Actually, I see now that he said his son does not have a doe license period so I will own that one. However, there is no difference in the way a doe tag or buck tag looks untill you pretty much have it in your hand to scrutinize it. The problem is with possessing a license or tag of another is that it is a common violation, very common to have people do it in order to kill deer ilegally, they use current tags and licenses, old expired licenses and tags, family members licenses and tags and with the old licenses we no longer have, tags not filled out and taped back onto the license. Because the violation is common, and officers do not enjoy the blessing of mind reading it is not necessary to prove what the person had in mind, only to prove they did what the law prohibits(strict liability). Did the guy intend to violate, I don't know, you don't know and the officer didn't know unless the guy was caught with the tag on a deer. If the officer files a citation he did what he was paid to do, if he gives a warning, that is within his discression if he thinks it would promote voluntary compliance in the future. But for people to criticise the officer when they do not know the law in PA or the reasons for them or if the OP's story is true,( and I have no reason to say it is not), says more about those people's character than it does about the op and the officer. Fortunately we have courts that the op can plead his case to and neither he or the officer has to depend on internet opinion instead of facts.

Muley, that was a long rant from me and you were not one of those downing the officer and it wasn't aimed at you. This kind of crap is just to common on the net and it really ticks me off.