ORIGINAL: Hoytail Hunter
From what I read, it seems that he would've gotten away with it had he not toldanybody that he shot it on the 24th at dusk. His license showed a purchase time stamp after that and it's what got him busted. If you're gonna be a crook, at least get your stuff straight.
"I turned myself in and told the truth on my own," James said. "Like I told the conservation officer, it was an honest mistake. I always bought my deer licenses, but this time I forgot."
How is it an honest mistake if you buy a license the morning after you shoot a deer? How does that work? Do you forget that you shot a deer, go buy a license the next day, then that jogs your memory so you go track and tag the deer you shot the night before?
Easy, he shot it the night before, went to pullout his license to tag the deer and relized his mistake. Truely, he should have tagged him and claimed to have killed him the next day if he truely was trying to do something dishonest.
I hope you all keep up with the outcome. I still believe it's much to do about nothing.