What if I let my son shoot an extra deer and let him use my tag? We are both hunting together and I figure the deer has a lot better chance of survival if he shoots than if I do. Or how about if I let my other son who's 11 and passed the hunter safety course in VT shoot a deer and use my license, is he a poacher? If we still lived in VT he could get a license. There's a huge difference between poachers and people who break the rules a little bit. I will always put my kids first when it comes to a hunting opportunity. I know some other dirt bag fathers that would shoot a deer with their kids tag.