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Question #1 Is it legal to quarter up a deer in the field and pack it out as long as you have filled out the transportation tag?
Question #2 If the answer to question #1 is "no it is not legal". Is it legal to quarter up a deer in the field if you use your phone to check them in online before you begin quartering them up?
CO's reply:
You cannot begin processing the deer until it has been checked in at an official check station or through the electronic check in and record the number on the temporary transportation tag. Therefore, the scenario in question #1 is not legal. Question #2 would be legal once the deer is checked in using the electronic system and the confirmation number is recorded on the temporary transportation tag. You must have permission to leave the waste products on the property you are hunting if you are using the scenario in question #2. You are NOT allowed to dump or leave this remains on state property.
I apologize for the delayed response.
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From: DNR LAW [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:13 AM To: John Scifres Subject: RE: Deer Checking and In Field Processing
The state allows field dressing on their properties.
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From: John Scifres Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:52 AM To: DNR LAW Subject: RE: Deer Checking and In Field Processing
Thank you. What if it is state or national forest or WMAs?
************************************ From: DNR LAW [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:13 AM To: John Scifres Subject: RE: Deer Checking and In Field Processing
Yes sir, you may process the animal, once it has been tele-checked, and leave the remains on the property, provided that you have permission to do so from the property owner. One word of caution, the law still states that you must fill out a temporary transportation tag (name, address, sex of animal, date of kill).
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From: John Scifres Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:18 PM To: DNR LAW Subject: Deer Checking and In Field Processing
If a deer is killed and then the online CheckIn or phone system is used, can it be processed in the field instead of being dragged out. Can the carcass (bones and gutpile) remain in the field? Thanks.
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Once you check the deer in, it is yours and you are not required to retain evidence of the sex of the deer. It is akin to having the meat in your freezer. Good luck this season!
Ditto...but I would add, get the meat out of the trash bags ASAP so it can cool properly.
Nothing died at camp this weekend so I have no recent experiences. Heading to Idaho for elk in a couple weeks. Maybe eat some camp meat then.