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Old 08-25-2008 | 10:57 AM
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bigcountry
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Default RE: Tresspassing to find a mortally wounded animal

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Aaron:

Yes. It IS illegal in some states to retrieve a downed game animal....if the landowner denies you access to his property. That's what happened in the original scenario (opening post on this thread).

So again....ask yourself if a deer is worth you breaking the law for.

We all break the law in some sort of fashion. Its a real shame that common sense is no longer the rule. People have to ask question on a forum to make up thier mind. They can't just use common sense. There is a big difference however to crossing land on a well hit deer to retrieve and crossing land on a gut shot that has traveled .5 mile already.

I have crossed over land to retrieve a deer. And will do it again if I have too. I have been thru security clearance processes to the highest levelsand have told them in the process that I have trespassed to retrieve deer. Even they, who are critical on every little misstep in life, said in the big scheme of things in life, they could care less. It was like speeding going 75 in a 55 to them. They didn't even list it onthe report.
 
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