[quote]ORIGINAL: 1sagittarius
ORIGINAL: Bukmastr
The DNR has the right to take the head at registration.
No, they don't. The DNR politely asks you if you would voluntarily submit your deer head for CWD testing.
You have the right to refuse, but that would be stupid.
Have you ever had one of your deer test positive?
WRONG! They have passed a law stateing they have the right to take the head at registration, as a matter of fact they threatened me with a large fine if I did not give them the head. This is the 1st year that law went into affect. Last year I was able to refuse. Why would i refuse?? The last thing I want them to do is find a deer in my county with CWD, Then they will do just what Aldo Leopold warned us about. Eliminate the entire species from this area. So far, They have not found a case of CWD from Jefforson county, or anywhere near my hunting area, but have gone ahaed and made this an intensive management area anyway, with no limets except to shoot a doe 1st. This desease has been out west and has done reletively little damage for over 20 years, no one out there even cares, but our DNR has decided to ERATICATE part of our herd. When they kill off all of your deer in your county as they keep expanding the borders, you will sing a different tune!
It is time for us to learn caution and restraint in our power to eradicate wild things.
--Aldo Leopold, December 5th, 1944