[Bobmuley]

Which states do you have to check the whole deer in (ONE PIECE)?

What are good reasons for having to check it whole?

 

[cheetah8799]

Wisconsin requires this. Was news to me because I usually hunt MN and have never had to actually show the animal when I registered.

 

[spiaailtli]

Indiana...so you won't kill more than you're suppose to and to make sure a buck is a buck and a doe a doe. Trust me...it doesn't work. People just take the whole thing home and never check it in. The other trick is to collect tags from non hunters and use those first. They also like to report they ones they do check in as coming from an urban zone so they can kill more.

The only thing it really does is make it a pain in the butt for the honest people. If it's hot out and you hunt evenings by the time you recover your deer you have to go get some business owner out of bed.

 

[preyquester]

OHIO & let me tell you it can be a pain in the butt.drive for hours looking for a place open.

you can field strip it.

 

[AmishArcher]

yeah, ohio is rough that way. head has to be attached. i've heard talk about online checkins, but our check stations are always a hang out to see who got the big one

 

[trimantrekokc]

oklahoma you have to leave evidence of sex on....basically head....field dress and head to check station...most towns o rat least counties have one so it's not a big deal

 

[Red Fletch]

We have to check them in after field dressing. Yes, it is a pain when checking deer in at night. You have to find someone open!

 

[RockChucker30]

I hunt Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Only KY has telecheck...check in the field via cellphone. Ohio and TN require whole deer.

 

[Okccj]

oklahoma you have to leave evidence of sex on....basically head....field dress and head to check station...most towns o rat least counties have one so it's not a big deal

I think it is a big deal. I hate to check in deer. It's a pain in the butt. If I shoot a deer at last light and I look for it for three hours then it's getting close to 1100 before I'm even headed to a check station. Then I have to find one, but of course it won't be open. It's a huge hassle that needs to be done away with. I believe they would get much more accurate numbers if they went to an online or phone check system. Dishonest hunters aren't checking in any deer anyway.

 

[48down]

In Oklahoma the deer doesn't have to be whole to check it in although most people do check them in whole. (and yes it is a pain)

 

[harleyrider]

Indiana...so you won't kill more than you're suppose to and to make sure a buck is a buck and a doe a doe. Trust me...it doesn't work. People just take the whole thing home and never check it in. The other trick is to collect tags from non hunters and use those first. They also like to report they ones they do check in as coming from an urban zone so they can kill more.

The only thing it really does is make it a pain in the butt for the honest people. If it's hot out and you hunt evenings by the time you recover your deer you have to go get some business owner out of bed.

I concur with most of your comments except the last part. IN does allow you 48 hours to check your deer, so as long as you can keep the carcass cooled (ice works just fine) you should have plenty of time to check your deer.

HR

 

[jimposten]

In Michigan it isnt even mandatory to check in big game...

I wondered the if I would have troubles in NE because I took my lope in pieces in a cooler... the check station was a gas station and the lady checking didnt seem to even care... they more so use checks to keep track of trends in population...

JIM