If the guy is old enough to hunt by himself, he is old enough to answer for his actions. Let the court decide the case, not your family.
X2, let the court system smack his pee pee. he knew what he was doing and knew it was wrong, especially when he brought u the collars. he knew they were not stray dogs, nor being aggressive towards him, so he don't have a leg to stand, and hopefully the courts will take both legs from him