RE: A friend of mine is in trouble.
Long story short. We had a friend of a friend do something wrong at our deer camp. He turned himself in. He was embarresed already for making a mistake and then the judge publicly embarresed him and he paid a nice fine. None of that was as harsh as he was on himself. But he knew he messed up and had to take responsibility.
As a side note laws change quickly and regulations and seasons are added every year. You have to read the book. Now am I all-knowing?? Absolutely not! 2 weeks ago I was archery hunting in PA. I knew a youth season was open and I had to wear orange. So I did wear the blaze orange vest as required. (you can take it off once "on stand") But I failed to wear the mandatory orange hat. Mr. Game warden was nice as he gave me a written warning, my son was tagging along in orange with an orange hat on and he had me switch hats with him so I could continue hunting. It didn't make a lot of sense but..he was courteous I was courteous.. we had a few laughs talked about the local herd and we moved on our seperate ways.