Correct. I think the intention of the Warden was to not ticket him for illegal possession in hopes he would release the deer, but as soon as the landowner told them he wasn't gong to release the deer--That's when the Landowner should have been ticketed. I raised this same question to the Warden...
No idea why the landowner moved the deer. From what I gathered from the Warden, the landowner moved the deer a couple of miles from the land it was recovered from and that's where the Wardens met him. From what the Warden told me, the landowner was also hunting the same deer and was just upset...
The little devil on my left shoulder wants to start another constructive argument. What if you kill something but don't retrieve it. This could be any type of game animal/bird. If you never "harvested" had possession, how could one get a ticket for wanton waste or for not tagging the animal...
At this point I would rather not. But once I have exhausted all efforts, I will gladly post some pics so you guys can relish in the beauty of such an awesome animal.
I believe that the rules for retrieval in Oklahoma should be revised and yes, that would take a legislative change. We are a very pro private property state (which, I agree with 100%, as I am a landowner) but I also think you should be able to recovery an animal with either a game warden or...
Yes, people suck sometimes. I will say, that I filmed the kill shot so question of where the deer was when It was shot has never been a question. Sucks to lose a deer of that caliber that I will likely never have another opportunity to kill with a bow.
It should be noted, that deer can run for several hundred yards after being shot. I don't think hunting without regard to property lines was ever an issue here.