Take a look at this picture.

[Fox]

This is the last thing I am going to say.

It is interpretation of the law. This is up there with being 15 and hunting within "immediate supervision".

Do what you want, if a CO charges you for something that you do not think they should feel free to go fight it in court.

You cannot legally take a picture of a game animal before applying the game seal if the laws are taken literally. If you position the deer for field dressing and it has to be moved then you are transporting it, be that inches, but you are transporting it.

The OP saw an issue with a picture being a hen in what looks like the spring with a description being that of a jake. It seems to be like the description is there to cover up the fact that this is a hen, and there is no indication that the hen has or does not have a beard. It may be a 100% legal kill but the point of the post was to ask the question to see if anyone else saw an issue with it.

The amount of crap that comes down from someone who shoots a duck, that they know is legal to shoot but not exactly sure of what type it is, just what it is not, why do the same people come back and say that covering up what was shot is just peachy.

Do what you want, take pictures of everything.
If you take a picture before the game as the seal attached could potentially be considered by some to be illegal, hence why forums like this ban photos where proof of sealing big game is not allowed.

[Gern1980]

I see you have dodged my post Fox. Hard to argue with common sense and logic eh?

Hey goose smasher i am surprised given that you have "killed more rhan most" you have never killed a jake with pretty well a full fan. It is possble. Have seen a couple and shot one like that myself.

[rick_iles]

I see you have dodged my post Fox. Hard to argue with common sense and logic eh?

Hey goose smasher i am surprised given that you have "killed more rhan most" you have never killed a jake with pretty well a full fan. It is possble. Have seen a couple and shot one like that myself.

As have I ! They are not that uncommon.

[fishy steve]

If someone decided to shoot a bearded hen then good for them,its legal. Why call it a young jake?

I've held small jakes in my hands before that weighed as little as 12.5 pounds and they still had a jake tail fan. In fact it was even more pronounced.

I once shot a two year old tom that only weighed 15.1 pounds and his fan looked like a toms fan.

Jakes have jake fans and that includes every province and state and sub species of turkey's that I've hunted.

If its a bearded hen the congratulations to the hunter but why call it a "young jake"?

Disagree if you want too but why call something something that its not?

maybe he thought it was a jake, since it had a beard... maybe it was a jake, he was hunting with a outfitter, perhaps somebody who has shot even more birds then u claim to have...

bottom line is, if you have a problem with his picture, bring it up with him, a quick internet search last night and i was able to tell you what town the guy lived in and where he worked...

sad thing is, now it would appear we have ran out of people willing to share pictures of their succefull hunts on here, so now we are critizing pictures of people who never asked for a opinion in the 1st place. jeezus, maybe we can go back to argueing over walleye vs pickeral.

[fishy steve]

on the note of the non visible tag... yes its unfornutate the tag didnt make it into a great picture, im sure the mnr would love to here your concerns on a picture that you cant see the turkeys legs, im sure they will drop all moose poaching investigations, to pursue it... looking at the picture we can also assume he was trespassing on private property, he shot the bid with #8 shot, and his boss took his with a pellet gun...

[Big Gunner]

Come on how pathetic has this become. I will admit I have moved game before putting my tag on it. I had a turkey crumple in a bush and I pulled it out and then put my seal on it. I have carried a turkey 20 feet back to my back pack to get my seal out of the back pack and then put it on there leg. I really don't think a CO would say anything to anyone. He would have to be the biggest dcik to fine someone for that. Now driving in the car or transporting it or moving it to a totally different area or something ok that's wrong. But moving it a couple of feet. I had a deer fall in a creek do you really think my first priority was to tag it or pull it out of the creek to a workable place then tag it. You know who ever said it was 100% right. I will not be posting any pics on this form. I will be to scared. You'll have guys like FOX totally inspect every inch of it to see if he can catch someone doing something wrong. Pathetic

[MarkM]

I love it when guys come on here and claim how much of a turkey slayer they are and go on about a rant. How about showing us some beards and Spurs.. There is only one person I know that can lay claim to have killed birds more than most and we all know his name. He too has shot a small jake that would rival the pic in question. Just sayin.

[oaknut]

I will not be posting any pics on this form. I will be to scared. You'll have guys like FOX totally inspect every inch of it to see if he can catch someone doing something wrong. Pathetic

The scenario of which you speak happens quite often on here. I think it's more jealousy than anything. "Oh his buck is bigger the doe I shot so I think Iil try and belittle him to make myself look better" sort of $#!+. As hunters we should be supporting one another, not bickering over the little things like senseless ninnies!

I have a bit different take on the OP.
I think the main point would be if we have posts here removed because of lack of a tag in the photo why are we putting tag free or questionable photos in a magazine?
Double standard for the "important" folks kind of thing. And if that is the case I kind of agree. However I will not destroy the first photo of an animal and take away from the natural beauty of the hunt by plastering a big green sticker to it. If that offends you there's plenty of rocks out there that are in need of a kicking.

[fishy steve]

technically though its a rule of the forum, not of the magazine... rule probably came about it prevent mindless bickering... who woulda thunk... if you all are in a kurpuff over this dont go back to 2014-15 hunting annual... theres a few pics in it, with no tag present... 3 of them turkeys... maybe i shouldnt have said that, probably gonna give a few people a bloody anerism...

[skypilot]

I enjoy the hunting and fishing in two countries. It's just easier with different game rules between the two not to post any kind of kill shot or fish stringer. With the deer season from Oct-Feb and a deer a day, no tag, and no closed seasons on any fish, it would stroke some of the wannabe Crown attorneys out.

Why all the.......... was he tagged IMMEDIATELY, was the safety on, was the gun pointing at his head or was it the angle of the photo,was it day or night, OMG is that gun uncased, check the background, might be out of season, where's his orange if it is an immediate kill photo, oops what WMU is that, don't you need a tag/seal up there?

And on that particular day not a single fack was given................