Stupid, yes! the fact that his licensing was not in order is not in debate

Poacher, not enough facts yet in my book.

Another thing, the article says it was a state trooper was after this buck too. Then it goes on to say that they suspect that he had a history of hunting without a license. That ought to be simple to prove or disprove and that should have been done before a statement like that was made to the press by law enforcement. If the history truly shows that then he's a poacher. On the other hand, maybe he's just a doofus who screwed up and pissed off a guy who was jealous that someone else shot the buck and has a badge and therefore went looking for a way to discredit the guy. Of course, if the doofus would've done things right, he'd have no problems right now