20 degrees C

[Sofa King]

Serious ? You've been around for several of these discussions ...naw , your just kidding , right ?

i just dont get how having the head doesnt identify the deer. do they really think that someone is keeping the head from one deer, but the meat from another? but then having the cack attached to a rear quarter is good enough? i know what the rule is, but like lots of the regs, some dont make total sense.

[Ferenc]

Went through a game check just to watch the CO take a nice boned out mule deer from a hunter ... He took all the boned out meat and the antlers also ... He said to me that hunter did not leave any evidence of the sex .... Pay attention ...

[Sofa King]

what did he think the antlers were? i know its the rules, but some common sense could come into play as well.

[skuntor]

I like this idea! Your profile says your are outside Kamloops. I'll be in 3-36 Shuswap area. How far is that from you?

The Blow Flies will love you for hanging there favorite meal in 20 degree temperatures!!! Depending on where your going in Region 3, I just happen to have a walk in cooler, the Blow Flies hate it!!! I keep it around 2 to 4 degrees, I charge 10 bucks a day for Deer, and 15 a day to hang a Moose. BUT, beings your a great guy, much like myself, we can discuss the rates, and your a Member in Good Standing on this site also, we'll also use that to keep the bill down! If possible, give me a call when you get a Deer and I'll turn the room on, my home number is 250-573-4271. Good Luck!

[Fred1]

i just dont get how having the head doesnt identify the deer. do they really think that someone is keeping the head from one deer, but the meat from another? but then having the cack attached to a rear quarter is good enough? i know what the rule is, but like lots of the regs, some dont make total sense.

Three years ago I saw two guys out hunting with a two-point moose head under a tarp in their truck. We stopped to talk because the guy I was with knew them - apparently they got the two point the day before. Not sure if they were hunting moose, but they asked if we had seen any? 0_o

[brian]

5 degrees C and under is the safe temperature to hang your meat. Anything over that is promoting bacterial growth. Contrary to popular opinion, You do not need to hang meat, hanging it just allows the protein to break down (rot) which tenderizes it. But i would not risk bacterial growth for the sake of a bit of tenderness.

[Liveforthehunt]

but if he totally debones the meat and puts it in a cooler, like suggested, pretty hard to do that.
and just having the loose antlers isn't adequate from what I've understood.
thought they had to be attached.

Antlers don't have to be attached think about it ... Have u ever shot a moose or elk before ? Kinda hard to not quarter it up leaving the antlers attached to the whole body ... You need a patch of fur which is evidence of species 1 inch squared and evidence of sex so the nuts or at least one nut attached to meat. Fur kept on quarter ect

[caddisguy]

I always have one of those 189L roughneck rubbermaid containers in the back of the jeep. I always figured that If I got a muley I could fit most of it in there with ice in the cavity.

If it had antlers worth keeping, I'd cut the skull cap and discard the rest of the head. Only problem I could think of is that if I need to cut the carcass in half, one half won't have evidence of sex.

Thinking a 5 hour drive in 20 degrees might be a bit much for anything without ice. I don't know. I'll figure it out when the time comes. Maybe I'll just throw the whole carcass in the back of the jeep, wrapped in deer sock with ice in the cavity and a some rope tied around to keep the ice in. Messy but the carpets come out easy enough.

But yeah I told my girlfriend for this weekend if either of us shoots a deer, unless it's a double header or we see another one on the way back, we are leaving ASAP with one deer. Probably means caddisguy will not get his first buck this weekend but girlfriend will. I am mostly ok with that.

[adriaticum]

Bring buck balls with you. They are tasty treats!

[Sofa King]

Antlers don't have to be attached think about it ... Have u ever shot a moose or elk before ? Kinda hard to not quarter it up leaving the antlers attached to the whole body ... You need a patch of fur which is evidence of species 1 inch squared and evidence of sex so the nuts or at least one nut attached to meat. Fur kept on quarter ect

I've always taken my animal home, even moose, and done all the work, outside of gutting, at home.
so, i''ve never personally experienced this, never been in the predicament.
still don't get why a nut has to remain attached, but the rack doesn't.