There is no law about a deer or whose it is.

How could a police officer determine who killed this buck?

Stupid people do stupid things. Pulling a gun on someone or threatening someone with a gun about a deer is stupid, too. That's like saying you'd shoot someone for shooting a dog. A dog's life is worth more than spending part of your life in jail? That's insane.

Having a discussion about this buck in the woods might be a different story, though.

These guys don't care about lying about this deer. If they're low-life enough to steal someone else's deer they're not too concerned about telling lies to people about how they got it.

"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter

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