ORIGINAL: Flipout
Atlas it appears you have lost faith in your fellow man. Maybe just maybe if you point out to someone the error of their ways (and if it was indeed an honest mistake, who knows, maybe he is a blatant poacher, but maybe he's just like you and I and made an honest to goodness stupid mistake) maybe just maybe that person will correct their "mistake" and make sure it doesnt happen again.
I hear what you are saying man...........but not knowing game laws IS NOT an honest mistake. At least not to me. I take the time to read and know all the regs so I know how much effort it takes......Not much. Not knowing the game laws is the result of pure laziness or just plain not caring. I can't feel sorry for people like that. I feel sorry for the deer he poached and the other upstanding hunters he took an opportunity away from.
I am just saying, to take a step back and give someone the benefit of the doubt.
The deer was poached........whether he KNEW he was poaching is of little concern to me.
By the way, are you a hardened criminal if you get a speeding ticket? Applying your logic, you broke the law, therefore you are a criminal. Or maybe you are someone who wasnt paying attention to his speed and didnt realize how fast you were going. What if you are in the car with a buddy and he's starts going 10 miiles per hour over the speed limit. Do you call the cops?
Cops don't care if you MEANT to speed. If you get caught speeding you get a ticket. If you get caught poaching then you should get whatever punishment your state hands out.