1000 $ fine wrong deer tag

[Big Gunner]

OR he just made a bad call on a deer and shot a doe that he could have thought was a buck,
I have thought a doe was a buck a few time with the way she was standing and a branch was above its head. Not that is makes it right but not to make make the guy sound like a criminal.

[Wahoo]

OR he just made a bad call on a deer and shot a doe that he could have thought was a buck,
I have thought a doe was a buck a few time with the way she was standing and a branch was above its head. Not that is makes it right but not to make make the guy sound like a criminal.

Well he didn't self-report the incident now did he?

[trimmer21]

I always apply for an anterless tag....just in case. I've almost screwed up a couple of times in really thick brush. It's a good insurance policy.

[x_xeon_x]

Where that guy was, he's literally right across the road from the WMU boundary to 49. Stupid move but he knew what he was doing.

[MikePal]

Stupid move but he knew what he was doing.

Or a least he wasn't able to convince the judge with his story of woe.

[bdog]

One of the older guys in our moose camp (70+ yrs old) shot a young bull with a very small rack, early morning and raining, he thought was a cow, we called the MNR and met them at the kill sight,I think it was a $300 ticket at the time, but there was no loss of licence and he could continue hunting, the moose was confiscated

[blasted_saber]

One of the older guys in our moose camp (70+ yrs old) shot a young bull with a very small rack, early morning and raining, he thought was a cow, we called the MNR and met them at the kill sight,I think it was a $300 ticket at the time, but there was no loss of licence and he could continue hunting, the moose was confiscated

This is usually the run of things if you're upfront and honest about shooting the wrong moose. The minimum fine possible. Kudos to the gentleman for doing the right thing.

If you try and hide it, thats when you get the big fines, seizures, and license prohibitions.

[dutchhunter]

,there is no way the butcher could know were the deer was shot or anybody ells unless he told some one were he was hunting ,or someone seen him ,it is a fine line to cross some times it is just across a road that units change ,was he in the wrong yes ,could it have been anybody .well most of us know the laws and choses to follow them ,it would not be to hard for most of us to cheat a little if we wanted to and never get cought ,I am a believer that land owners should be able to harvest a deer with out a tag ether sex anytime in season ,with legal tools to hunt in that area ,land owners feed the deer all year and suffer the damage of having the animals in there crops ,I also think any land owner who puts in a clam for damage done by wild life should have to allow hunters access to there land to hunt before ever being paid for damage ,the elk herd is a good example of this ,any ways I am getting of topic ,he got cought so he will pay the price ,Dutch

[MikePal]

,there is no way the butcher could know were the deer was shot or anybody ells unless he told some one were he was hunting

Some of the guys on here say there are butchers who demand to see the tags etc and log the information...that's why I mentioned it. He may have been suspicious....regardless it was more of an off the cuff comment anyways

I agree with you landowner ideas..from the hunting perspective and from the idea that if they are making damage claims.

My neighbour claims lost sheep to coyotes but won't let me hunt them on his property. I was hunting the tree line and he wasn't to happy with the idea I was aiming across his feild in the back 40, well away from all his and my livestock.

Bit of a dimmer that man...LOL

[Fox]

OR he just made a bad call on a deer and shot a doe that he could have thought was a buck,
I have thought a doe was a buck a few time with the way she was standing and a branch was above its head. Not that is makes it right but not to make make the guy sound like a criminal.

If you don't know for sure, 100%, don't shoot.

He shot a deer he did not have a tag for, then he tagged the deer and took it away in his truck. Someone else had to call in and get him nailed for it because he obviously did not call in himself.

Sorry but this is straight up poaching.