What do you do??

[mole]

What do you do with your deer when you’re done processing it? Assuming you do it yourself. Is there an acceptable/legal way to dispose of the carcass? I'm tired of finding them in the ditches and under bridges. I have been burning mine lately, but the dog and cats from all over the county usually show up for the barbeque

mole

 

[DOUBLE LUNG]

Throw it is the dumpster and let the garbage man take it to the landfill. Totally legal.

 

[mole]

My problem is I only get garbage pick up twice a month. Things can get a little funky smelling around the farm if I wait for the garbage truck

mole

 

[Ghost]

I just toss it in the timber on my place. The critters clean it up in a matter of days.

 

[DOR]

In MN its legal to dump them on state land, but not encouraged.

 

[muddy]

I ask the landowners if I can dump them in a brush pile or ditch on their ground. Usually they don't care so long as I'm killing does!

 

[SaskGuy]

My dogs gain quite a bit of weight in the winter.

 

[caleb]

Leave it in an open field that you can sneak up at dusk and snipe some 'yotes off it. After a week or so throw it in a brushy spot, they don't last too long that way. You have to handle it twice but hey, its worth it for fun shooting.

 

[fishorhunt]

I know this is hard to do in Iowa but try to toss them in areas away from heavily farmed areas. I asked a farmer once to dump some back in a brushpile and he declined me. Apparently he'd had a tire punctured by a sharp bone once.

Is it legal to toss them off a bridge in the river. I'm thinking not but I don't know if I've ever heard officially.

 

[TimberPig]

Techincally, once you tag a deer it is your property. Therefore, I would presume that dumping it in a ditch would be just as illegal as dumping your old refrigerator in that same ditch. I hate seeing them in ditches and creeks too. I usually haul them off to a corner of my property and let the yotes have at them. Some friends of mine have a pit dug that they all go into and then bury them later on. I have not tried it, but I also think the landfills will take them?

 

[TimberPig]

For the record, I did some research today on this topic. Dumping your deer carcass on public property (i.e. road ditch or under a bridge) is illegal , and cosidered littering. I also called the local landfill and the lady on the phone, rather reluctantly, said that while they dont like to take them they have never turned any away.

 

[mole]

Thanks for the info.

mole

 

[Danno]

Animal carcasses will compost, even the bones in time. Might make the roses grow better!

composting basics

 

[avidhunter]

Let nature take its course, and giveth back to mother earth the creature it hath born

 

[tracker]

When I had the contract for roadkill pickup, I was ONLY ALLOWED to take them to the landfill. I think it is still that way. And for anyone who considers wanting this contract, don't do it, it's nasty and you DO NOT get to keep any antlers.