Checking in Deer?


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Guest ILclimber

I know we have guys from all over the country here on the forum, but what are the certain ways that your DNR's require you to check in your animals. Here in IL we have the telecheck system. Just went to it last year, still kind of skeptical about it but I just wanted to get educated on other states check in's.

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Re: Checking in Deer?

Hey hoosier hunter, the telecheck system is the new deer check in system that is becoming more popular than your regular check station. Here in IL we have a 1-800 # that we dial, then a recording talks to us about how many deer, turkeys, coyote's, fox's, etc. Then we have to measure the distance in cm from the animals duclaw, to the tip of the hoove. If it's a buck, we have to tell them the amount of points. It's kinda long, but after all that, they give you a number to put on your tag and then your good to go!

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wow...interesting....no personal interaction??!!, do you think there is anyhting unethical involved as far as lying about being a buck or doe and the type of tag that is used, i understand you have to have tag numbers but that just seems to easy for dnr, oh well, just an opinion, but interestingly enough it seems convienient for us hunters.

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Missouri went to the telecheck system last year and it didn't seem to be a big deal, however, this year on opening morning of Archery season (Sept 15) it sounded like the first day of firearms season from my stand. I believe that alot of people are calling in rifle kills as archery kills. I'm both a hunter education and a bowhunter education instructor so for obviouse reasons of ethics, this bothers me.

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We have to go to a licensed check station, which is usually the local Ma-n-Pop store or Proshop. There they look the critters over and weigh them for records.

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Obviously its the same for me too. LOL

We have to have the deer checked in within 24 hours of finding it. How they would enforce this is beyond me but they can use a temp probe stuck into the meat to tell how long its been dead.

We also have Biologists at some of the major check in spots to take even more data too.

The take the lower jaw bone for aging and more detailed measurements of antlers, body length, head size, etc...

I try to go to these to help the state out with thier data time permitting.

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