A buck like that can make criminals out of what might normally be law abiding citizens. I think the fine and suspended sentence was pretty appropriate, though there's no real description of how the whole incident went down.
It's not like he's one of those idiots that goes out and kills animals for the thrill and just leaves them to rot. As it is, all his friends, family, and everyone who read the article know what a POS this guy is. He's going to live with that for a long time.