If you drover over the speed limit on your way to your hunting stand, that deer was Illegally taken... You broke a law..
This is absolutley absurd. Speeding is not a game law! I do speed and that I will not denie. Please look up in the state of maine game laws and be specific about which law in the game regulation says not to speed to you hunting area
http://www.state.me.us/ifw/hunttrap/2003huntlaws.htm
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Can you tell me how you test all of your garments before every wearing to make sure they have a dominant wave length between 595 and 605 nanometers with an exitation purity not less than 85% and a luminance factor of not less that 40%? Remember it doens't matter what these factors were when you bought it, it only matters what they are when you wear it. If the clothing doesn't meet this criteria or the CO doesn't think it meets this criteria (his interpretation) then you have just broken a game law. So would you mind telling me how you test this every time you wear it to "KNOW" that you have not broken this game law?
I have no means to test the nanometers of the hunting clothes I wear. I do however replace my jacket about every other or every 3rd season. That being said, If I felt that my clothes were not up to snuff I would get new garments. This I see as more of a safety issue and personal saftey is important to me.
If the clothing doesn't meet this criteria or the CO doesn't think it meets this criteria (his interpretation) then you have just broken a game law
The co opinoin has nothing to do if weather on not I am legal in this situation. A co can not assume that it is not bright enough. For this to stand in court the co would need to take the garment as evidence and have it tested in a lab. If it passed I pass. If not I ante up.
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How many of you have Illegally taken game or Illegally placed a treestand, or trespassed or something of the sort...?
These are all acts that are not made by mistake with the exception of tresspassing. I know the boarders of the properties I hunt so this isn't an issue either. You caould argure fine details all da long but I stand by the fact that I do not break game laws. I know the regulations where I hunt and I follow them to a tee.
One last note. No where did I call anyone a poacher. If you make an honest mistake, lean and move on. If you are just disreguarding game laws that a poacher designation fits quite well.