I think that once upon a time most COs were interested in outdoor ethics, game management, wildlife and habitat conservation, and the like. Nowadays, any I have come into contact with have been focussed entirely on enforcement. They seem to approach every hunter with the hope of either catching him in some transgression, or tricking him into admitting to some illegal activity, regardless how minor, that he can be cited for.
A few years ago I went with another family member who was drawn for an LEH bison hunt in northern B.C. We stayed at a ranch in the area of the hunt. One of the other hunters there at the time was ticketed ($100+) because he had forgotten his LEH paperwork back in his cabin at the ranch. The fellow had his Bison tag, which you simply cannot get without presenting your LEH paperwork in person to the authorities. He was able to produce the LEH papers later in the day, and thus avoid further penalty, but he did have to pay the original ticket. To show what a fine fella he was, later that day, the CO joined the ranch owner and his guests for their evening meal and end of the day bull session.
