I'll hop in for a bit. Trespassing is being on someones land without permission. Depending on which state you are in that action goes from something along the line of being rude to downright illegal. The moral stance is that we as sportsmen are supposed to hold ourselves to a high stahdard since unless we are hunting on our own land or publicly owned land we are enjoying someone elses land. The arguement that a wounded animal trumps all other law is just plain wrong. A hunter decides to hunt and uses the land with the understanding that there are rules and laws which pertain to rights. A hunters rights should never trump property rights. The owner of a piece of property paid for it and pays the taxes on it and has all rights to the lawful use of such land. A wounded deer is a shame and it certainly tugs at the moral stance hunters hold, still doesn't give a person the right to illegally trespass. The land owner may not be a hunter and has every right to limit the use of his land to non hunting actions. Like everything in life there are grey areas and circumstances that aren't cut and dried. Basing arguements on what if's is just picking at a scab and telling people that will make it heal. I personally don't have a problem with people on my non posted hunting land providing they are doing things the right way. I have the utmost respect for anyone knocking on my door and asking for the permission to access my property. Even though it is not posted I always thank the people asking since they are showing me respect.