park Rangers and other personnel of our parks and wildlife areas rely on the citizens of our state to provide tips of crimes and violations being committed. These tips come in every day and most are reported anonymously. The majority of these tips lead to resolution and prosecution through investigation and our judicial system. Concerned citizens of our state utilize the Operation Game Thief link on our website to report these violations. If you see a crime or violation taking place, please try to obtain as much information as possible. Tag numbers, vehicle descriptions, descriptions of violators and any other information you feel might aid in the apprehension of the violators.
February 16, 2012
- Helped with the Cal Farley Youth hunt on Sunday
- Did a skull and skins program at Sullivan Elementary School for a third grade class. Set up and attended the Ulysses Gun Show.
- Sampled the epicurean delights of the Bunker Hill Cafe, finally after 20 years toured the Garden of Eden in Lucas. This place is a real eye opener, if you haven't seen it I strongly encourage you to take the tour, the man was a visionary.
- Geese are moving back by the thousands allot of hunters gearing up again to chase them around. Went to Lakin and helped again this year with the Cal Farley Boys (Boys Ranch,Tx) pheasant hunt had an enjoyable time and the boys ended with approx. 50-60 birds. The last day of pheasnt season was the same as the beginning very slow.
- Worked hunting accident where a young man shot himself in the foot while in a layout blind
- Did some fishing licenses checks at Scott and Horsethief with little success by the anglers.
- Assisted information and education sections through attending the Buck Classic show at Expocenter, most interest in new deer seasons, fee increases, permit give-a-ways.
- Fishing activity is steady catching lots of white bass and several crappie.
- Found a couple of goose hunters trying to kill a goose but no success.
- Checked a few groups of pheasant and goose hunters, but both were not seeing much or having much success.
- Attempted to use a soft answer to turn away wrath, but when I told the man (In a very quiet voice nearly sotto voce as a matter of fact) that the minimum was probably $250. This seemed to engender as near a spontaneous neurological aneurism as I have ever observed.
- Checked a few fishing for trout at local lake. Questions on where the ducks and geese are and where to go hunt. Checked a few pheasant hunters slowing to a crawl the birds that are left have track shoes on and are watching the hunters at a distance.
- Helped with a boat show in Pittsburg Ks. with a good turn out over the weekend.
- Attended Basehor High School Career day. Worked the Overland Park Boat Show.
- Catching limits of Crappie at Hillsdale.
- Found quite a few fisherman at Pomona Reservoir catching good numbers of crappie off of the docks. Worked at Marais des Cygnes Marsh a day and checked some duck hunters having limited success.
- Set new record for the number of ducks taken at MDCW, the old record was over 6000 and we went well over 8000 this year. Had several hunters this week.
- Saturday up early to CGRR to check waterfowl hunters. Lake boat ramps all frozen in. No waterfowlers found. Worked Neosho River to Cottonwood River and then to CSSL. Found one quail hunter. Sunday checked CSSL then up to CGRR again then up to Wabaunsee County. Three quail hunter on CGRR, no birds in bag. Lots of geese in area, but few hunters.
- Worked a booth at the Kansas Expo-center for the Monster Buck Classic or as I like to call it...the "deer poachers extravaganza".
- Worked the booth at the KC Sport show, spoiling one little girl after giving her one of the stuffed animals we had, she then went to the Arkansas State Parks Booth and peaked under the curtain thinking they were holding out on her, a good laugh had by all.
- On the way home dispatched called out a 3 car 10-48 on a highway a mile from my location. I responded and was 10-77 with any crash. Learned later the bar was letting out and someone called it in to get the local SO officers away from the area so the intoxicated people could leave the bar with out getting stopped. The inebriated RP did not think dispatch would record his number nor would they remember his real name when he told them. Here's your sign!!!!!!!!
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