found out of season.
 

This is just something I have been pondering for a while. Say it is the last day of rifle season right before the second bow season. It is late in the day and ALMOST to dark to shoot. You take a shot at a buck you see coming through the woods, you hit it but you think it may be a bad hit. For whatever reason you don`t find it till the following day (1st day of bow season). You tag it with a rifle tag and get stopped by the man going home with it. What happens??? Are you busted for poaching??

No, it didn`t happen so don`t even think it did. I know how some of you think!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> Just something I always wondered about, thats all.

Hack

RE: found out of season.
 

Interesting. I do know that in WI the rifle season closes on a Sunday and you have until COB Monday to register.

RE: found out of season.
 

I think if you contacted the local game warden before you removed the deer from the field he would be able to advise you or allow you to tag the deer with the rifle tag. You can not tag it with a bow because they would be able to tell what it was shoot with.

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RE: found out of season.
 

I would definetly be on the cell phone to the local CO. Because he doesn't have a sense of humor. LOL No really. I think he would be able to tell it was not a 'fresh' kill and probably is a late recovery. But I would still try and have the law on my side. Tough question though.

KEEP IT LEGAL. KEEP IT SAFE. OR WE MAY NOT GET TO KEEP IT AT ALL.

RE: found out of season.
 

I think it's an easy question. Call your CO if you don't know the rules. Every state has regs for deer recovered the next day, they tell you how many hours can pass, where to check them in, etc. Lots of folks leave their deer overnight if they're not sure of the hit, so the CO's have plenty of experience in this. Just give them a call that night, and explain you're going to finish looking in the morning, they'll tell you what to do.

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