Cut your tag when??

[Morleystw]

Just got off the other forum,the debate is if you shoot a moose and before you get to it a grizzly claims it.do you have to legally cut your tag or not??thanks.

[hoochie]

If I shoot it, and I know I killed it...
CUT THE TAG.

If I lose the meat to predators or my own mishandling, the death of the animal was a direct result of my actions, therefore I cut the tag.

[srupp]

Hmm cut tag..self report to conservation officer..ask for extenuating circumstances..new tag request..all they can say is no..
.02
Steven

[HighCountryBC]

Hmm cut tag..self report to conservation officer..ask for extenuating circumstances..new tag request..all they can say is no..
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Steven

No, just no. If the animal is not in your possession you do not cut your tag.

[whitlers]

I agree with above. If I saw the animal drop and I know it's dead I cut my tag. Even if your unsure of a good hit or a miss and you track the animal to find a bear on your kill. I still believe it is your moral obligation to cut your tag.

[Onesock]

And they will say No!

[Huevos]

That would be poor luck to have a grizz on it even before you get to it! Has this ever happened? I mean what is an average moose shot out to? Most moose I see die are under 60 yards. Even at 600, that is nuts to have a bear on it in under 20 minutes. And yes, cut the tag.

[albravo2]

That would be poor luck to have a grizz on it even before you get to it! Has this ever happened? I mean what is an average moose shot out to? Most moose I see die are under 60 yards. Even at 600, that is nuts to have a bear on it in under 20 minutes. And yes, cut the tag.

Lots of people end up shooting at last light and don't find the animal until first light the next morning.

I use the same knife to cut my tag and butcher the animal in that order.

[srupp]

Hmm the alternative..dead moose with your bullet in it..can be proven it's your bullet that killed the moose..your tag pristine...
Hmmm that's not going to end well..
Srupp

[happyhunter]

Hmm the alternative..dead moose with your bullet in it..can be proven it's your bullet that killed the moose..your tag pristine...
Hmmm that's not going to end well..
Srupp

No, an animal in your possession with your tag pristine = big trouble. But if the animals not in your possession and your tags cut... Not sure how that will go