$705 civil restitution. $200 fine. could of been $881 civil restitution they let me pay what I did if paid in 30 days. $597 citation. Just got out of court and citation reduced to $200. Thanks to the Game Warrden, he recommended the mnimium of $100 with $100 court fee. Could of been alot worse, I feel very lucky. Civil restitution is based on Boon and Crocket it starts at $881.

So, what was the grand total??

Sounds like you kinda got lucky on this one...

How far under 13 inches were you?

You need to go play the lotto !

I hunt in 2 counties Eastland and Callahan and one has 13" AR and the other doesnt, Eastland has 13"AR. I will never get them confused again.

So it was $905? What did the antlers measure?

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Some damned expensive venison there!! Did he let you keep the deer??

$905. I think it was 9 3/4 legal in Callahan. This was the only deer I shot this year and did not get any of the meat.

Did you call the GW when you realized it was under 13" or did the processor call him?

WOW !!!! I knew I didn't like AR's!!!

That really sucks. Had to pay all of that money in fines and did not even get to keep the meat. That really bites!!

Here we go...

I guess I am going to have to get me a tranquilizer gun and put them to sleep first. Go measure, wait till he wakes up and, if he is legal, then shoot him.
My nephew killed a small 8 pt this year that I would have passed on. When we found it, I told him that I did not think it would make the AR limit. Got back to the ranch house, measured it and it was 14-3/4" outside spread. Then I get home and read the restrictions again and find out it has to be 13" inside spread?????
Went to his house and re-measured. It was 13-1/2" inside. Barely made it. His mom and dad can ill-afford fines like that. That would end his hunting for sure!!

Nah, that's it for me on this thread.

I remember your story. It all got figured out once you went to the processor and the property straddles two counties, one that is AR and the other that isn't. Wrote down the county that is AR and got the ticket at the processor.

Terrible story.

I'm disappointed the judge didn't reduce the fine even further. Your fine is definitely not what the "spirit" of that law intended when written.

Aww c'mon man, you crack me up on the AR threads. I would chime in but you seem to speak my words before I can enter a post.

I did get the ticket at the processor. This thread is not bashing 13"AR. Its to let everyone know from my stupied mistake.

Well if you insist HawgNutz!

Process your own deer and things like this won't ever happen!! It's really not that hard and kind of fun. Alot cheaper too!

I usually gind all my meat, but i do not know how to make sausage links. I work with a friend that wanted to get some made and split the cost. I am going to have to learn how to make summer sausage and links.

MMMM that sucks, I think AR's can be a good thing but given the circumstances and who would blatenly bring an illegal deer to the processor I think $900 is WAY steep on the fine.