Skull & antlers illegal to move???

[Buckmeister]

Had a CO come into our Elk camp last year to check on things. We had found some sheds while out hunting and had them sitting around in camp. He told us it was ok to remove sheds, but if we found anything attached to a skull, we had to leave it there and that it was unlawfull to move it.
Has anyone heard of this before? What is the reasoning behind it?

[Allen50]

yea it's like that all over, you can not remove a head with any thing attached, the co, want to know if someone shot it and is coming back for it a year later saying he found it,,some people poach them and come back later saying they fornd it, drops are ok, and in some areas you need a permert to posess elk antlers you find as drops to prove there droped.

[Jelvis]

He was puttin you on lol or what was he trying to relay ?
$ome hunter$ from another country had cheated and lied by tricking and with holding, and it started unfolding.
The hunter $hot an animule with the other hunter and left the antlers on skull plate in bc went home then came fishing in the summer and took antlers he bought at a garage sale home, wink get it, no trophy fee, a cheater and a liar -- not saying that is what your wondering but it happened and the rules have changed because it became public and WHAM nailed the guy and his friend.
Jel -- historic news --

[BCBigGame]

Had a similar experience in Williams Lake with the CO, but he said there was no issue with sheds or skull with antlers, as long as they were not fresh. Sheep on the other hand he dais need to be left until a permit is obtained.

[J_T]

I had a set of antlers attached to a skull in my yard. They went missing for about 5 months. Eventually the CO's brought them back to me. Asked me if I killed it or found it. (Found) They wanted me to take them to the spot.

[LYKTOHUNT]

Had a CO come into our Elk camp last year to check on things. We had found some sheds while out hunting and had them sitting around in camp. He told us it was ok to remove sheds, but if we found anything attached to a skull, we had to leave it there and that it was unlawfull to move it.
Has anyone heard of this before? What is the reasoning behind it?
I found a set of 5 point elk antlers with the skull clearly showing signs of being cut off a number of years ago way up the Muskwa. It was propped up against a tree I took a picture of it and left it there.
My guess is it was mistaken for a 6 point, there was no other skelatal remains around

[Buckmeister]

That all makes sense! I figured it must be for reasons like those mentioned.

[Rock Doctor]

A couple weeks ago, I found a nice 5pt set (skull attached), went and talked to the CO here about it.
I was told that if I wanted to keep them, I could apply for a permit (about 25$), and as long as they were valued at under 200$ everything would be good (If they were valued at over 200$ they would want to keep them and sell them). He never said anything about me bringing them out of the bush with me.


RD

[fozzy]

A couple weeks ago, I found a nice 5pt set (skull attached), went and talked to the CO here about it.
I was told that if I wanted to keep them, I could apply for a permit (about 25$), and as long as they were valued at under 200$ everything would be good (If they were valued at over 200$ they would want to keep them and sell them). He never said anything about me bringing them out of the bush with me.


RD

Did you have them out of the bush and tell the CO at the time?

I've seen deer get hit by cars and wonder what the ruling is on that. I read the one thread on that too where someone cut off the antlers on the side of the road in urban area...
Usually where this sort of thing is found would make it un reasonable to drive or in your case jet boat (lucky fella) back to see CO and apply for permit then go retrieve the skull or antlers. I could see pack it out then apply for permit and understand that there may be questions. I found a decent rack a couple years ago attached to a Mulie that had obviously been shot and not retreived. I took pics to show anyone that might have asked questions..

[riflebuilder]

Ipicked up a set of Caribou antlers attached to a scull plate in the NWT and had to give it to the CO when we went through a game check station. You need to get an export permit even if they are shed or pickups just like you shot the game. It was a nice set but not worth paying 150 bucks.

[MRBucks]

Ipicked up a set of Caribou antlers attached to a scull plate in the NWT and had to give it to the CO when we went through a game check station. You need to get an export permit even if they are shed or pickups just like you shot the game. It was a nice set but not worth paying 150 bucks.

That sucks, especially if it was an old bleached out set of antlers, and obviously not a fresh set. Should be finders-keepers..lol Simply a souvenir from your trip to the NWT.

In the case of Rock Doctor, I wonder who decides the value of the antlers? One mans trash is another's treasure.

I have gone into abandoned bush hunting camps, and found fresh skull and antlers, sitting under the empty meat pole. I guess the hunter couldn't be bothered with them, but I thought they would make a nice set for rattling. I didn't bother taking them though, as I felt it might be awkward trying to explain it to a CO at a game check.

[Rock Doctor]

Did you have them out of the bush and tell the CO at the time?

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I brought them to town, then went to the CO.

I would NOT have done it with a set that could be considered "Fresh". That might be harder to explaine, but this set was obviously from the previous yr.

[Bill Dance]

It's funny that this thread was started because I too had a run in with a CO up north just the first of Sept. of this year. My wife and I were camped and hunting on this piece of property and this guy got permission afterwards and decided to camp there as well. So I was showing him around this property when I stumbled across this moose shed (small, nothing special). I put it in the back of the quad and that's when he told me it's illegal to pick up sheds and was a $150 fine if caught. I asked him where this rule was at and he told me in the front of the regs. I then asked him what made him such a shed specialist and that was when he told me he was a CO. I then looked at the shed again and then threw it back on the ground and said it wasn't worth it. That evening I looked through the regs to find this law but couldn't. Now I wondering if that guy was pulling my leg about this shed law and that he was a CO which is against the law. He said his name was Dave and worked for the Fort St. John detachment.

[358mag]

So does this mean that all horns + antlers listed in Boone + Crocket and the BC Record book as "p/u" are not legal ???

[Bill Dance]

So does this mean that all horns + antlers listed in Boone + Crocket and the BC Record book as "p/u" are not legal ???
No this guy said you needed a permit to keep the sheds.