Cops called on me

[gobblergetter]

I hunted a couple hours before work this morning, then went to quick check in lake hopatcong for a cup of coffee before continuing a few blocks to the jobsite. Not there 5 minutes and three explorers with four lake hopatcong cops pull up, looking for me.

Turns out, someone saw my shotgun case in the front seat and followed me to the jobsite and called the cops.

They were pretty cool about it and the older cop said he knew right away that it was probably a deer Hunter.

I told them I've been hunting for over 45 years and never had an issue with carrying a firearm in a vehicle.

Told them 'guess I'm not in Blairstown '.

Even went to school with my shotgun in the rack above the truck seat.

Everyone use to know when it was 'deer season'.

Un f'n real.

[BowhunterNJ]

They just let you go? No issue?

 

 

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[Nomad]

Throw a blanket over it.

[Tarhunt]

I hate this freaking liberal state! I told my sons not to tell anyone or even wear camo clothes to school for the fear of dumbasses causing problems. Pretty sad.

[Rusty]

Throw a blanket over it.

 

[Deadeye]

Yeah here in NJ your guilty until proven innocent. The law does not even allow a stop for coffee on way to hunt if read wrongly. 

[Buck154]

Sounds like the typical city folks moving here more and more

[BHC]

must of been one of those over sensitive tampon liberals

[smoking gun]

Christ

[rgw]

unreal. i got stopped about 5 years ago at night with a broken tail light when he shined the back seat and saw cases i was escorted out of jeep, i had 22, 12 ga buck shot gun and 20 ga slug gun. before i new it 4 cop cars were on site. long night but left without ticket, i think they forgot about tail light

[buckhound]

thats crazy shouldn't need to cover it up but thats the world we live in if someone isn't calling the cops on someone with a gun they try to steal it......

[rocky]

Years ago it was ok to drive around town with your harvest. Now you have to hide it along with your shotgun......pretty sad.

[Psehunter]

Unfortunately with everything going on in this country some people just live on edge and even though they live in this neck of the woods where there is hunters alot of these people have no idea when hunting season is open or that the same woods alot of them walk are hunted. I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often especially during predictor hunting when you have guys in full camo walking into the woods with ARs or guys at dark walking into the woods with shotguns. To those of is who hunt we know exactly what's going on but to the non hunting public a guy with a gun makes them $h!t their pants...just my opinion and no I'm not sticking up for the person that called on you I just know people and even have family members that are like that.

[smoking gun]

This is a prime example why i stopped hunting with a firearm in this lousy state.i have no desire to hunt public ground it's a waste of time so can you imagine me in Hillsborough with a shotgun letting that rem 1100 bark id have the swat team surrounding me too many hippies man

[JHbowhunter]

Hunter harassment I say.