They must not of polled too many people from Wisconsin because people would of given you a different answer about the wisconsin dnr. No one trusts them when it comes to deer, bear, wolf and mountain lion numbers.

I trust Idaho's Fish and Game as a whole but not the individuals. I believe the high ups are good, smart and ethical and are in the job for the right reason. I have met lots of great wardens but most of them are 50+ years old. So many of the young wardens watch too much "Dog the Bounty Hunter" and are these cop wannabes on a power trip that treats everybody as a criminal and not as a fellow sportsman.

despite being a law abiding sportsman i have had numerous negative contacts with it in NJ. the conservation officers have been unnecessarily rude (and i have several years in law enforcement and can say this with understanding), contact i have made with state biologists has been meant with ignorant (and i have saved the emails) responses and to top it all off everything is basically at the leisure of the governor (see the bear hunt fiasco we have had here for several years). i fully apreciate the mission of the division but can tell you i positively do not trust them. i believe it's purpose has changed from conservation to money making for the state (see also the numerous license and license fees, stamps, bonus tags, etc..)

just my 2 cents worth.

Our state game agency seems to always do the best job they can. They are fully funded by sportsmen, and usually try and work in the interest of the wildlife and those that pursue wildlife for sport and food.....they seem to hold lots of meetings with the public, and take public comments and suggestions to heart...other than them I trust the sportsmen who have been in the woods the longest, the most worn boots on the ground are the best source of info....

As other respondents have said, I do trust Idaho's Fish and Game Department. The biologists spend inordinant amounts of time gathering data on wildlife, and the progress reports on population trends for game units are usually spot on.

I think FWC in Florida does a good job with limited resources. I don't always agree with their decisions and regulations, but they usually try to be fair to the various stakeholders. IMHO, they tend to favor commercial fishing over recreational fishing, but I'm sure the commercial fishermen disagree. The law enforcement guys in the field are underpaid--they deserve more. Most of them are doing a fantastic job and I give them a lot of credit. I guess that's easy for me to say--I'm carefull to follow the law. The poachers probably don't see it the same way.

I think the Michigan DNR is pretty straightforward with us and is doing the best they can under a tight budget. I am not happy with what our governor is trying to pull off, though. For years the Director of the DNR has been appointed by a bi-partison Natural Resources Commission. She (Dem. Gov. Granholm) issued and Executive Order allowing her to appoint the Director, which puts natural resources management under whichever political party that is in control. Trust will go down the tubes if that happens.

I trust that mine (West Virginia) is chronically underfunded and does the best that they can with what they have.

I usually find a reason to call a WVDNR biologist or Wildlife Manager 3 or 4 times a year and the conversations are, without fail, informative and enjoyable.

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Evan!

I believe what the NMDGF says. Although it can be a trust but verify agency. There have been a much larger percent of tags going to out-of-state hunters than other western states. And that is something I don't like at all!

When they tell me there are no cougars in KS? NO, otherwise yes.

deerhunter125,
I'm from Wisconsin and I do trust our game department for the most part (I also know a number of employees and believe they are good people doing the best they can at a difficult job.)

Game departments are trying to serve multiple masters, some of which have contradictory goals. Hunters want the biggest populations of game animals possible, politicians want to maximize revenue taken from hunters and fisherman, and biologists and nature lovers want a balance maintained between the whole spectrum of native species.

It's an incredibly tough job...

PA has a very well developed game commision. I trust them to tell me the truth.

I'm not really happy with the DEC jacking up the freshwater license 52% and instituting a first time ever saltwater license, thus effectively raising the fee for fishing 105% from 2009 to 2010.

I've never been hassled by anyone, but I've never seen anyone while I've been fishing.

In my region, they're good about giving out their phone numbers so you can report anyone not following the C&R rules. In city of 8 mil, the poachers can clean out a lake pretty fast, so they respond quickly.

Im from wisonsin...NOnonononononononononono never