I'm betting a come-along would fix that 1/4" gap.
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Originally posted by crittergitter View Posti wonder what the game warden would do if the deer was illegal and the kid who shot it was under the age of 10.
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Originally posted by mchildress View PostWrite you the ticket because he is too young to have taken his hunter safety course and is suppose to be in the stand with you. Just like a ticket for letting an unlicensed driver drive you get the ticket.
i believe you read things that i did not type into the question.
the child(under 10) violates the law what can be done?
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Sounds like a very wise GW. She held the perps for 2 hours & let them off the hook. The kid won't be scarred for life, but he, along with the guy who was supposed to be in control, will likely think twice before shooting a borderline buck in the future.
I love law enforcement officers - especially GWs. I don't believe in berating them, especially on TBH. I feel badly for all of the GWs who may read this thread. They deserve our respect, not insults.
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I am not a big fan of challenging the law, but I have to think that a good lawyer might make a mess of that guy if he had ticketed the youth. If the deer was heavy horned as you say, and everything in the book was correct, then I'd have to think it was in excess of 13" too. I don't quite understand how someone can add a strict measurement to something that is to be estimated in real time.
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Originally posted by Artos View Postcome on...really?? 2 hours and a head to toe search for a kid under 1/4"
By him acting that way I bet the kid and dad will be very cautious next time. (not that they weren't this time) He may have just acted more upset than he truly was to make the kid understand. (I hope) I don't know of a GW that isn't tickled to death when a kid gets a deer.
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You are correct, the licensed adult...are you suggesting that the adult get the ticket if the youth shoots under 13"......I think that is how it is for youth under 15 or 16 isn't it
Originally posted by Fistula View PostSorta off topic..
If your teaching your kid to drive while they have their drivers permit and they get pulled over, who gets issued the ticket? The minor or the legal driver?
For some reason I remember the legal driver gets the ticket.
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The first couple bucks I shot, I was a teenager and hunting alone. They were not 13" but might as well been 200" racks as excited as I was and just as proud! First couple yrs ihunted and got hooked I never saw a 13 " wide buck.... Would I still be hunting deer today had I not shot those bucks and got so hooked- probably not! I personally think there should be no antler restrictions for a child! Otherwise I support it! Hunting small low deer places and then telling a kid that finally sees a nice buck he ain't big enough is insulting to the hunting tradition/heritage
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Originally posted by Howard View PostThe first couple bucks I shot, I was a teenager and hunting alone. They were not 13" but might as well been 200" racks as excited as I was and just as proud! First couple yrs ihunted and got hooked I never saw a 13 " wide buck.... Would I still be hunting deer today had I not shot those bucks and got so hooked- probably not! I personally think there should be no antler restrictions for a child! Otherwise I support it! Hunting small low deer places and then telling a kid that finally sees a nice buck he ain't big enough is insulting to the hunting tradition/heritage
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The book says " To determine if a buck has an inside spread measurement of at least 13 inches, look at the distance from ear-tip to ear-tip on a buck with ears in the alert position."
My question is: If you shoot a buck that has less than 13 inch inside spread but is outside the ears due to having smaller than average ears, is he legal?
On the flip side: If you shoot a buck that has more than 13 inch inside spread but is inside the ears due to having larger than average ears, is he illegal?
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Originally posted by Howard View PostThe first couple bucks I shot, I was a teenager and hunting alone. They were not 13" but might as well been 200" racks as excited as I was and just as proud! First couple yrs ihunted and got hooked I never saw a 13 " wide buck.... Would I still be hunting deer today had I not shot those bucks and got so hooked- probably not! I personally think there should be no antler restrictions for a child! Otherwise I support it! Hunting small low deer places and then telling a kid that finally sees a nice buck he ain't big enough is insulting to the hunting tradition/heritage
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