As the North Dakota deer season continues through
Sunday, Nov. 24 some hunters have finished up while others continue to work
hard at filling their tag. Here’s a few more answers to questions and
situations hunters may find useful.
Can I transport someone
else’s deer?
Yes, but you will need a transportation
permit from a game warden. The license holder, person transporting the animal,
and the carcass must be presented to the game warden before the permit is
issued.
What if I am going to
take my deer head to a taxidermist and meat to a butcher shop? How do I keep the
tag with it all?
The tag should remain with the head
and the carcass tag should remain with the meat.
I shot a deer, but it is
rotten. What can I do?
You must take
possession of the animal by tagging it. A license only allows you the
opportunity to hunt. It is not a guarantee to harvest a deer, or to the quality
of the animal.
What should I do if I
find a wounded deer?
Contact a game warden.
Do not shoot the deer unless you want to tag it or are instructed by the warden
to do so.
Can I hunt road rights-of-way?
Do not hunt on road rights-of-way unless you are certain they are
open to public use. Most road rights-of-way are easements under control of the
adjacent landowner and are closed to hunting when the adjacent land is posted
closed to hunting.
Can I hunt on a section
line if it is posted on both sides?
No. If the land
is posted on both sides, the section line is closed to hunting, but is still
open for travel.
Can I retrieve a wounded
deer from posted land?
If the deer was shot on
land where you had a legal right to be and it ran onto posted land, you may
retrieve it. However, you may not take a firearm or bow with you. The
department suggests contacting the landowner as a courtesy prior to entering.
What if the landowner
says I cannot retrieve a deer from posted land that was shot on land where I
had a right to be?
Contact a game warden.
Can I drive off a trail
on private land to retrieve a deer?
Unless
prohibited by a landowner or operator, you may drive off-trail on private land
once a deer has been killed and properly tagged. You must proceed to the
carcass by the shortest accessible route and return to the road or trail by the
same route. However, off-trail driving is prohibited in all circumstances on
state wildlife management areas, Bureau of Land Management lands, national
wildlife refuges, national grasslands, federal waterfowl production areas and
state school land.
The
full question and answer is available online at the Game and Fish Department
website: gf.nd.gov. You may also call the Game and Fish Department Bismarck
headquarters Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. – 5p.m. at 701-328-6300.
