Here in Missouri we are suppose to call a local Game Warden within 24 hours and report what we found,if the Deer is salvageable and recently killed/hit by car etc...they will send us a Reciept stating if the Deer is a Doe or Buck how many points it has and if we are going to save the meat.This is so we can take it in and have it legally Processed or if we cut it up ourselfs and put it in the freezer..this keeps things leagl and hopefully to dicourage any Poaching/Poachers.We can also call or local Sheriffs Dept if it is a Vehicle Deer Collision.

I found a nice 10-Point Buck on our Farm last year,it was bare down to just a skeleton and was probably injured during Rifle/Gun Season but I called it in and talked with our Game Warden,he sent me a written reciept stating "Not for Re-sale".I had lots of trail camera pictures of this same Buck and had Bow Hunted him for 2 years so I didn't want him to waste...I ended up taking the head to my local taxidermist and he Re-caped him and I have him in all his former Glory hanging on my Log Wall.

I found another young Buck hit on the side of the road about 2 weeks ago,I ended up sawing the head off and called the Game Warden again to get another reciept for this 5-Point Buck.The Coyotes had already started working on the hind quarters so I wasn't going to try an mess with the meat?I highly reccomend following the proper procedures to obtain any Deer You find....with the Exceptions of Shed which don't have to be reported here in Missouri.