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This morning while doing drives with my club I doubled up on a doe and button buck. Before gutting the deer I called them in and reported them to via new phone in system and saved the confirmation # in my phone because I had lost my pen. When game warden arrived I told him I shot the deer he asked to see my tags I explained to him I lost my pen but had called and reported them in and had # saved in my phone. He then gave me 2 tickets (1 for each deer) for not being tagged immediately upon harvest. I plan to fight this in court because I honestly had them called in before I even gutted deer. What do you guys think??
 
I would absolutely fight it as the CO was 100% wrong... You do NOT have to attach (Tag) the conformation # on to the deer.

The digest actually clearly states right on page 32, DO NOT attach it to the deer.

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However, it does say to RECORD the conformation # on the harvest tag or card and place it back into your license holder... But that is not what he ticketed you for so I would definitely fight it.


You Do Not have to physically tag the deer with any information.
 
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2 of the guys had pens, but they were not near me so I called in the deer first I honestly thought that was good enough and had the confirmation # in my phone. I could see if I hadn't done anything but they were submitted and confirmed tagged in. Even after he checked into that and confirmed I had called them in he still wrote me a ticket, and also took my gun.
 
You still need to " Record ... on your Harvest Report Stub". It's very clear, you need to write it on the stub, sorry. But you did call it in soooo...... ?????
true but according to the poster; that's not what the tickets are for.
. He then gave me 2 tickets (1 for each deer) for not being tagged immediately upon harvest.
Technically you are not required to TAG the deer upon harvest... you are only required to REPORT the harvest and obtain a conformation number. There is a ligament legal difference.


Was this a federal or state CO ?
 
So he let you keep the deer he ticketed you for as illegally harvesting and yet took your gun with out do cause... I think that he maybe the one actually breaking law [confused]

I would call the state first thing Monday to see exactly why this officer confiscated your firearm and where it is.
 
this checking in the deer by phone is all new to us. we learned a lesson i think. when you go to court chances the prosecutor will have no F-ing idean what this fish and game issued you. show prrof of what you did and explain it. the law enforcement office could also used some discretion here.

to make it flow easy for you in court you could plead quilty to one and ask then no to have it count against your hunting record. they can do that. goos luck.

in title 23. njs 23:4-22.8. good luck figuring that one out.
 
Why wasn't it mentioned in the original post about the gun confiscation? I would think that would be something that would upset me MUCH more than the summonses, and more post-worthy.
 
Which co was this ? Or what part of the state? Some of these guys are ridiculous. Nobody has the right to take your gun that's bs. "Because that's what I do" sounds like a real douche rookie with a little d. What township is your court date? I'd get a lawyer especially if he took your gun
 
It used to be two violations within a certain time frame was immediate loss of license, you can appeal that, I have been there appealed it and won, then you are put on probation if you receive another violation with in five years you lose it for ten, you have to remember in a down economy with cutbacks there is a need to justify their employment flexibility goes,out the door. if you had called them in they have a record of it you might be able to reverse their decision, good luck!
 
i do the same thing. all digest said is you need a number. nothing i remember saying about attaching it.
 
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