Looking for Ethical Herpers in N. Central California

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Posted by erik loza on April 22, 2003 at 20:09:04:

In Reply to: Looking for Ethical Herpers in N. Central California posted by herpmaineiac on April 22, 2003 at 17:06:50:

:Are there any ethical herpers in N. California and by that I mean, no poachers, no illegal propogation of protected species, no illegal swapping of California species for species from other states? No lying about your finds to the rest of your herp party, no selling out others herp spots.

:I've met a couple herpers lately that fit the bill but I wonder if DFG really has a clue what is going on in the herp community and with only 300 patrolling wardens if there is anything they can do about it.
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No, there are no ethical herpers in northern California. We are all poachers here, spend many hours afield searching for the most highly protected species to breed and trade to our buddies from other states who do the same thing, and cannot be confided in for any amount of truth in natural history observation. Oddly enough, the only people who ever seem to comment on this are those who would like to bag up everything they see, wish they could catch something their buddy from another state would want to trade them for, or ask one one of us precisely which rock the zonata will be under. Hmmm...

Follow Ups:

Who keeps us ethical? herpmaineiac 04/23/03 (28)
- Who keeps us ethical? erik loza 04/23/03 (27)
  - Who keeps us ethical? herpmaineiac 04/24/03 (14)
    - Who keeps us ethical? erik loza 04/24/03 (13)
      - Huh? herpmaineiac 04/24/03 (11)
        
        Huh? erik loza 04/24/03 (8)
        
        The Issue, hello read the topic of my first post herpmaineiac 04/25/03 (7)
        
        The Issue, hello read the topic of my first post erik loza 04/25/03 (6)
        
        So you are okay with Poaching? herpmaineiac 04/25/03 (5)
        
        So you are okay with Poaching? draybar 04/26/03 (3)
        
        So you are okay with Poaching? paalexan 04/26/03 (2)
        
        So you are okay with Poaching? draybar 04/27/03 (1)
        
        So you are okay with Poaching? paalexan 04/27/03 (0)
        
        So you are okay with Poaching? Aaron 04/26/03 (0)
        
        Huh? chuckelliott 04/24/03 (1)
        
        Well Now I understand herpmaineiac 04/25/03 (0)
      - Who keeps us ethical? chuckelliott 04/24/03 (0)
  - Who keeps us ethical? Travis v 04/23/03 (11)
    - l.z.zonata herpmaineiac 04/24/03 (10)
      - l.z.zonata chuckelliott 04/24/03 (9)
        
        l.z.zonata herpmaineiac 04/24/03 (8)
        
        l.z.zonata Aaron 04/25/03 (7)
        
        You are either not in California or you were given bad info herpmaineiac 04/25/03 (6)
        
        You are either not in California or you were given bad info Aaron 04/25/03 (5)
        
        I'll ask DFG for a clarification herpmaineiac 04/25/03 (2)
        
        I'll ask DFG for a clarification draybar 04/26/03 (0)
        
        I'll ask DFG for a clarification Aaron 04/26/03 (0)
        
        You are either not in California or you were given bad info chuckelliott 04/25/03 (1)
        
        Fish Cops,,,,,that'll make an excellent new thread n/t herpmaineiac 04/25/03 (0)