…. Used to be … before they forced him to retirement for inappropriate acts with the deer decoy

If that happened and you’re legit, I’d have fought it. It’s not illegal to drive around with untagged traps. If you set a untagged trap, that’s a different story!

But it is illegal here...



They also issue tickets for it as well.

It happened to me too when I was 18 or so. Dug through over 250 traps we were pulling that day to find 2 the coons had chewed the tags off of so he could write us each a ticket, and confiscate the traps.

If it happened today, I'd go to court over it and any judge with any common sense would throw it out.

I don’t think that’s the case here. The other guy claims he had about $300 in traps stolen. And we were using different methods and locations.

I don’t think that’s the case here. The other guy claims he had about $300 in traps stolen. And we were using different methods and locations.

In Georgia, a trap must be in use (not just in back of truck) for the ID requirement.

Also, a tag is not actually required as we can have our traps stamped with our name or permanent license number.

Had one of my officers issue a guy a warning for a trap in truck without ID. He had to go to the trapper's residence and rescind that and explain he was wrong for issuing the warning.

I asked him where he got that from and had him read the law. He was embarrassed and apologetic. I told him to educate himself or ask questions BEFORE enforcement.