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What is required to check in a deer in your state? I know in Maryland you have to drag it to the check in station and some want to weigh it. In Virginia you are suppose to (or use to) have to take it there but since they don't want to weigh it I stopped doing it and just showed up with out the deer. In North Carolina they made it simple. You just call 1-800-I got one.

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in illinios there are different check in stations for archery and gun seasons your required to take the deer there and they tag it during gun seasons they sometimes take more info ie;attempt to age deer ,location of kill, a couple of years ago the were collecting females reproductive organs to test , seems like they come up with something different every year

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In VA and WV you are supposed to tag it in the field before moving it (I always thought that was a stupid rule---small paper tags, and I know more than a few that have lost them), then take it to a game checking station to be checked in. That's it. Most places do not weigh them, it is not required. Most places in WV that I go to, you even have to fill out your own tag, LOL.

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In Wisconsin you tag the animal in the field with a non-tearable tag. Then you must take it to a registration station. They cut off your tag and replace it with a metal band tag. This tag must then be kept with the meat until consumed. If you take your tropht in for a mount the metal tag must accompany it. However, I have not seen it enforced a whole lot. I see it more if someone is suspected of poaching. If they do not possess the metal tag, they are busted.

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In Mississippi you do nothing, no tags and no check in stations

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Fieldmouse,
Ohio requires you to tag the deer where if fell, transport it to a deer checking station (there's several in each county), the check station removes your tag and replaces it with a DNR metal tag.

After that you may do with it as you please, unless you're having it mounted, then the taxidermist will need to see the metal tag. Also, at a meat processor, they want to see the paper work for the deer....as to whether it's a road kill (issued by any law enforcement officer) or has the metal DNR tag that shows it's a hunting harvest.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe in Michigan you have the option of checking the deer in or not. I've heard of guys taking deer to be processed or to a taxidermist that were taken in Michigan and had to show the deer tag that they had purchased, ONLY. This is a "loop hole", in my opinion, that would allow you to shoot a deer in any state and get it processed or mounted in Ohio....not that that's a bad thing. ;)

Good hunting, Bowhunter57

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Here in Idaho, the deer must be tagged when it is downed immediately, never have seen any check stations during the fall archery season. But F/G do set up random check stations along the busy highways in certain areas during the rifle season...Also have to fill out a hunters report on big game and send it into F/G, or fill it out on line, over the internet...

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in NY we have to tag the animal and then report it at a later date (like within 2 weeks) We used to have to send the report via mail, now we can simply call it in (or do it online, I think)

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In Kentucky you call it in. At least on private property not sure about public land.

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In PA.,you're supposed to send in a deer harvest card to the PGC-same with turkey.The only game that has to be taken to a check station is bear.

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Montana requires you to tag the animal in the field where it fell. You then take it to a check station unless you drop it off at a meat processer before you drive by a check station.
You must stop at a check station everytime you drive by one, if you have been hunting or fishing.

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Assuming there is a check station in your route. Then, we here in MT get a call about this time of year from the survey people. These people call when I'm not home, then leave about a 2 minute phone message explaining who they are, what they are trying to do, and how important the info is, then THEY DON'T GIVE A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL BACK! Really sorry for shouting but it drives me crazy. I would love to help them, I agree it is important info, but why leave the long message and then no call-back number? They've done it twice already this year, and did the same thing two years ago. Smells like government to me.

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Gee... you're suppose to check them?:eek:

Yup, Maryland is take it to the check in station within 24 hours.

doughboysigep In NY it's not "report it later like in a couple weeks". It's report it later like in 48 hours or something like that. A bear is 24.

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In New Jersey you must tag it where it falls, then take it to the nearest check station where they will fasten a metal tag to be kept till all the meat is consummed . If you are entitled to another tag (Doe)one will be issued to you. If you cannot make the check station by closing there are numbers you can call and report the kill. Then the next day it must be taken to get checked in.

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In Oklahoma you must affix a your tag(or a piece of paper with your name and license # if its a lifetime)in the field, then report to the nearest check station and weigh it. Without the carcass tag, you cant get a deer processed unless you do it yourself.

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Yeah, public land also. We have to fill out our permit before we move the carcass

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In TX you tag in the field.
If you take it to a processor they take the details if you butcher yourself you dont have to call it in

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Hey, doesn't calling it in make so much more sense? I was in Va hunting years ago ang didn't get out of the woods until late. I tagged the deer but of course every place was closed and I had to get home to another state. I called DNR the next day to find out what I should do and caught nothing but hell from him. What an A-hole he was. I wasn't even illegal since you have 24hours to check it in. I took it back over to Va but a different county to check it in so that I wouldn't tick him off. Next time I won't bother if that comes up again. The only reason I bothered was because I used one of my tags from my liscense. If I got checked later you need a good reason on why it would be missing without a check deer.

This past year I needed to check in a buck in Md on News Years Eve. Do you know how hard that was to find an open station? I would have given up except I was going home where hunting season had already closed.

If you get the chance to support legislation, calling in the kill is the best way. It would also get more accurate records because I'm sure they miss a lot of kills from people who are fed up with trying to do it legally.

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Fieldmouse, you are probably right. I've had this happen to me before when hunting in WV and coming home to VA the same day. There are only 3 places to check in deer where I hunt in WV...1 is the DNR office, 1 is the gun store, and one is a country store. The DNR office and gun store close before it gets dark...and the country store is open until like 9:00. It can be frustrating and I'm sure alot don't get checked in.

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none - unless your on game managment land then you check um at the gate .

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Yep... just like ijimmy said. we don't have to do a thing. But if you are on state land, ya gotsta check it at the gate, except for Osceola WMA there is no gate yet they have several check stations you are suppoed to go to but most people don't. during the week there is only one that is open and it could be a 70 mile round trip to check a deer.

Where I bowhunt they have a biologist who is serious bout his job. He weighs it measures it, takes the jawbone out so he can tell how old it is, and he takes notes on all of this. If there is anything you want to know about the deer in "his" area just ask him and he will let you know.

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Virginia is supposed to start a new call in checking program this year. In terms of convenience I am sure hunters will love it, including myself. But I know from hunting in North Carolina which has a call in checking system, a lot of kills are NOT reported.