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TNJ4555 · 11-19-2004, 03:04 PM

Saw this posted on a fishing board I frequent.
I thought fishing was a way to a, um, relax?

FISHERMEN'S DISPUTE LEADS TO 'RIVER RAGE' FACEOFF

By Brett Prettyman
The Salt Lake Tribune

Law enforcement officials wanted to see more than a fishing license when an angler floating the Green River below Flaming Gorge dam came off the water Saturday.

Officers from the Daggett County Sheriff's Office and the Division of Wildlife Resources responded to a call over the weekend about a "river rage" incident between an angler in a boat and one wading in the Green just below the dam. The conflict peaked when the angler on the boat allegedly drew a handgun from a bag.

"We get calls about conflicts on the river from time to time, but we have not had a weapons problem. We would not expect a person to have a gun on the river, and to brandish it during an argument is certainly a step up from that," said Daggett County sheriff's Lt. Rick Harrison.

About 9 a.m. Saturday, an angler fishing atop a rock became upset when a boat came near his perch and between him and the river bank. The angler fired a warning cast over the bow of the dory to show his displeasure.

"One of the fellows on the boat broke the line. [The man on the rock] wasn't happy about that, so he waded out to the boat and stopped it," Harrison said.

A heated discussion followed and eventually the angler on the front of the boat asked the man rowing the dory to pull the gun out from a bag.

"He said he felt threatened and that he needed to get it out and show it to the guy holding the boat," Harrison said.

The bank angler and his partner were interviewed shortly after the encounter and said the weapon was pointed in their direction. Harrison said the angler in the dory was cooperative and walked up to them when the boat came to rest at the Little Hole takeout three hours later.

"He said, 'I imagine you fellows want to talk to me,' ” Harrison said.

The man had a concealed weapons permit and said the gun was never loaded and never pointed at the angler holding the boat.

Harrison said the report will be turned over to the county attorney for possible charges of showing a weapon during a fight or a quarrel, a Class A misdemeanor.

Thank god for the right to bear arms

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TNJ4555 Tilted Location: Jersey	New found fun in the Red States Saw this posted on a fishing board I frequent. I thought fishing was a way to a, um, relax? FISHERMEN'S DISPUTE LEADS TO 'RIVER RAGE' FACEOFF By Brett Prettyman The Salt Lake Tribune Law enforcement officials wanted to see more than a fishing license when an angler floating the Green River below Flaming Gorge dam came off the water Saturday. Officers from the Daggett County Sheriff's Office and the Division of Wildlife Resources responded to a call over the weekend about a "river rage" incident between an angler in a boat and one wading in the Green just below the dam. The conflict peaked when the angler on the boat allegedly drew a handgun from a bag. "We get calls about conflicts on the river from time to time, but we have not had a weapons problem. We would not expect a person to have a gun on the river, and to brandish it during an argument is certainly a step up from that," said Daggett County sheriff's Lt. Rick Harrison. About 9 a.m. Saturday, an angler fishing atop a rock became upset when a boat came near his perch and between him and the river bank. The angler fired a warning cast over the bow of the dory to show his displeasure. "One of the fellows on the boat broke the line. [The man on the rock] wasn't happy about that, so he waded out to the boat and stopped it," Harrison said. A heated discussion followed and eventually the angler on the front of the boat asked the man rowing the dory to pull the gun out from a bag. "He said he felt threatened and that he needed to get it out and show it to the guy holding the boat," Harrison said. The bank angler and his partner were interviewed shortly after the encounter and said the weapon was pointed in their direction. Harrison said the angler in the dory was cooperative and walked up to them when the boat came to rest at the Little Hole takeout three hours later. "He said, 'I imagine you fellows want to talk to me,' ” Harrison said. The man had a concealed weapons permit and said the gun was never loaded and never pointed at the angler holding the boat. Harrison said the report will be turned over to the county attorney for possible charges of showing a weapon during a fight or a quarrel, a Class A misdemeanor. Thank god for the right to bear arms