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This was a pretty heavy hit thread in the General Archery section a couple days ago. Maybe a WCO can help out with this one?
A certain gentlemen on the board advised that you do the following when going into the woods after dark to track/recover a hit deer: Call a local WCO and tell them where you are going to be and that you are looking for a hit animal, so you can't be accused of poaching.
The topic then moved to laws as far as tracking an animal with a bow. I'd say that 99% of bowhunters take their bow (and quiver) with them into the woods after dark while tracking a deer just incase a follow-up shot is necessary. Is this illegal?
In summary, 1.) does the game commission want every hunter who tracks a deer in the dark to give them a phone call before hand? and 2.) Is it illegal to take your bow with you into the woods after dark to make a follow-up shot on an animal? If this IS in fact illegal, what is one advised to do if one walks up on a wounded deer after dark (besides slitting the throat)
Thanks
A certain gentlemen on the board advised that you do the following when going into the woods after dark to track/recover a hit deer: Call a local WCO and tell them where you are going to be and that you are looking for a hit animal, so you can't be accused of poaching.
The topic then moved to laws as far as tracking an animal with a bow. I'd say that 99% of bowhunters take their bow (and quiver) with them into the woods after dark while tracking a deer just incase a follow-up shot is necessary. Is this illegal?
In summary, 1.) does the game commission want every hunter who tracks a deer in the dark to give them a phone call before hand? and 2.) Is it illegal to take your bow with you into the woods after dark to make a follow-up shot on an animal? If this IS in fact illegal, what is one advised to do if one walks up on a wounded deer after dark (besides slitting the throat)
Thanks