Hunters should remember that state law requires them to stop at all game checking stations on their routes of travel to and from hunting areas. Failure to stop at a checking station when personnel are on duty constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine. While in the field, hunters can expect to encounter two basic types of checking stations -- law enforcement stations and biological stations-which may occur singly or together. For the most part, officers at law enforcement stations will check to make sure that any animals taken are properly tagged and that all other laws and regulations governing the taking of that animal were observed. Officials at biological checking stations are established to gather information needed to manage the state’s wildlife resources. When hunters stop at biological checking stations, they may be asked a variety of questions including how many deer or elk or antelope they saw and in which drainages or general locations their hunting took place. This fall, thousands of hunters will assist FWP in managing game animal populations and future hunting opportunities by stopping at game checking stations. These stations provide an excellent example of the progress that has been achieved in managing the state’s wildlife resource through cooperation between hunters and those who manage that resource.
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