Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
In my state (Arizona) and some others I've hunted, they can cite you if you waste ANY edible portion of a game animal. I've seen it happen in Colorado to some fellas who'd cleaned up their deer pretty well. The warden salvaged a small ziplock baggie of meat, and cited them for it.
I can't imagine throwing away the front shoulders. I like venison too much for that, and the meat is precious little as it is.
Daryl
If the law is really that vague, it's insane. What is "edible"? Certainly the heart, liver and tongue would qualify. There is muscle structure all over an animal.... head/face, lower legs.... People eat pigs feet. Are deer feet "edible"? Some people eat brains. Is a brain considered "edible"?
Insanity.