RI Environmental Police - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

nklinesider · 10-22-2008, 08:34 PM

I was wondering if anybody knew or ever was an Evironmental Police Officer. been thinking that it was something i might want to do and wanted to talk to somone who had been one before. thanks
matt

Joe · 10-23-2008, 07:41 AM

They have a booth at the RISAA show each year.

tynan19 · 10-23-2008, 08:09 AM

Check out their website. I am sure there are test dates on there. It will help to know someone as well.

angler229 · 10-23-2008, 01:42 PM

Very rare for them to put out a call for open testing. Just no money for more EPO's.

Rob Rockcrawler · 10-25-2008, 02:35 PM

I know for Mass it really helps to be a vet. If i was a vet i would be a green cop right now.

Crafty Angler · 10-26-2008, 07:51 AM

I know a lot of them - some of the older guys now retired and a couple of my friends who are still on -

Off the top of my head, I gotta agree with angler229 - with the mess the state's in now financially, I would doubt they're going to be doing any hiring right now.

You could always check out their website or call for further info, too -

Nebe · 10-26-2008, 11:12 AM

I disaagree with Crafty. WIth all of the mess this state is in, I believe the state will turn to find any way to make money and will look into ways to fine anyone they can for anything.. a DEM officer with orders to fine as much as possibe can pay for his years salary in a month if he had to...

for example, fining one vehicle with none of the oversand requirements... sticker, jack plate, first aid kit, shovel, tow rope, etc... is upwards of $600 if fined fully.

basswipe · 10-26-2008, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Nebe

I disaagree with Crafty. WIth all of the mess this state is in, I believe the state will turn to find any way to make money and will look into ways to fine anyone they can for anything.. a DEM officer with orders to fine as much as possibe can pay for his years salary in a month if he had to...

for example, fining one vehicle with none of the oversand requirements... sticker, jack plate, first aid kit, shovel, tow rope, etc... is upwards of $600 if fined fully.

Not on East Beach.We've been working on a house there for almost 2yrs.The job forman has an oversand sticker.Apparantly the sticker is the only thing checked,2 fall seasons and the guy in the shack has never checked for anything...ever.

Nebe · 10-26-2008, 05:26 PM

correct, but do you know how many people hit the sand without a sticker? Those are the people who are usually checked for the equipment.

fishaholic18 · 11-07-2008, 06:37 AM

We shouldn't even have to pay for a sticker IMO.. Nothing is f%$#@ free anymore....

Clammer · 11-13-2008, 08:42 AM

next time you see one in action //asked him >you,ll have retired by then ><><><

ivanputski · 11-16-2008, 08:51 PM

They payed some kid in a uniform good money to walk around the east wall at camp cronin all summer long... I was excited to see that a dem person would be on site to hopefully fine the relentless scup/fluke/schollie poachers & litterbug extraordinaires that frequent the place like they lived there... upon speaking to the guy, he told me he has no authority to ticket... he's just there to "keep an eye on the area" (window dressing) after more discussion, this guy didnt even know the difference between a scup and a fluke... i pointed out a guy 15 feet away. "hey, look at that guy keeping a 14" fluke!!!" his response: "oh, so thats a fluke?" he didnt know a striper and a striped bass were the same thing.... what a waste of money... give me that job...I'd ticket for littering, ticket for poaching, and word would quickly get out that the east wall is not the spot to leave trash and take small fish... seriously... who's hiring these guys?

sokinwet · 11-28-2008, 12:08 PM

A while back a friend and I had a problem with an EPO. We were pheasant hunting and my dog was on point, beeper sounding and I went into the scrub to kick out the bird. My friend was standing on the edge of the cover when an EPO came up. My buddy asked him to "hold on a minute"we were on a bird. The guy got pissed and started giving my buddy grief! Told him to put his gun on the ground ($$ OU), accused him of jacking deer (an old duffer in head to toe Filson's, 2 birddogs, bells, beepers, whistles, etc.) and proceeded to do a check 1 step this side of a strip search. I was talking about this with a retired EPO. He said that guy & most of the EPO's these days come from the law enforcement side and many have no "outdoor background"; guys who wanted to become state police officers but took the EPO position because that's what was available.
PS I stayed in the scrub with the dog until he left!