6 Years ago my nephew took a shot with his bow at a large deer with very long thick antlers. After tracking the deer we found it and it turned out to be an old deer that could only grow main beams. This made it a spike horn which are illegal here in Vermont. Doing the right thing he called the Warden who promptly wrote him a citation. Warden was a real jerk. My nephew was fined, had to take a course and lost his hunting license for four years. So my answer is no, if it was accidental! On the other hand, if I see someone doing something really on purpose I would turn him in, in a heartbeat.