My hunting party was driving deer and I was one of two hunters posted.  A buck came out in thick small trees.  I only had a second to make a decision if it was a legal buck or not.  From what I seen, it had at least three points on one side so I was positive it was a legal deer.  The deer started moving away and I shot and killed him.  When I reached the deer I was surprised to see it was only a total of three points.  After tagging and bringing the deer home I called the Game Commission informing them of a mistake kill.  They told me to bring it to Lackawanna State Park Bear check in station so I did.  The officer twisted my story and said I was in violation of taking a protected deer and that it was not a mistake kill. So instead of getting a $25 fine and keeping the deer he took my buck and fined me $100 saying it was the smallest fine he could have given me.  The fine is really $147 after all costs are added. I will go to court to fight this but I here it's tough to beat them.  I'm an honest hunter and would never break the laws on purpose but this is the last time I do the right thing when the Game Commission is involved.  Is there really such a thing as a mistake kill or is this a scam to get more fines?