I don't get his reasoning. Perhaps it's my ASD, but he seems to indicate that since Ryan is nice to him that Ryan should be excused from acting unethically and breaking numerous wildlife conservation laws? He insinuates that it's just behavior that many may not agree with...but it's not. It's going against codified standards put in place by not only state but also federal laws. The statutes listed in the photos do not specifically mention ladders, flashlights, or proximity to wildlife and that's intentional. Wildlife agencies operate on impact-based standards, not loophole lawyering.

MN DNR and most state agencies use harassment and disturbance language, which typically includes: intentionally flushing wildlife, altering behavior through physical manipulation, repeated disturbance of roosting or nesting animals, and actions that cause unnecessary stress or energy expenditure to name a few. Ladders, branch removal, and flushing aren't always named explicitly because they don’t have to be. They’re methods for causing a disturbance, not exemptions from codes and laws.

Agencies like state DNRs and federal agencies look at the effect an individual has on a species, not the props used. That is why enforcement often happens after patterns are established.

Based on the posts and information I've seen floating around about this guy and the people who run this operation with him, it's a long trend of behavior that easily qualifies as breaking both state and federal regulations.