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Old 12-21-2009 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by nwtrykon87
he made the mistake of shooting it 100 yards away from the 3point area.. so he had shot it on the 4 point area, thus his reasoning for turning it in. this was archery season of 08. his first deer ever with a bow. and in his defense it was my camp he was hunting that he had never been to, but he did acknowledge his mistake of restriction lines when he turned the animal in. he could have just said he shot it in deerfield county which is a 3 point side, but he shot it 100 yards from the county line which is basically a road, and the only reason it didnt make a true 7 or 8 point was due to the fact that its brow tines where 3/4 of an inch, and not a legal 1 inch which the commission officer put the tape to and reminded my friend no less than 12 times. in my opinion that was ridiculous
Boy thats a tough one. One one hand, they gotta draw the line somewhere and 3/4 is a pretty small brow tine. On the other hand, new hunter, in unfamiliar territory etc etc. I wouldnt wanna be the officer deciding that one. It could've gone either way and I lean toward the idea that your inexperienced friend trying to do the right thing should've counted for something JMHO
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