Sylvan, it's the same offense, it's illegally taking a whitetail. What if the jacklighter tagged the buck with his tag, does that make him more legal than the guy who put his wifes tag on a deer. Seems similar, illegal is illegal. What makes either one better than those who hunt within the laws. Both are illegally taking whitetails, poaching. Should their punishments differ, No.

I heard this exact scenerio on the radio the other day. I was listening to the normal chatter on Saturday when I hear a guy name Darren radio his buddy Barry that he shot a button buck. Barry asked him if he was going to tag it and Darren said, yeah we should. Barry then said he'd be down to put his tag on it. So Darren illegally shot a deer and Barry covered it up with his tag. Had I known their location I would have turned them in. Why are they better than the rest of us. I could have taken numerous bucks and had them tagged, it's poaching the same as jacklighting a deer.