ORIGINAL: mr17pointer
Directly from the Wi DNR Regs:
[align=left]It is illegal to:[/align][align=left]• sell, purchase, barter, or offer to sell, purchase or barter any deer or deer part[/align][align=left]thereof except: the head, skin not in spotted coat, and antlers not in velvet of any[/align][align=left]deer lawfully killed, when severed from the rest of the carcass.[/align][align=left]• possess a deer with broken or removed antlers in an EAB deer management unit[/align][align=left]or during an antlerless only deer season, which makes determination of legality[/align][align=left]impossible.[/align][align=left]• possess a deer carcass unless tagged and registered as required.[/align][align=left]• possess deer antlers in velvet, spotted hides, albino or white deer which are entirely[/align][align=left]white except the hooves, tarsal glands, heads and parts of the head, unless special[/align]written authorization is obtained from the department.
[align=left]Note: Deer with antlers in velvet or in spotted coat may be harvested during the[/align][align=left]open deer season, however, to keep the antlers or spotted hide the hunter must[/align][align=left]contact a Warden within 7 days of tagging the deer and request written authorization.[/align][align=left]The spotted hide and velvet antlers may not be sold or transferred to another[/align][align=left]person. Albino and white deer may not be harvested without prior written authorization[/align][align=left]from the DNR (albino and white deer may be harvested and possessed in the[/align]CWD DEZ
edited to add the link to hunting regs...I always tak them with me to read in my stand when i am not seeing anything!
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/regs/deer07.pdf
I read the same thing. Sounds like you might not be able to keep the deer. I can't understand why.