We are all human and can make a mistake, to me having the ability to admit to making the mistake and receiving a lessor penalty a good idea. Myself I saw some regs while in Pa I had issues with, for example when they started black bear seasons way back in the 70es a legal bear had to have 3 inch canine teeth. It was explained to me that hunters in the field have great optics on their rifles that it should not be a problem.WTF,I'm going to check out dentals before taking the shot,hhhhmmmmm In fact there was one bear shot that went over 400lbs that did not have canines, field biologists claimed it was some kind of freak.
On a side note, I have never had a problem with a Officer in the field. Many dealings with Officers from the Game Commission , Fish Commission and also the Rangers indifferent Parks I utilized. I have always found the uniformed Officers I came across to be extremely professional and courteous to the public.