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Quite a story.

I'm as averse as anyone to unwarranted searches, and abuse of LEO authority to temporarily seize weapons "for the safety of themselves or any third party", and normally I'd be all for busting this warden's chops.

But, since you do have a bit of advantage in this situation, I think I'd open a dialogue about why he thought he had any authority to go over to your ATV, unzip your tank bag, and remove your handgun.

You could bust his chops and mess up his career, or you could have a dialogue and change his outlook. If the latter fails, the former remains available, but I would rather seem him stop thinking he has the authority to look anywhere and seize anything he wants.