Bill, you bring up a good point. I live near you in a town of 24,000, same demographics as your town. Our poor little justice system is overwhelmed. Just one day, the arrest record was...
Saturday, Jan. 31:
18 felonies, 19 misdemeanors, 0 infractions
This happens all day, every day.
Most are out walking the streets before this report gets printed. To demand jail time for a wildlife violation would probably be laughed at, and probably over turned on appeal, which costs even more money.
Eel
It's written in the good Book that we'll never be asked to take more than we can. Sounds like a good plan, so bring it on!