However, the opposing opinion of fish and game laws believe that hunting and fishing regulations are unnecessary, the people that fail to follow laws and regulations are hunting illegally in the United States. There are several neutralization techniques that are described as being used by illegal hunters in the state of Kentucky to justify the taking of wildlife outside the scope of the law. Some of these defenses are that the hunters are not responsible for the kill, the disapproval of wildlife officers, and disapproval of the law (Eliason, 2003, p.227). Hunters that deny the responsibility of their kill claim that the taking of wildlife was an accident, mistake, or that they were not educated enough about the law. Some hunters claim that