Let me put a slightly different spin on this, now that I have a tad more info after talking with the guy what wrote the story.
Again, I'll say Spann DID HAVE A TAG. It was some sort of lanowner type thing and he was not on the property he owned.
A- That made the kill illegal. Did he know this? I do not know. It would seem to me if he had, he would not have done it on television.
B-Since the kill was illegal in KS due to A above, when he trandsported the antlers/head across state lines, that made it a Federal violation. Did he know this? I do not know but it doesn't matter.
C-This case has been under investigation for quite some time. He will be formally charged/arraigned whatever, I think this week in KS. So far, he has not been arrested or charged with anything. The antlers have been confiscated.
D- He may well be guilty of nothing more than stupidity. However, that is no excuse. But, at least we have had a short time to rest from Stann Potts and the $33K lease.
We can for while if you like, talk about Spanns 103 yard shot on a mule deer with a bow and some new fangled fletching thing.