We need GWs!!!

[Mikey topaz]

They are definitely more present in the saltwater... all I know is just about every trip to the valley last month evreytime there was a game warden there... mind you this is the day time. I also saw on Facebook they had a bunch of new wardens just graduated they had a post up with the new guys and the county they would be watching over. Far as the license sales go it’s a mix of both in my opinion the kids now days want nothing to do with fishing and outdoors very few! Video games destroyed it!!! Need to get this younger generation involved!!!!!! I would imagine sales would be better this year being there was not a whole lot to do??? I don’t know you would think....?? Myself growing up I was riding my bike down the side of rt 22 from bound brook to branchburg just to trout fish lol. IT was pretty regular the bpd would call my home saying we got your son on the side of the highway with his fishing rod and bike and always had that stringer of 6. Kids now days just don’t have the passion like our old mans taught us. Another that hurt the state I feel is that buddy license... I still don’t get the hunting one... but fishing is like most these people fish for free to one time probably don’t catch nothing and are like forget this I ain’t wasting my money. The trout thing is a part of it but it will come back over time right now make the best of what we have, there’s always something to fish for in this state

[NJSquatch]

During the weekend summers the CO's in NW Jersey play parking attendants at SplitRock. 3 guys waste their time directing traffic because people ignore signs. smh

During the 2018 ice season i was checked 3 times by CO's. They were friendly and explained that the prosecution of the wildlife crimes is generally viewed as a waste of time by prosecutors. Most offenders get off with a reduction in fines and no incentive to not do it again. The fines haven't been changed in decades.

We definitely need more CO's out there especially with all the new interest in fishing because people have nothing to do and an increase of the fines

[Hookmanski]

I've had very few experiences with them. Only once can I remember my license being checked, a few years back on opening day of trout season. Other times I've seen their trucks but never saw the GW.

Definitely called them plenty of times though!

[Flygaff]

Again, I have no problem at all with fish & game regarding freshwater fishing. Myself, I have seen no benefit with them being involved in the saltwater. I know at one time NJ had the most intensive and successful stocking program in the nation. All funded by license sales. However our state could not live with that and moved all those funds into the general treasury. That's when thing went down hill. Again, I salute them in the freshwater and curse them in the saltwater. Just my 2 cents.