ORIGINAL: frontier gander
check their deer in? Thats silly. In colorado, If you hunt in an area thats marked as CWD, You can take it to the DOW and have them check the head for the disease for $5 and if it comes back positive, they reissue a new tag. Does ohio require this check in so they can count the #'s of deer taken each year?
Ohio requires a deer be temporarily tagged before moving it,then transported to a check station for a permanent tag (metal tag) to be attached. Same with wild turkey. You are required to have a tag number for any meat or parts (antlers, hides, etc.) in your possession. It not only provides the DNR with a count on deer harvested, but gives a little legal room to DNR officers in catching and prosecuting poachers. (sometimes a good thing, sometimes a way to harass suspected violators - a bad thing if they're innocent)
Within a day or two of the end of any season (archery - gun - muzzle loader - controlled hunt - youth) they have exact numbers for the amount of deer (or turkey)harvested.