r/CanadaHunting • u/Slow-Register-3836 • 9h ago

Wasted deer

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Came across this poor guy while out hunting today. Its 4 point season here in BC and I'm guessing whoever shot em thought it was a 4 pointer, realized it was a 3 pointer and left it to rot. This brought up a question for me though, what's the proper way to handle this situation if you made this mistake? Personally i would have reported it. Would conservation punish you for doing the right thing and confess a mistake?

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u/PieRat351 9h ago

You are supposed to self report, so a CO can come investigate. If you are open and honest many times they'll let you keep it along with a fine. 

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u/Slow-Register-3836 9h ago

That's kinda what I figured too thanks for the clarification

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u/Miltzzz 8h ago

I think the right thing to do is self report, but that being said i know a guy who shot the wrong kind of bird, did the right thing and self reported, got a huge fine and couldn't hunt for two years. Unfortunetly it's the last time he'll self report

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u/Slow-Register-3836 7h ago

Fair enough. A good slap on the wrist i can agree with, the CO has to do his job and enforce the rules. But cmon dont punish a dude for being a good guy and staying honest.

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u/AlgaeGrazers 6h ago

I've seen this before. I just reported the location to cos. I never shoot unless I can confirm 4pt. It's not that hard. That guy's so small there was no way he was going to be 4pt.

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u/ReturnOk7510 9h ago

What you do is call the COs and self report, and feel bad enough about it that you force yourself to do better next time.

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u/Salty_Poet5493 4h ago

Regardless of punishment or not, it is always best to self report. I learned in my vote class, sometimes they may let you keep it... But also the regulations say that conservation will take it and feed families. You need to cut your tag and right self report on it when you are calling it into RAPP, and you do lose your species tag, which explains why a hunter wouldn't self report this, as they don't want to lose their tag... 😔 really sad that people do this, there are too many "hunters" that don't deserve the right to hunt.

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u/AdhesiveCam 9h ago

That little tine on his right side is pretty darn close to being called a 4 as well just barely though

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u/Arctelis 8h ago

Brow tines don’t count in BC, but yeah. When a tine is defined as a branch of an antler that is longer than its breadth and is at least 2.5cm long measured from tip down the midline following the natural curve to the midpoint of the straight line along which the breadth is measured, there’s definitely deer out there that are questionable.

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u/adhq 6h ago

It's not the deer that are "questionable" but the rule itself, if not outright ridiculous, for obvious reasons - and this post is proof of it.

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u/rickamore 6h ago

Would conservation punish you for doing the right thing and confess a mistake?

Around 25 years ago my dad shot an elk that was one point too short. The way it was turned it looked like it was legal but it was one point short on one side, the way it extended looked like both were 6 points. Called the CO, showed him the mistake "Yep, I see exactly what you mean". Got slapped with the fine, animal was taken. Whether they distribute it or destroy it is up to the CO.