Not enough info to say if the fine was appropriate or not.If they didn't leave them go to waiste and had them skinned to eat.I say the fine was to high.If they shot them and let them lay.Then I think it was appropriate.If they was shooting trophy size bucks and selling them,Then yes.the fine should of been trippled even multiplied by 10.
What the heck does it matter if they killed them and skinned them or left them lay ILLEGAL KILLING is ILLEGAL KILLING. So if they were gonna eat their ILLEGALLY taken deer the fine should be lower than if they weren't going to eat them. I just don't get your logic. If it is a trophy they should pay 10 times the amount, but if it wasn't a trophy( maybe a button buck)and the were gonna eat it the fine is too high? How much should they pay? Or is the price of their tags enough?