"So there I was, driving home after hammering 14 beers at the bar. All of a sudden a lady in front of me crossing the street - out of nowhere! Course I had no intention of hitting her, but that don't change the fact that I dragged her well enough that her body can be identified down a full three mile stretch of road. I thought you'd wanna know 'bout it, Sheriff."
"Well Barney, since you took the initiative and come told me first, we'll call this one a warning. Now go on home and behave yerself, y'hear?"
Yeah, that makes sense. It ain't a person - but what if it was? Dude killed a second caribou by mistake, but the only thing that caused it was gross negligence. Coulda been worse. He should be paying that fine and thanking them while he does it. A person should lose his hunting privileges for that, IMHO.