RE: va-game checkin on line?
I understand your concerns but I don't think the floodgates for poaching will be opened. If the system was that bad don't you think other states would have abandoned similar check in systems by now? IMO the two biggest problems will be: 1.) hunters checking in small bucks as anterless deer to save buck tags and 2.)once the hunter gets home with his deer he simply will not check the deer in.
Remember, once you recover a deer you are required to notch the appropriate tag until you call in, check in or check in via internet the kill and get a confirmation #. If you are caught with a deer in your possession that does not match what is notched or the tag is not notched you are busted. I will be willing to bet there will be many citations given for improperly tagged/checked deer this year.