Originally Posted by UPHunter08

Yep, that's in your state. In many states, you have to physically bring them to a registration place (often a gas station or other business). Can't have it quartered, skinned, butchered, etc until after you have that little metal tag affixed by the registration center. So my point remains the same...many (most?) of us don't have the luxury of butchering our deer on the spot.