I am from kansas, spent every year of my life with the exception of the last few months. I know you need a salvage tag for the meat, and the tag stays with the meat. Thats how it should be.But when the meat is gone, the tag gets thrown away right? What about that deer thats on the wall, the racks kept in the shed or garage. Do we need to keep the tag for it to?If you come across a deer that appears that some one has tried to poach, I know you should call the Game Warden. They take care of the deer and it belongs to them. However if you find a deer in the woods and no evidence of poaching. Say coyotes killed it, or it was tangled in a fence and died. Do you still need a salvage tag to legally have possession of that rack?? Does not seem right to me. But I do agree with you about having the salvage tag for that huge non typical just for the fact that it proves they didn't poach it. I might email pratt and see what they say.