Florida WMA question
09-30-2008, 07:53 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Florida WMA question
The guys at work tell me that you're not allowed to field dress deer and hogs that are taken on WMA's. The only regulation that I can find is the one that states "No deer or wild hog shall be quartered or otherwise dismembered in the hunt area". I don'tbelieve that field dressingcould beconsidered dismembering. Its still 90 degrees out, I think that you'd want to cool it down asap to prevent the meat from spoiling. What does everyone else think, is it ok to gut a deer or hog?
10-01-2008, 03:44 AM
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RE: Florida WMA question
we want live weights, and proof of the sex, but if you absolutely have to gut it to be able to bring it out of the woods or it's been too long since the killand those guts need to come out, then it's ok...they also do some sampling , they used to do liver and other organs so thats another reason why they want them brought in whole....but they haven't done that in awhile...if you can by all means bring it out whole.......then clean it at the check station......
10-01-2008, 03:57 AM
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RE: Florida WMA question
ORIGINAL: huntnma
we want live weights, and proof of the sex, but if you absolutely have to gut it to be able to bring it out of the woods or it's been too long since the killand those guts need to come out, then it's ok...they also do some sampling , they used to do liver and other organs so thats another reason why they want them brought in whole....but they haven't done that in awhile...if you can by all means bring it out whole.......then clean it at the check station......
we want live weights, and proof of the sex, but if you absolutely have to gut it to be able to bring it out of the woods or it's been too long since the killand those guts need to come out, then it's ok...they also do some sampling , they used to do liver and other organs so thats another reason why they want them brought in whole....but they haven't done that in awhile...if you can by all means bring it out whole.......then clean it at the check station......
A buddy of mine killed an 80# buck at Toso this past weekend, that wouldn't be too bad. I saw a guy check in a 142# buck at Bull Creek last week and if it were me I would have loved to get rid of 35# of guts before dragging it out.
10-01-2008, 10:59 AM
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RE: Florida WMA question
ORIGINAL: Centaur 1
What do they do with the guts when you're done? Is there running water at the check stations?
A buddy of mine killed an 80# buck at To so this past weekend, that wouldn't be too bad. I saw a guy check in a 142# buck at Bull Creek last week and if it were me I would have loved to get rid of 35# of guts before dragging it out.
ORIGINAL: hunter
we want live weights, and proof of the sex, but if you absolutely have to gut it to be able to bring it out of the woods or it's been too long since the kill and those guts need to come out, then it's ok...they also do some sampling , they used to do liver and other organs so that's another reason why they want them brought in whole....but they haven't done that in awhile...if you can by all means bring it out whole.......then clean it at the check station......
we want live weights, and proof of the sex, but if you absolutely have to gut it to be able to bring it out of the woods or it's been too long since the kill and those guts need to come out, then it's ok...they also do some sampling , they used to do liver and other organs so that's another reason why they want them brought in whole....but they haven't done that in awhile...if you can by all means bring it out whole.......then clean it at the check station......
A buddy of mine killed an 80# buck at To so this past weekend, that wouldn't be too bad. I saw a guy check in a 142# buck at Bull Creek last week and if it were me I would have loved to get rid of 35# of guts before dragging it out.
Most areas have a designated Gut Pile......I know Green Swamp had a huge Gut Pile.
Always check with the Ranger Station before going in the hunt area...
10-04-2008, 08:09 AM
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RE: Florida WMA question
ORIGINAL: Chuck7
BUT...it is legal to field dress a deer ..
in a WMA
BUT...it is legal to field dress a deer ..
in a WMA
10-04-2008, 10:55 AM
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RE: Florida WMA question
I did last year and this year at th eRockridge gate..their replies..
"We would rather have the aninal completel;y in tact BUT if you must field dress you are not in trouble."
"We would rather have the aninal completel;y in tact BUT if you must field dress you are not in trouble."