Don K
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Here in Illinois you can not enter private property to track a deer unless they give you permisson. If they dont you are S.O.L. and the landowner, or coyotes, or crows get it.
I hear in Iowa that you can track unarmed onto other property to track or recover you deer. I look up the definition of "Tresspassing" on the Iowa DNR site and this is part of what it says:
"Trespass" means entering property without the express permisson of the owner, lessee,or person in lawful possession, with the intent to use, remove therefrom, alter, damage, harrass, or place anything animate or inanimate, or to hunt, fish, or trap on the property.
This paragraph does not prohibit the unarmed pursuit of game or furbearing animals lawfully injured or killed witch come to rest on or escape to the property of another.
So from what im reading it looks like its legal to go after your deer. Theres some others here in IL that read your regs and say you have to get permisson.
So can someone tell me what you can or cannot do when tracking your deer if it crosses property lines??
Thanks, we are having a little debate over here on this subject.
Don
I hear in Iowa that you can track unarmed onto other property to track or recover you deer. I look up the definition of "Tresspassing" on the Iowa DNR site and this is part of what it says:
"Trespass" means entering property without the express permisson of the owner, lessee,or person in lawful possession, with the intent to use, remove therefrom, alter, damage, harrass, or place anything animate or inanimate, or to hunt, fish, or trap on the property.
This paragraph does not prohibit the unarmed pursuit of game or furbearing animals lawfully injured or killed witch come to rest on or escape to the property of another.
So from what im reading it looks like its legal to go after your deer. Theres some others here in IL that read your regs and say you have to get permisson.
So can someone tell me what you can or cannot do when tracking your deer if it crosses property lines??
Thanks, we are having a little debate over here on this subject.
Don