Keeping records on your buck

[Thinkin Rut]

I was asked this question the other day...If I killed a buck in 1988, am I required to still have the tag for that rack? I had no answer for the guy but it did get me thinking. Any thoughts?

 

[NWBuck]

No way. Hope not, otherwise I've got several in the room here with me that are very much illegal

NWBuck

 

[jeepin bowhunter]

I do not know about Iowa, but in Illinois you have to keep the tag. If you don't keep the tag, you have no way to prove the deer wasn't poached. I always staple my tags to the back of the mount.

 

[JNRBRONC]

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If you don't keep the tag, you have no way to prove the deer wasn't poached.

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What happened to "innocent until proven guilty"?

I never thought about this until I saw people getting racks scored at the Iowa Classic. You must have the license to enter the deer in the books.

I vaguely recall reading on a forum that someone was moving to another state and had to have proof that the racks they were bringing were not poached.

What's a person to do with racks they didn't keep the licenses for???

 

[TimberPig]

In Iowa I believe the tag must stay with the animal until it is processed for consumption. There is no requirement to keep the tag with it after that. It seems like a good idea to keep the tag with the rack while its at the taxi though.

 

[THA4]

i keep mine, just in case

 

[GOLDTIP]

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I do not know about Iowa, but in Illinois you have to keep the tag. If you don't keep the tag, you have no way to prove the deer wasn't poached. I always staple my tags to the back of the mount.

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That's a great idea!!!