Controlled Muzzle Loader Deer Hunt

[delmer]

Another successful first week hunt in 92D, with all nine tags filled by Friday. All deer were bucks. We usually pass on does until later in the week, but the bucks were very active, so we didn't take any antlerless deer. There were lots of does and fawns out, and if we weren't being selective, we likely would have been done by Tuesday. We sit every morning until 9am, have a late breakfast, and head back out at 3pm and sit until dark. New to us this year was an old cooler unit from a delivery truck that we used for hanging and cooling. We kept it at 2°-3°, which helped when we did our Saturday butchering, as everything was uniformly firm. We skin them out while they are still warm, which makes for less knife work, as much of the hide can often be removed by pulling, rather than cutting.

[gbk]

Great season and good job guys.
Looks like an eventful and successful week.

How many guys if You do not mind?

[Ryan L]

Good job!

[Pioneerfreq]

Awesome and congratulations!!!
Admittedly a fussypants question. Is there potential for a fine if a CO stopped by given the tags are not actually attached to the deer?

[delmer]

How many guys if You do not mind?

There were 9 of us.

[cantgetright]

Awesome and congratulations!!!
Admittedly a fussypants question. Is there potential for a fine if a CO stopped by given the tags are not actually attached to the deer?

I was told this year that as long as all the tags were notched out and kept in a drawer where you have the deer hanging that's all that is required if the MNR stops in. Until I see that in the regs I feel more at ease leaving them on the deer. Besides our camp is 10 minutes from 3 different WMU's that we hunt so it's easier to keep things straight.

[delmer]

Awesome and congratulations!!!
Admittedly a fussypants question. Is there potential for a fine if a CO stopped by given the tags are not actually attached to the deer?

We had this discussion when we were skinning out the deer and putting them in the cooler. We thought once the head was removed, this was the best way to keep the tag and animal together without getting heads and bodies mixed up. Also, we could shoot a deer of either sex, so having the head to prove whether antlered or antlerless wasn't an issue, although the heads were available if needed. We definitely were trying to work within the law.

[canthitathing]

Wow, great set-up and harvest. Sounds like a perfect season for you guys, congrats.

[sabmgb]

good hunt. guess that would be a question for a CO. Doesn't the regs said tag is to be attached to antler or ear, if you are not with it. Kind of hard to attach to a skinned deer. So the question would be when does it become processed.

[JUDGE]

Good job.

But hard to tell a doe from a buck in that pic. ,,CO may have a problem with them.