ya usually if we want to track a deer after legal hunting time we have to call the conservation officers at home to get permission. Usually peopl are pretty good here about that sort of thing but you get the odd person who has to be difficult. in this situation i would agree that calling the co' s to sort out the dispute would be a good idea. just wondering if u guys were tracking that deer after dark what was the hunter doing still hunting i would have blackmailed him a bit either u let me find my deer or i' m callin the co' s for hunting after legal time. not sure if this tactic is very mature but it would probably do the job.