DNR knows damn well a fool and their money are soon separated.
I'm so glad folks pay premium $$$ to get back their priceless family heirlooms cuz they couldn't/wouldn't spend the $45 for a license up front.
I've shared a few drinks with COs and they just do their jobs.
Some fun stories:
CO catches a FUDD on Leach Lake:
"Can I see your license?"
"I didn't think I needed a fishing lic as I thought I was only doing catch n release" as dumbass was caught with a live well full of (short) northerns.
CO caught several asian men who pretended not to speak ingrish on White Bear
CO: "Well, I don't care if you speak or not, I'm impounding your boat, your trailer, and your vehicle"
Dumbass: "Wait, whut?" w/o any accent.
And then there are all the morons who are too drunk to drive a boat and forget that some of their passengers fell overboard (without a life vest).
linky to the stupid fockers who drink and drive and die