ORIGINAL: brucelanthier
ORIGINAL: ducsauce
VA DNR states:
All hunters killing a bear, deer, or turkey, unless the hunter is license exempt, are required to validate an appropriate tag on their bear-deer-turkey license (big game license), bonus deer permit, or special permit (DCAP, DMAP) at the place of kill prior to moving the animal in any way. To validate a tag, successful hunters must completely remove the designated notch area from the appropriate license or permit tag.
What I infer from this is, if game is unrecoverable or eaten by predators, then
NO tag is required (It did not specify). If its a P/Y then I'll tag it and take the antlers. If its a doe then I'll chalk it up as a loss. Simple as that.
So you are allowed to shoot the animals and, if you don't move them, then you don't have to tag them? You can shoot 10 deer, let them rotby not moving them and not tag any of them and its not against law? You would only be breaking the law if you took it home (moved it)and did not tag it?
Lets be reasonable here. The hunter must make every possible effort to find his/her game and tag it. I see your point though but what kind of
HUNTER would do such a thing?
BTW, That's exactly how its worded.
