Whos responsibility is it?

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My husband got a warning yesterday from DNR (Department of Natural Resources). He thinks it's their fault he didn't know what he was supposed to do and I think it was his own fault. So, my husband (and his entire family) is a hunter. The weekend after Thanksgiving, they all go to this property they own and hunt deer - which is our main meat staple. This weekend, they got 10 deer (woohoo!!). He gave me all the information so I could check them in on-line and get him the confirmation numbers to give to the butcher. Well, while they were packing up to leave, a DNR officer came by and had a few things they needed to fix. One was just a joke they were playing on our nephew (he's the youngest and got the biggest, and first, deer). When the officer asked to see their log, my husband asked "What log?" Apparently, a few years ago, when they started the on-line check-in process they also instituted some kind of log that you have to keep. My husband (being the Mr. SmartAlec he is) asked where that information was. The officer told him exactly what page of the hunters manual is was in. Everyone that gets a hunting license gets this manual. My step-son and one nephew are the only two with licenses because the rest are considered property-owners and don't need one. So my husband flips to the page and sees that in fact he does have to maintain a log. Now, he thinks that DNR should have told him (other than in the manual he was supposed to read) to do this. Like, when you get your license (which he doesn't) they have to tell you everything that is new. Of course, how the DRN knows what is NEW for you I have no clue. So, whos responsibility do you think it is?