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Fishbonker

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Shot a doe last evening. Found her this AM. Coyotes found her last night. Not enough meat left to mess with. I'm gonna call in the tag now. The tag isn't on her. What should I do? I don't think the locker wants her for HUSH, but I'll give them a call, I don't want her, should I just leave her for the yotes? Do I need to call the DNR? I'm gonna "use" the tag buy calling it in. I guess I'm asking if I'm breaking a law by leaving her out there.

Thanks for your input.

The 'Bonker
 
I'd do like Muddy says and call the game warden.

I think the question is: "Is it fit for human consumption?". Wanton waste, one of the possible charges for shooting deer and leaving them lay, shouldn't apply in this case (IMO).

Nice gesture using a tag on her!
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Very ethical thing to do.
 
Bonk, This happened to me a few years back on a doe. The yotes had got into her real bad. I called the DNR and he came out and issued me a salvage tag for it and told me to use what I could or felt I could and discard the rest of it. Didn't have to use one of my regular doe tags and get nothing for it then. Probably best to leave her lay until you contact him though. That is what I did.
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Thanks for the replies.

I've got calls into both the DNR officers for Linn County. I also called the regional DNR office in Manchester they reccommended waiting to hear from the DNR officer. I called the locker and they didn't sound to thrilled to have it. I went back over to where she is laying to at least finish the job of gutting her that the yotes started, I figured I'd drag her home and wait for the DNR. The crows were on her and she was worse than she was an hour or so ago. The meat looks totally contaminated so I just left her.

I suppose I could have just left her and not botherd with any of this, but it just isn't right. I'll keep you posted on how this turns out.

The 'Bonker
 
Just got off the phone with the DNR. He said it is OK to leave it where it is as long as the land owner is OK with it, but I need to put my tag on it in case somebody else comes across it and reports it to him, then he will know what happened.

While I was writng this the other DNR guy called. I won't say there is conflicting opinions between the two, but the second guy wondered why I didn't tag it when I found it this AM. I guess, theoretically, I didn't tag it with in 15 minutes of killing/finding it so I guess I coulda been in trouble for that. I figured its a transportaion tag and I wasn't planning on transporting it anywhere so why tag it. He asked why I reported it, well, because I killed it and that is what you are supposed to do.

Now I'm confused. Anybody got bail money just in case?

I'm gonna go tag it, bring it back to my place and wonder why I'm so friggin honest.

The 'Bonker
 
Sounds like you went 3 steps farther than most people would have.

I would go with the first DNR officers orders. Tag it and leave it. Dont drag it anywhere let the yotes and crows eat what is left unless you think it is going to affect your hunting area, then you should move it.
 
What a mess. I think that the DNR shoudl reward people for trying to do the right thing. Rules are rules to be applied when there is an intentional violation of the rules. When mother nature interferes with the successful retrival of game one should not be punished.
Just my humble, and often times worthless, opinion.
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