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If you have written game laws or any laws for that matter dont you think you would know them. Only credit iI give him hes a hunter.

The way I see it is, the law is the law. If he saw the doe standing behind the buck, and he probably should have, he should have never taken the shot. Most hunters know that the projectile passes right through the animal, and still has enough energy to kill beyond the intended target.

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.