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I agree with timbercruiser,something doesn't sound right.

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If the deer was recovered then by looking at the eyes a warden or deer biologist can tell when the deer died. In NY when you check the deer they always check the eyes and make sure that you didn't shoot it at night.

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JPM,

How can they tell when the deer died by the eyes??



Clark

Houston, TX

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JC-1, thats easy they have their front hoofs up covering them due to the bright SPOTLIGHTS<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>!

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I am not against GW's or police officers in any way, but this is just one more example of the coruption in the system. In my opinion the GW should be fired just for giving a stupid ticket like this. It is amazing what a badge will do to some people.

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I read a key sentence in one of your posts. You said the Supervising CO was trying to find a way to save face. That means he is worried about public opinion. I would put a little thought into this. Can you find a way for him to save face? If all goes to heck, publicizing this at the local paper, state outdoors paper/magazine, etc, will really put the COs in a bad light and they seem to be worried about it already. However, going public will put them in a corner with no way out, so be careful about this route. If you get a respected outdoor writer to put an article in a news source about it, believe me, the COs will have a reaction, might be good for you, might be bad, but there will be a reaction. I think getting the officers report is an excellent idea. See what kind of writeup he did, what facts were in there, what was his opinion. I thank you for posting this as I will be extra careful about this in the future. Funny thing is, I shot a nice 8 pointer a couple of years ago right before dark. He didn't run too far, but by the time I was prepared to field dress him, it was dark. I ran back to the pickup, but the only light I could find was my portable spotlight. So I brought that back and used it to field dress him. Now that I think about it, I am pretty sure my gun was at the kill site. How bad does that look? And I was totally innocent.

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In some states, the law says you can't be in the woods with a gun after sunset while deer hunting. Nothing prevents them from tracking the deer with a flashlight after sunset, however they can't have a weapon with them. Maybe that's what the game warden was charging those guys for. I know it sucks, but everyone needs to know what the laws are in the state they hunt. I've seen too many guys get in trouble because they didn't know. However, in this case, I think the game warden was still wrong and it is suspicious that he happened to be there in the dark, well off the road.

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I live in OK and I would like to know which GW it was that gave the ticket. I grew up knowing the three local GW and they were all great(now retired) but would bust you if you were in the wrong, but also they had common sense. The new generation we have is alot harder to get along with and act like they don't care about the people.

We got a new one about 8 years ago and he got shot at several times before he decided to mellow and do his job right.
He would pull stunts like check deer tags/lic in camo in the field during rifle season. Jump out at poachers with no backup and no light to shine, and his weapon a 9 mm against three with high powers.
He finally learned.

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ya that doesnt sound right. and they wont get there guns back if they pay the fines anyway so i would fight. i would do somthing because they had a lagitament reason why they were out there. well i hope u the best of luck

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Are your buddies being charged with illegal spotlighting of deer or having loaded firearms in the woods after legal hunting hours? Or both?

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