Man, bummer deal, I think the landowner was a rare case, most landowners are pretty cool, especially in hunted areas. Some though do despise hunting and this can happen. A story like this surfaces about twice a year. If I was a landowner I would have been like, woo man, nice deer, wanna use my truck to load it out? And here's a Busch Lite.

As a hunter I would have asked permission to go onto the guys property and when denied called the game warden. Thats the book answer anyway.

Of course with any story there are some hidden things that never come out. I find it hard to believe that after chasing this buck for 4 years that the hunter didnt know the property boundary. And I also bet that the landowner was chasing the same deer.