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Old 04-02-2007, 02:09 PM
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npaden
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Default RE: Legal?

I've been wondering about this since I removed a road kill doe and put it in front of one of my trail cameras last week. I'm afraid that it might be a violation since it is out of season.

These citations look like they could apply.

2018White-tailed Deer: hunt or possess in a closed season (PWC) 61.021/62.010 (PWP) 65.9/65.42

2019White-tailed Deer: hunt or possess taken on a public road or closed riverbeds (PWC) 61.021/62.010 (PWP) 65.9

I looked up the highlighted code sections and didn't see a smoking gun, but the big kicker is "or possess". For the 1/2 mile that road kill doe was in the back of my pickup I think I might have been subject to a citation. I think this is an area where the enforcement could be a gray area. The deer I moved was at least a day old and was starting to stink so it for sure wasn't going to be useful for something else.

FWIW, Nathan
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