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If you see this guy on the lake Congratulate him. He leaves his tipups in over night unattended. Pretty sad.
I feel bad when I look out my hut and see a flag up and don't know how long it was up. I never try to leave them unwatched. If I make it out there this year I'll be heading down that shoreline before the sun comes up. I'll look for those traps and if I find them unguarded I definitely won't mess with them. So if someone brakes them into little pieces and leaves them on the ice just know that it wasn't me. Lol
Anyone who smashes someone else's traps (illegally unattended or not) is just as much of a scumbag, too imo....You gonna key my car if you see me speeding too?
I am not part of the entitled generation. Leave your toys in the driveway get them run over.
Neither am I but it's the same thing as setting a trap on public land. Ya don't mess with someone else's stuff no matter what. As someone else said you call the law.[/quoteThe law says it's unlawful to mess with LEGALLY set traps. I would never mess with a legally set trap. I wouldn't even go near it on purpose. But we're talking more like poaching. I don't know of any law that protects a poachers rights to fish illegally. If I see trash on the ice I pick it up. Mostly it's all useless but maybe next time it's a new set of tip ups. Is picking up empty propane bottles considered stealing? Or the 30 empty beer cans? I'd take them tip ups and most likely give them to someone who doesn't have any and will play by the rules.
I agree - if you care enough call law enforcement, if not walk away. Stealing/breaking other peoples stuff isn't the answer.
Quote from: Yotecatcher on Feb 03, 2022, 02:19 PMNeither am I but it's the same thing as setting a trap on public land. Ya don't mess with someone else's stuff no matter what. As someone else said you call the law.[/quoteThe law says it's unlawful to mess with LEGALLY set traps. I would never mess with a legally set trap. I wouldn't even go near it on purpose. But we're talking more like poaching. I don't know of any law that protects a poachers rights to fish illegally. If I see trash on the ice I pick it up. Mostly it's all useless but maybe next time it's a new set of tip ups. Is picking up empty propane bottles considered stealing? Or the 30 empty beer cans? I'd take them tip ups and most likely give them to someone who doesn't have any and will play by the rules.Picking up trash is called stewardship. What you describe is called theft. "But we're talking more like..." is where you lost me.