If you had found your animal you would had paid that right? ie there was a trophy fee involved? so if you didn't harvest anything.....you wouldn't have paid?

I think you shot/killed a hog, if thats the trophy fee.....you did take an animal just didn't find it....

I think that's how it works in africa too, if you shoot/wound, you pay, whether found or not.

I guess this should've been discussed ahead of time about trophy fees and what ifs.....

Tell him to ship you some meat in exchange for that fee.