States requiring full body removal

[enkriss]

New Jersey

 

[TooheyBirdie]

I love the phrase "less than meat eating neighbors"... haha... yeah... MN is ridiculous... like you know where those bones would be if it died of natural causes right?

 

[Iron_llama]

I love the phrase "less than meat eating neighbors"... haha... yeah... MN is ridiculous... like you know where those bones would be if it died of natural causes right?

Yeah, exactly. On the other hand, I pulled into a trailhead for a late season hunt some years ago and there were about a dozen deer worth of bones - some clearly sawn apart - scattered around the parking lot. And that was at a somewhat remote, rural trailhead on the North Shore. Shudder to imagine a similar scene close to the Metro, or Brainerd. Because these jackwagons can't wait for the dump to open, the rest of us can't bone out a deer in the woods.

Might be worth discussing at a deer management community meeting, if you're inclined to attend those.

 

[4090Sharps]

There was a thread on here where this topic came up. I was wondering if anyone had a resource that lists states that require whole body carcass removal. I hunt multiple states every year and have been adding new states each year and omitting some of the ones that I have previously harvested bucks in ( I still hunt a couple every year no matter what). Truth be told I have a lofty goal of harvesting a legal buck, with a bow, in all states within the USA that allow it. I am having trouble finding a resource that lists states that require a full body removal. I may have accidentally already breached this law. I have been packing deer out when necessary and dragging when not. All that said I would like to know what states require, by law, full carcass removal so that I don't break any laws.
If nothing else maybe we can make this a running thread on states that do and do not require full carcass removal.

I have currently harvested archery bucks in OH, IN, PA, WV, MI, KY, NC, SC, TN and VA. I hunted NY this year but didn't connect, the non resident laws there were a bit confusing but according to the DNR we had everything we needed to hunt bear and deer for about 100 dollars which is wonderful for an out of state hunt. Anyways, I am not wanting to inadvertently break any game laws. So was looking for a bit of help.

I don’t have a list but SC used to prohibit quartering in the field. Now I think they require you to leave the head attached somehow. It’s a dumb law. (Not unique in that regard when it comes to SC hunting laws)

 

[Jammintree]

I love the phrase "less than meat eating neighbors"... haha... yeah... MN is ridiculous... like you know where those bones would be if it died of natural causes right?

Well ya know, better throw em in the trash barrel at the curb with the rest of the food. Cause we’re collectively training bears that suburban life is the way go.

 

[jsh909]

I don’t have a list but SC used to prohibit quartering in the field. Now I think they require you to leave the head attached somehow. It’s a dumb law. (Not unique in that regard when it comes to SC hunting laws)

I drug my SC deer out, but That's at least manageable, I can leave head attached to midsection and still pack it out. Thanks