Permission for Deer Retrieval

[sgb]

This may have been discussed prior, but I'll ask any ways. Does anyone on this forum ask / talk to adjacent properties for permission to retrieve their deer should it expire on a neighbours property, prior to starting your deer season?

[smitty1]

Absolutely, saves time and effort later.

[duckduckgoose]

I don't, but about 10 years ago I was denied permission to retrieve a deer.

[brent]

Good conversation to have ahead of time. May end up getting permission on the neighbours property to hunt as well.

[skeeter1]

On many of my properties I have permission to retrieve from adjacent farms.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

A deer would have to run for well over 2000 yards to reach the neighbors property. If it runs that distance & doesn't expire I would have made a very poor shot...

[JoePa]

I wouldn't ask - because if you need to go on someone else's property and they had earlier told you no you don't have an excuse to retrieve a deer that ran over on their property - if I shot a deer and it ran on a adjacent property I would just go and get it - 9 times out of 10 the owner of this property won't even know what you did - if he happens to catch you then just tell him that you hit a deer and don't want it to suffer so you thought it would be ok to retrieve it - what's he going to do - he would have to be pretty mean not to let you get the deer -

[Old Yellaw]

Heard a story this week from brother in law that friend of his shot a moose which wandered over to neighbors property who claimed the animal. His friend got the police and believe went to court and he was given the animal back . I am trying to get more details and information on this and will get back.

[werner.reiche]

A deer would have to run for well over 2000 yards to reach the neighbors property. If it runs that distance & doesn't expire I would have made a very poor shot...

That's a big property you have 2000 yards each way would be something in the neighbourhood of 8500 acres.

A guy dealing with a normal 200 acre rectanglular lot - a dear shot at the centre - 550 yards n/s or 440 yards east/west would put the deer at a line fence.

[fishermccann]

I wouldn't ask - because if you need to go on someone else's property and they had earlier told you no you don't have an excuse to retrieve a deer that ran over on their property - if I shot a deer and it ran on a adjacent property I would just go and get it - 9 times out of 10 the owner of this property won't even know what you did - if he happens to catch you then just tell him that you hit a deer and don't want it to suffer so you thought it would be ok to retrieve it - what's he going to do - he would have to be pretty mean not to let you get the deer -

I thought in your part of the world, that would give him the right to shoot you!