Probably not. But then, if they crossed into Colorado with a New Mexico tag then they were hunting everything illegally. I saw the "near the border" part, but they were hunting in New Mexico on New Mexico tags.
“I doubt that there’s a bright colored dashed line defining the border through those mountains...
Probably not. But then, if they crossed into Colorado with a New Mexico tag then they were hunting everything illegally. I saw the “near the border” part, but they were hunting in New Mexico on New Mexico tags.”
With GPS today, those boundaries show up very well. I suspect that it was just a writing or editorial error. They are easy to make.
That's a mindless bureaucratic response.
I'm glad that the agents who responded were adults, crippled with the rare bureaucratic instinct of common sense.
The hunter dad didn't need to report the incident.
If you ever find yourself in similar circumstances, I hope you have your GPS handy, and Dr. Doolittle on speed dial on your satellite phone.