ST. PAUL, MN—Here’s a gem from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Game Officer Report.

During a routine license check, Conservation Officer Nikki Shoutz of Pine River busted an angler when his accompanying grandson happily indicated that his grandpa kept some illegal bass and hid them nearby in the weeds.

“Grandpa says that he could get in trouble if he put them in his bucket since they were largemouth bass,” the boy gleefully told the officer, who promptly issued a citation for taking bass in closed season.
 
Shame on Grandpa.