Originally Posted by
Muley Hunter
It would be a fine here without question. "I forgot" is not a defense. Too many hunters try to get more than one animal on the same tag.
True. The game warden cannot look into your heart to see what your intent was - he just sees that the animal has not been tagged. So technically the warden would be within his rights to fine you - if I was in that situation I would hope he would be understanding, but would not be mad at him if I was fined.
I like to be able to go home and sleep well at night - if I know my intent was good, then my conscience is clear, regardless of what the warden does.