If I was a game warden and confronted with the situation posed in the orignal post, I would do my job and issue the citation. It' s the JUDGE' S job to decide whether the guy' s actions were justified.

Even if I wasn' t a game warden and knew what was going on, I' d be calling Operation Game Thief and turning the guy in. Frankly, I' m downright appalled at how little respect a lot of people on this forum show for game laws.