I just looked at the regs and it says follow the instructions on the tag!!!
I do know that in washington it says you must tag your animal immediatly, it's supposed to be the first thing you do! In Washington that is...............
1. Tag Your Big Game Immediately:
Immediately after any big game animal
has been killed, the appropriate tag of
the person who has taken the animal
must be:
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•Validated: Cut out and completely
remove the month and day of kill.
Month and day must be completely
removed. A slit is not acceptable.
•
•Securely attached to the carcass in a
visible manner.