Monday(opening day) a guy I work with went hunting with his son and 4 others. The group took 6 deer (1 buck and 5 does). This guy shot the buck. His son shot one of the does monday and tagged it with his doe tag. On Tuesday his son and 2 others had to go back home (6 hour drive). His son signed his doe tag over to his dad for him to bring it home with the rest of the deer on the next day.
My co-worker and his 2 other buddies were stopped on RT 17 near Monticello at a seatbelt/deer check.
One of the officers asked if all the deer were taken by just them and my co-worker spoke up and said we have my son's deer with us also.
The DEC officer said that having the signed over doe tag was not enough. The officer ticketed my co-worker for transporting a deer without proper consignment. My co-worker was only a passenger in the car. It wasn't his car and he wasn't driving.
Does anyone know what may happen to him? Will he lose his hunting license and be fined? They thought they were doing the right thing.