Like a lot of other things people want to pick and choose what they want to utilize in the words written in law, religion et. al. issues. The law is ACTUALLY written as a whole and not something one can pick out what they like and disregard what they do not like or that does NOT fit into their agenda. Your interpretation leaves out much language before and after what you claim says it all. Prior to those words are "pursuant to law" and after "to enforce the provisions of the wildlife code." In doing any of those things an officer of the law must also abide by the law and this is where probable cause and or a reasonable suspicion that laws are being violated comes into play. None of those things include one entering private property Willy-Nilly without probable cause to do so, they can however enter with a search warrant as that would have been approved via a court of law where they established a probable cause with a judge. Just as you sight some of your experiences, I have hunted my entire life and with dogs that have no idea of private property lines and have experienced much of what I have stated personally and in front of a judge in court. That includes a landowner shooting and killing my hunting buddies NEWLY purchased $1800.00 dog that had a **** treed in his barn, after tracking it from property we had permission to be on. By the way even in this case the sheriff had to go talk to the landowner to get permission before we could even go into the barn to get the dog. MY point is that folks need to know the legal interpretation of the laws of the state they are in and NOT what they believe them to be or what they have practiced over the years. A lot of hunters, in this state even today believe that they have the right to enter upon private property to fetch their hunting dogs and or game when they do NOT and neither does a landowner have to allow them to do so when being accompanied by a game warden or other law enforcement officer. The only OPINION in such matters is one tested and rendered in a court of law and not one via public opinion.
"All Conservation Police Officers are empowered, pursuant to law, to
enter all lands and waters to enforce the provisions of the Wildlife
Code and Administrative Rules."