Originally Posted by spaniel

#1, take it to court. You'll win. You have no idea when EXACTLY a deer expires and you are not required to leap out of your stand and sprint after a fleeing deer to put the take on it the second it's dead. It is standard practice to give it awhile before locating it -- especially since you had NOT even gone up to and officially located the deer or touched it.

#2, if you have that DNR officer's number call him and demand contact information for his supervisor. Make it clear you want to file a complaint against him for this, and follow through, especially once you win in court.

My experiences with MI DNR have been very negative. We had the same, a neighbor who was best buds with the local DNR guy. I hunted our field within 1/2 mile of where the DNR guy lived. Three times in 2 seasons the neighbor called the DNR after I discharged a ML on a deer to say I was shooting a rifle. Three times the DNR guy came out and I patiently showed him my ML. The third time, I informed him that I knew he was friends with the neighbor and that the neighbor was calling him out on me. I proceeded to explain to him that it was now documented that he had investigated me 3 times on false accusations, and the fourth time I was calling the sheriff and pursuing charges for hunter harassment. That was the end of it.