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Transporting deer question
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01/17/15 10:28 PM
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On the TPWD it says about transporting a quartered deer that A hunter may skin and quarter a deer (two forequarters, two hindquarters, and two backstraps) and possess for transport, provided the quartered deer is tagged and proof of sex accompanies the deer. That's put kind of oddly. Is the tag to be placed in the ice chest with the meat, or left on the head? Also, is it legal to strip your tags (all of them) off the license or must the number of tags removed equal the number of entries on your log?
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/17/15 10:43 PM
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I can tell you from SECONDHAND experience the GW will write a ticket for every missing tag that isn't accounted for in the game log. Don't know if the GW was right, but my buddy had 2 missing tags and hadn't filled out his log and got a ticket for each one.
A little more back story on that - Two of my buddies were on a lease in Llano. Deer are usually pretty thick in the hill country, but they hunted all season and saw 2 deer. They felt like something wasn't right and then one morning on the way to the blinds they drove past a gut pile in a creek bottom. Wasn't from them, and no one else should have been on the lease. After the morning hunt they were sitting in the cabin eating breakfast and the Game Wardens literally busted in, guns drawn. They immediately grabbed one and took him 2-300 yards out into the adjacent pasture, and kept the other there at the house. They started 'questioning' both of them.. but they weren't asking them questions, they were accusing them of POACHING!! They had gotten reports of people out on the lease spotlighting a few nights before that. They interrogated the dog out of both of them, all the while my buddies don't even know what was going on. They had already seen the gut pile so the evidence was against them.
Long story short, they couldn't prove anything, and wrote a ticket because my buddy had 2 missing tags and nothing in his game log.
We know the land owner's son had been out there with friends mudding in several pastures, best we could figure they went out spotlighting while they were at it. Would explain why they never saw any deer and the gut piles.
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/17/15 10:46 PM
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To answer your question, you have to keep proof of sex with the meat until you get it to its final destination (permanent residence, processing place, etc..). I'll keep the head with the tag attached to the horns, or stapled to a doe's ear.
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/17/15 10:47 PM
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Yes, but. Does that mean the head has to be in the ice chest with the meat or is in the vehicle good enough? And how did those guys prove they were leasing the place? (Note to self - carry some sort of proof that you are leasing.)
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01/17/15 10:48 PM
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i keep it in the back of the truck with the cooler, but not inside the cooler
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/17/15 10:51 PM
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The GW knew the LO, and I'm sure the LO gave him their names. We think the LO is the one who called the GW on them. It was a really sketchy deal. The last guys on the place left in an uproar.. probably for similar reasons.
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/17/15 10:53 PM
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Also, they had to give the LO a week's notice before they went out there to hunt. If that's not sketchy...
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01/18/15 03:02 PM
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Once I get a deer in the cooler, I keep the tag in my pocket. That way, it doesn't get lost on the way home. I lost one years ago after I taped the tag to the antlers. I also been stopped one time by a GW with a deer in the cooler. When he looked at the deer head, he asked if I killed it. I said yep and pulled the tag out from my pocket. After he looked at it, the only thing he said was, "Nice deer"!!!
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/18/15 03:11 PM
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As long as you can present the tag to an officer when he asks for it seems logical.
As for the number missing from your license equalling the number of entries on the back, that too seems logical when you consider you can be fined for either not tagging a deer, and for not recording the harvest. In fact, I once kept a tag that I removed incorrectly from my license for that very reason. I never used the tag but wanted to have in case an officer asked why the harvest wasn't recorded on my license. Otherwise, how would an officer be able to verify that you haven't exceeded your county bag limits, or that you have already taken a 13-inch Buck in a given county?
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/18/15 03:39 PM
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Dan, the issue is that GWs seem to like to give tickets for things. They seem to follow every letter of the law, even when it is vague, rather than letting people walk who are obviously following the spirit of the law.
Maybe the best way would be to put the tags in a plastic bag and throw that in the cooler on top of the ice along with the meat. That way you are very unlikely to lose the tags, too. Less likely than if you put them in a pocket, even.
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I know it is my OCD at work, but when I get my license I like to strip off all the tags and throw away the ones I know I won't be using that year, like turkey and mule deer, or whatever, and stack the remaining ones on top of my license when I put it into the holder.
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And as for how would the officer know you haven't exceeded the limit for that county -- that's indicated on the log. It's easy to remember to tag a deer and forget to log it, but the opposite isn't true. If you log, then you remember to tag because tagging is the first thing you have to do. If you were going to break the law purposefully you wouldn't tag and then not log -- you'd not tag and not log.
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Re: Transporting deer question
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Maybe the best way would be to put the tags in a plastic bag and throw that in the cooler on top of the ice along with the meat. That way you are very unlikely to lose the tags, too. Less likely than if you put them in a pocket, even. In most cases, wouldn't the tag would be attached to the antlers or ear on the head being carried as proof of sex which is also a requirement?
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Maybe the best way would be to put the tags in a plastic bag and throw that in the cooler on top of the ice along with the meat. That way you are very unlikely to lose the tags, too. Less likely than if you put them in a pocket, even. In most cases, wouldn't the tag would be attached to the antlers or ear on the head being carried as proof of sex which is also a requirement? Sure, but the issue is the regs say the tags have to be carried "with the meat". So, you have to throw the heads into the cooler, or remove the tags from the heads and throw the tags in the cooler, or (and that was the question) perhaps having the tagged heads anywhere in the vehicle is okay.
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/18/15 04:04 PM
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Maybe the best way would be to put the tags in a plastic bag and throw that in the cooler on top of the ice along with the meat. That way you are very unlikely to lose the tags, too. Less likely than if you put them in a pocket, even. In most cases, wouldn't the tag would be attached to the antlers or ear on the head being carried as proof of sex which is also a requirement? Sure, but the issue is the regs say the tags have to be carried "with the meat". So, you have to throw the heads into the cooler, or remove the tags from the heads and throw the tags in the cooler, or (and that was the question) perhaps having the tagged heads anywhere in the vehicle is okay. This is true. Whatever the case, the point never to be missed is that no one is guilty just because an officer hands them a ticket. In the end, the final decision rests with a judge and his decision if a law was truly broken. Sometimes, your best move is to take the ticket with a smile while knowing you will have your day in court.
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/19/15 05:11 PM
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Maybe the best way would be to put the tags in a plastic bag and throw that in the cooler on top of the ice along with the meat. That way you are very unlikely to lose the tags, too. Less likely than if you put them in a pocket, even. In most cases, wouldn't the tag would be attached to the antlers or ear on the head being carried as proof of sex which is also a requirement? Meat in the ice chest and head with tag in ear in old corn sack until you arrive at destination.
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/19/15 07:18 PM
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Maybe the best way would be to put the tags in a plastic bag and throw that in the cooler on top of the ice along with the meat. That way you are very unlikely to lose the tags, too. Less likely than if you put them in a pocket, even. In most cases, wouldn't the tag would be attached to the antlers or ear on the head being carried as proof of sex which is also a requirement? Meat in the ice chest and head with tag in ear in old corn sack until you arrive at destination. Yep. Off topic but has to do with tags. I have 35 plus years of deer hunting under my belt and made a rookie mistake about ten years ago. Shot a doe at last light. Go get my truck and pull up and field dress and tag with the truck headlights. Go back to camp and have a few cold ones. Next morning after the hunt I decide to load up and just drop her off at the processor instead of quartering out. Get to the processor and unload the doe. The dude looks at me and says I can't take this deer bud. I say why not. He says you didn't tag her. I said it's right there in her ear. He says this ain't a mule deer. Oops I tagged her with the freakin mule deer tag. Pretty embarrassing. I tagged her real quick with the proper tag and he laughs and says man it happens all the time. Use a flashlight next time. HaHa. Sorry back to topic
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Re: Transporting deer question
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I've done that too, landsurveyor.
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01/19/15 09:37 PM
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GAME LOG????
Been hunting my whole life, been on a couple leases and have never heard of a game log? Is this for lands under MLD, regular lease or does everyone have to have a game log?
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01/19/15 09:41 PM
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GAME LOG????
Been hunting my whole life, been on a couple leases and have never heard of a game log? Is this for lands under MLD, regular lease or does everyone have to have a game log? Check the back of your license. Might want to read up on it, otherwise I guarantee you will be receiving a ticket from the GW. Actually MLD is an instance where you don't have to use your tag or log.
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/19/15 10:09 PM
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https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/licenses/tagging-instructions/tagging-deerFine of up to $500 for not completing the log! Another hunter on our lease got fined several years ago. I have been checked by the game warden while transporting deer twice. Both times I had the meat in the cooler in the back of the truck and the heads, with tags attached to ears or antlers, bagged in the bed of the truck. There was no problem. The regs above say the tag can be attached anywhere and the tag and proof of sex have to "accompany" the meat to the processor. The truck bed seems to be close enough to the cooler to qualify. Also important to use the WMD if transporting someone else's deer. That is something for which you could also be cited.
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While we're on the topic of transporting deer:
We invited one of our neighbor's and his 14 year old son out to hunt on our place this weekend. His son bagged his first deer (an little 4 pt buck). He tagged the deer, filled out his log, and we taught the kid how to clean and quarter his first deer.
I transported the deer back to our home in the back of my truck in an ice chest + the tagged head in a garbage bag in the bed. I had our neighbor's kid ride in the truck with me (their car would not have been appropriate for carrying the cooler and/or head).
My question is this: can I transport the deer to the processor without the kid being with me? Can he "donate" it to me and have me transport it for him to the processeor? If so, what do I need in addition to the tag? Do I need a copy of his license? Do I simply need him to fill out a WMD?
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' While we're on the topic of transporting deer:
We invited one of our neighbor's and his 14 year old son out to hunt on our place this weekend. His son bagged his first deer (an little 4 pt buck). He tagged the deer, filled out his log, and we taught the kid how to clean and quarter his first deer.
I transported the deer back to our home in the back of my truck in an ice chest + the tagged head in a garbage bag in the bed. I had our neighbor's kid ride in the truck with me (their car would not have been appropriate for carrying the cooler and/or head).
My question is this: can I transport the deer to the processor without the kid being with me? Can he "donate" it to me and have me transport it for him to the processeor? If so, what do I need in addition to the tag? Do I need a copy of his license? Do I simply need him to fill out a WMD? There is a special, one-page document that you should fill out and give to anyone that you give meat. I cannot remember the exact name of it but it's easy to fill out and can be downloaded from the TPWD website. It's purpose is to transfer ownership of the meat from the person who shot and tagged the deer, to someone else so they can legally transport it to a final destination. Not sure if it would be required for the deer you transported for the youngster since it was tagged. Still, I can sense a problem arising if a officer believes you shot the deer and had the youngster use his tag on it. The form might serve as evidence the deer was truly given to you.
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Re: Transporting deer question
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01/19/15 11:21 PM
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The TPW annual has info for transporting the deer if it was killed by someone other than the one in possession. Having a document with a place for all needed info would be helpful but you can put the same info on any paper as long as it is complete.
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01/19/15 11:24 PM
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[quote=wilhunt]The TPW annual has info for transporting the deer if it was killed by someone other than the one in possession. Having a document with a place for all needed info would be helpful but you can put the same info on any paper as long as it is complete.[/quote
How about this? As a landowner can I write my own receipts? Exception
Instead of proof of sex, the hunter may obtain a receipt from a taxidermist or a signed statement from the landowner or the landowner's agent containing the following information:
Name of person who killed the wildlife resource; Date the wildlife resource was killed; and One of the following, as applicable: whether the deer was antlered or antlerless; the sex of the antelope; the sex of the turkey and whether a beard was attached; or the sex of the pheasant.
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