Though I know I shouldn't, I probably hunt alone as often as I do with friends. Most of my hunting buddies aren't into muzzleloading season as I am. I try to leave an itinerary, but have been known to change my plans on the way, and hunt somewhere miles from where I said I'd be. The cell phone helps, but if I break a leg down in some creek bottom where there is no signal, it could get sticky. But I really do sometimes love the solitude of spending pre-dawn to post-dusk in the cold and snow without seeing another hunter. Your friends' situation is bad on so many levels. He is essentially guilty until he proves himself innocent... this by enriching his attorney and the courts. All it takes to find yourself in this situation is someones else's accusation, whether true or not. And if he was a golfer, he would not be denied the use or possession of his clubs. Even drunk drivers are permitted to keep their vehicles although there is no constitutional right to own golf clubs or cars. I'm surprised no one has attempted to overturn these laws on constitutional grounds.
