Not having the right tag is a serious violation asfar asI'm concerned. 500.00 too little. And the 3 inch rule in Pa has been dead since 2000 or 2001 Must have 3 points to on side or in some other areas 4 points to a side.
3" or3 or 4 points on a side is irrelevant. My example was to compare the guy who knowingly shoots a doe without a doe tag which is a blatant violation vs. the guy who thinks he shot a legal buck but it turns out it wasn't quite legal. Both are cases of killing a deer without the proper tag but I can't believe any reasonble person would say the fine should be the same for both.
Do you really think somebody should be fined $500 for shooting a 5 point?What ifit had 6 but the 6th point was only 7/8" making it legally a 5 point. Again $500. For heavens sake man why not just execute him? I'd say $50 tops!
What the heck would you do with the guy who shoots a single doe without a tag. Torture him to death?