Michiganders (or anyone else) I need help

I received an email today and am trying to figure out if its valid. Read the quote that came with it and look at the pictures. Do the tags look like MI tags?

 

Those are Michigan tags, SOB!!!!

 

Looks like Germ and uncle Trigger have been busy!:D

 

Figured you could help Gary.

Do they change the color of the tags every year?

At first I thought it was a picture from Anticosti Island, but the racks were too big for there.

 

Yep this year's tags are orange, if Photobucket worked I would show you.

 

Isn't Photobucket working for you? I posted these pics with Photobucket.

If the picture is indeed from St Martin Island, there must be a pretty large population of deer out there. Look on Google Earth, its only 2.4 x 1.3 miles at its widest spots.

 

Here we go, note my orange tag

 

Yep! Definately Michigan tags.

I get a ton of emails and the bogus ones are usually easy to pick out. This one had me stumped.

Thanks Gary!

 

From what I have been told after a few phone calls, it's legit and more to come

 

Wow! There must really be a large deer population on the island.

 

umm....Dan...I do believe the word your looking for is WAS a really big deer population
kinda like here SOB thats a lotta deer out of a population

 

Sob is right, if that story is legit, hopefully they will never be able to purchase another deer tag.

 

Those bucks are all nearly the exact same size. If I read that right, half the deer hanging are legal, correct?

 

Too bad the b-stards apparently don't care if they have tags or not. HUGE fine and toss them in the clink for 6 months. IMO

 

looks bogus / photo shop deal. my 2 cents
the green rope looks to be fake and doesn't line up with the racks very well

 

I scoured the internet for awhile and the only mention I can find of this island in conjunction with deer hunting or poaching is this exact same email on numerous forums. Nothing from any credible sources like the DNR, newspapers, etc.

Leads me to believe it's most likely not the correct story to go with the photo.

 

Germ posted this earlier....

Gary, who did you call?

 

Probably some dudes who read about it on other forums. :D

 

That is just a freaking MASSACRE!!! No CONSERVATION practiced there at all!!! Those guys deserve a LIFETIME HUNTING BAN!!!! ALL OF THEM!!!! That is just RIDICULOUS!!!!

 

Buddy in Lansing, Don

He told me it's true and the investigation is still ongoing