Laffin'....I don't think anything....not for me to decide.I'm not a court of law.
Too lengthy a philosophical/legal conversation.
All I am saying is that the definition of wanton wasting includes both killing and wounding.
Sure it's a slippery slope.Cases involving statutory interpretation in light of conduct is always a slippery slope.It depends on the facts in any given circumstance.
But I think (just my own view) that there is a recognition in the law that game animals are not there simply to serve as our targets of opportunity. We have SOME responsibilities when we pick up a rifle.
