No Bucks, but scored 10 Bonus Points!

[jackelope]

Way to go. Anyone that criticizes you for doing what you did should maybe take a look in the mirror.

[Old Man Yager]

Good job, alot of people won't get involved, the guy got whart he deserved for letting the animal suffer like that.

[Birdguy]

Great job! As a fellow Okanogan hunter I appreciate you calling it in. You can not be to careful. My daughter shot her first buck this year at our cabin while hunting with my hunting partner (I had the boy with me), a whitetail that my hunting partner says there is a 2 point shoot it when you are ready. My daughter waited and waited he said shoot when you are ready, she says "are you sure it is a whitetail? It has to have 3 points if it is a mule deer." My hunting partner says YES, it is a whitetail SHOOT IT! she says OK and drops it. Later she says "I was waiting for you to tell me it was a whitetail or I was not going to shoot it". Turns out it had 3 points on one side so she was good either way.
    Both my kids KNOW that you cannot take a bullet back once the trigger is pulled. If you are unsure for any reason you do not shoot. Letting a questionable shot leave your gun is never an honest mistake.

[elkoholic1]

 

[Fishnclifff]

Him not finishing the buck off is the worst part of that story.  That's terrible to have the deer suffer like that.

Good for you for reporting it.

This gives him a possible defense, because he didn't kill it and leave it to waste.

[blacktail378]

Good for you! Good things coming your way.

[Hunterman]

Good job for reporting it. 

This is the type of thing that's going to happen a lot when the state made an eye guard a countable point. The eye guard should never been counted as a point.

Hunterman(Tony)

[troyspinetar]

Nice job on your part! Can never be too sure about what your target is. I missed out on a 2pt WT buck that had its head down eating. I could not make out if it had headgear or not until it was too late and bounced after getting spooked. A split second view showed me his little forked horns. Kicked myself but again being 100% certain is how I hunt.
Again...good for you

[Humptulips]

Good job for reporting it. 

This is the type of thing that's going to happen a lot when the state made an eye guard a countable point. The eye guard should never been counted as a point.

Hunterman(Tony)

I would say this is what happens when they make you count points. If it was any buck otherwise law abiding citizens wouldn't become criminals by an honest mistake.

[300rum]

It is about tax revenue and voodoo wildlife biology. 

You are certainly right that it has made quite a few law abiding citizen's criminals.     

Good job for reporting it. 

This is the type of thing that's going to happen a lot when the state made an eye guard a countable point. The eye guard should never been counted as a point.

Hunterman(Tony)

I would say this is what happens when they make you count points. If it was any buck otherwise law abiding citizens wouldn't become criminals by an honest mistake.

[jasnt]

Him not finishing the buck off is the worst part of that story.  That's terrible to have the deer suffer like that.

Good for you for reporting it.

+1

[TangoU]

It is about tax revenue and voodoo wildlife biology. 

You are certainly right that it has made quite a few law abiding citizen's criminals.     

Good job for reporting it. 

This is the type of thing that's going to happen a lot when the state made an eye guard a countable point. The eye guard should never been counted as a point.

Hunterman(Tony)

I would say this is what happens when they make you count points. If it was any buck otherwise law abiding citizens wouldn't become criminals by an honest mistake.

Why not just make it any deer, then you don't have to worry about it at all. 

[Payne]

If he had recovered the deer and properly taken care of it, run it down, and then turned it over to the wdfw, and admit his error he'd of probably only lost his tag and or maybe recd a citation, but he did'nt. Honest mistakes are just that; however his actions are a clear display of a lack of character.

I agree that it was horrible that he didn't finish the deer off. But to make a mistake and turn yourself in..!? I've heard way too many stories of people turning themselves in and getting the book thrown at them big time... I'm not defending the guy that shot the deer and left it, just saying... Would you turn yourself in if you thought that you would get a huge fine (in the thousands), loose your license and possibly loose your gun for "doing the right thing" by turning yourself in? I believe that most people would never turn themselves in because of this.

[Payne]

Anyone know of someone that has made a mistake and turned themselves in and what the repercussions were?
... sorry don't mean to jack this thread...   

[actionshooter]

Anyone know of someone that has made a mistake and turned themselves in and what the repercussions were?
... sorry don't mean to jack this thread...   

Ya, 5-6 years ago in Montana I made an honest mistake, not going into details but it was a big game violation.  There is no way my ethics would allow me to leave (waste) an animal I killed, I thought about loading it up in the truck (my buddies truck) and making a break for home, but I weighed the consequences and he could loose his truck and I would get a fine and maybe loose my rifle. I called the game warden, told him what happened, he gave me the address to his office and told me to meet him in a couple of hours.

 I met him, explained what happened and I couldn't BELIEVE what happened next...... he thanked me for not leaving the animal! He said it happened all the time and he truly appreciated turning myself in and not wasting the animal. He wrote me a warning, let me keep the meat, and wrote a note to get me through any check stations and sent me on my way.