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BajaBlanca
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U.S. FEDERAL GAME WARDENS at customs checking for Mex fish license= posted on bloody decks =
Hi all, this was posted on bloody decks and I thought it was VERY important for all of us to see:
WARNING US Federal Game wardens in customs
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can't believe my eyes. just got back from East Cape, via Pheonix, for the first time ever....
2 FEDERAL GAME WARDENS (Never knew they existed)
asking anyone with coolers "Need to see your Mexican fishing licenses"
They warned my buddy and then copied his drivers license, we talked to others in baggage who went through the same scenario.
I keep mine on my boat, and the people who fish with charters...what about them?
be warned......
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Woooosh
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What a crock. You don't even need a license to fish from the shore (or pier?). Are they going to do DNA tests to see what species you caught too?
[Edited on 7-23-2011 by Woooosh]
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
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just another reason for the "goons" to invade privacy.... are US agents now enforcing Mexican laws, or are the plans being laid to make the
NoAmericanUnion being fast tracked?
if they can't keep a secret program to ship guns south, and keep legal gun owners worried about their rights, what is the fisherman left to do? buy
dorado from the cartel????
keep your eyes on the ball, people. they let you see what they want you to know.
[Edited on 7-23-2011 by woody with a view]
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Marc
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Something looks fishy here! 
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Fe FI FO FUM
I smell a dead mackeral here.
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bajaguy
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.......2 FEDERAL GAME WARDENS (Never knew they existed)...
US Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/
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Where in Mexico or LAX? They don't have jurisdiction in Mexico anyway. I would tell them to f*&*off!
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I have been asked that (though rarely) at the US border since the early 2000s.
".......US Federal Game wardens in customs" implies on US soil.
Maybe Vince Radice's campaign is having some effect? Maybe you should obey the fishing laws of the country you are leaving?
People with bonafide licenses dont complain about it. People without them, DO.
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When operating a boat that carries fishing equipment in Mexican waters, it is necessary to hold a valid fishing license for everybody aboard the boat,
regardless of age and whether fishing or not. A fishing license is not required when fishing from land.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Hook
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My experience has been that people with "coolers" (plural) arent shore fishing.
But if they have caught "coolers" of fish from shore, then claim that. And good luck with that.
Or, tell the guys at La Bocana to start producing receipts that show you hired them.
So much incredulousness over Mexico finally enforcing the laws that the US does all the time...................
[Edited on 7-24-2011 by Hook]
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Roberto
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Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
I have been asked that (though rarely) at the US border since the early 2000s.
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Closest I've come is to show a piece of skin on the fillet to prove species and legality. Some effort to show conformance to limits as well.
Given the abuses of "cooler fishing" I've seen, I really can't squawk too loudly about this, other than the instinctual rebellion towards abuse of
power.
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Just tell the jack-booted thugs that you bought your fish from the market.
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bajalou
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Is it just possible that there are US laws regarding bringing fresh/frozen fish into the US, with exemptions for fish legally caught buy the person
bringing them in. Just a thought---
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area
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stop smuggling! save the sharks! save the whales!
I encourage Fish and Game to keep up the good fight!
There is smuggling of seafood and protected species. Just a while ago a sushi restaurant in LA got caught serving whale meat!
I encourage banning of shark fin products, and you should too! Hopefully the CA ban will lead the way for rest of US and other countries!
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Lou
of course there are laws. what if i bought my fish on the beach from the pangueros because it was so fresh, a good deal for both of us, no? so i filet
it and bag it and even buy a cooler because it want to bring home some fresh fish, which packaged properly, will freeze up and carry me through the
winter.
your telling me i need to produce a Mexican license to the US agents? just saying....
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Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
your telling me i need to produce a Mexican license to the US agents? just saying.... |
Not at all, woody. Just saying they are probably enforcing US laws, not Mexican.
I know you don't need a license to fish from shore in Mexico.
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area
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Doesn't really matter anyway.....I buy my license rather than take chances of dealing with some unknown person, just like I buy my car insurance and
visa.
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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Quote: | Originally posted by acadist
Doesn't really matter anyway.....I buy my license rather than take chances of dealing with some unknown person, just like I buy my car insurance and
visa. |
I think it does matter. We should be aware of their reasons for commiting such an unprecedented act....in the name of law enforcement.
If they're within their bounds, that's the way it is. On the other hand, if they're stretching their interpretation of a law to a point that borders
on abuse......we should know that as well. If they're allowd to get away with this crap, you'll soon be asked to show a farming license to bring home
a bag of corn from the store.
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My understanding is that this happened in Phoenix. If this is to stop illegal seafood(including turtle meat) from making its final destination.....go
boys!
In other words, I agree with goat.
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