Seems to me the real issue here is a neighbor that probably complained about the guy being too close. Then, once that was checked out (false) the warden did some more checking. Now his son loses his license and a fine is coming. Not really a great way to promote hunting among the youth, even if the action is legally justified.
Reminds me of a time when I fished for 5 min off a bridge and then quickly stopped when I realized my license from last year just expired - the warden saw me with a spotting scope and even noted that he realized exactly what I had done noting how he figured I just remembered my license expired - but he ticketed me anyway. So I was striving to obey the law but I slipped up for an instant. Kind of like overshooting the speed limit for a second and getting clobbered with a ticket rather than a warning.
Last edited by MZS; 01-27-2015 at 03:56 PM.