A lot of these posts are not considering the main question.

You have asked permission to enter the property to retrieve your game and been told "no." You would have already explained that the deer is right over the line and still been denied access. At this point you have 2 choices:

1. Cut your losses and realize that you are dealing with an unreasonable person that will not allow you, a CO, or anyone else to retrieve a dead animal from their property.

2. Say f*** them, and find a way to sneak onto their property to get your kill.

To me, if someone is that unreasonable, my respect for them as a land owner is out the door, but my respect for their rights is not. Also, if they are that unreasonable how reasonable do you think they will be if they catch you. If you were so persistant you know they will be looking. You had better hope that they called the police or their property could end up being your permanant residence.

I would do everything within my power to recover that deer, but if the landowner knows my intentions and despite my good faith has said no and the legal authorities can't help (which now they know your intentions as well) and you disregard all of that for a deer, you are now in the wrong.

Try arguing that case."Yes your honor, the landowner did say no, so I called the conservation officer. The landowner said no to him as well and the CO said there is nothing more we could do so I called the police. They said the landowner has the right to deny access. I pleaded again offering money and the option to have the land owner go with me and he still said no. So, I went anyway. That was my buck and it's really big."

I think you'll be lucky not to be leaving the court room with gavel marks on your forehead in that case.