If the orange regs are in effect and you are still in the woods with that deer and a weapon then yes...thats illegal.
Actually our regs say anyone "hunting". Heck....after I kill one.....drag it out....transport it home.....change clothes.....place it in my yard for harvest photos.....I figure the last thing I can be accused of is "hunting".
'Course.....this place (some people)never ceases to amaze me!....
I go to stand with my weapon sometimes 1.5hrs before first light. Am I hunting at night?