Fishing Licensing Exams?

[OldTimer]

I understand that big brother is necessary, but we don’t need more new regulation - simple enforcement of current laws would be quite suitable.

I am not upset at all in having to pay for a fishing licence. I did support its introduction many years ago. Without it there would have been no fish stocking whatsoever in the past or today.

In 2011 Ontario’s population was 12,851,821.

Over 900,000 resident fishing licences were active. If senior citizens and those under 18 were considered I imagine that we had at least 10% of the resident population legally able to fish. Non-resident licenced anglers would drive this number even higher.

I sincerely doubt that the majority of the above group are “bad” anglers………… otherwise we’ve got more than half a million licenced criminals running around out there……….. Totally unrealistic.

However considering this scope, and the probable numbers of “illegal” unlicensed anglers – does it not seem necessary for just a tad more active officers in the field than the several hundred we have now, who are spread thinly over this huge province.

Here's a picture of all the officers:

   

Not many............. is it?

Cheers,

OldTimer