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Yeah doesn't have to run in, polite conversation is okay. I just never see anyone out other than occasional people driving past probably going to hike or looking for a place to shoot.I wouldn't call them run ins more like polite conversations. But then I'm retired from the BLM and wasn't doing anything sketchy. Plus I've got the proper fire gear and a litter stick with trash bags.
I would suspect my world and yours are a bit different. I'm a retired woods worker and still out there quite a bit most every week so see other woods workers including Rangers.Yeah doesn't have to run in, polite conversation is okay. I just never see anyone out other than occasional people driving past probably going to hike or looking for a place to shoot.
Here in Oregon I have had one LEO check on me while shooting on public lands in the past 40 years. We had a large group and the officer was respectful and friendly. He was basically just checking stuff out. He declined the offer to "show us how it is done" with a polite smile and chuckle. I didn't notice him deliberately recording license plate numbers but assume he would do so without making a deal out of it. He did not ask for any ID's. I think he was a Sherriff's deputy.Was wondering how often anyone was ever checked in on while shoot outdoors in WA? How was the encounter? I figured as long as it's not during a ban burn there wouldn't really be probable cause to make a trip out unless someone reported.
As a kid in wa shooting in the woods it was more often than I would like. Never any issue at all but they always checked what you were doing. But that was a long time ago. No recent experiences.Was wondering how often anyone was ever checked in on while shoot outdoors in WA? How was the encounter? I figured as long as it's not during a ban burn there wouldn't really be probable cause to make a trip out unless someone reported.
This has been my experience. Last time was simply a drive-by. He was a DNR ranger, retired from WSP. He was fully equipped, he even had a quad and ramps in the back of his truck. They are out there, maybe not often seen. He told me in the Northwest District of the DNR, which consists of Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, Island and San Juan Counties, plus a little chunk of northeast King County, there are two such officers. That's a pretty big territory. But their services are not often needed in some areas, like Island and San Juan Co's. But here is the deal: If you don't have your Discover Pass in possession when one does come by, you're gonna get a ticket. By the way, most counties deputize DNR officers with the same powers as local county deputies. So they can enforce in areas that may not be within DNR boundaries.I wouldn't call them run ins more like polite conversations.