wind gypsy
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I am also curious to see what @mtwarden thinks on the subject. How often it's "considered" "asked about" etc.
I've been backcountry hunting since I could legally hunt growing up in the Sierras in the mid 90's. Never once did any fish and game or rangers ask us what cartridge we were hunting with. I've hunted and killed in nearly all of the western states since then as well, again, never once has "caliber" been asked about when we've been stopped to show licenses, tags, etc.
Is it something that just isn't asked or "checked"? What would happen if somebody killed an animal, had it in their pack or vehicle, and for some crazy reason a warden found out it was shot with a .224 instead of a .243?
If we're struggling to anoint the 22 ARC as notably superior to 6 ARC, why not just follow the law?
I've been been treated shitty by wardens when I had done nothing wrong and also when i had made dumb decisions in my younger years. It feels much better to have interactions knowing all your shit is in order. Its so easy to avoid knowingly breaking cartridge laws, I see no reason to even consider it.