Unbelieveable

bswiv,
and eaten some of the best wild hog in the world off the carcus of a cut and release.....I'll give him the benifit.
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While I may not have got my hands bloody doing the surgery on that particular hog... You are still welcome... No gunners get to do "Catch and Release"... Just us trappers and doggers... :cool:

I even seen noticeable "bacon meat" on a feral barrow hog... I really look forward to getting a nice barr while able to smoke and process that belly "bacon meat" into sliced bacon...

Brent
 
Have caught and eaten 'free range', tagged fish and wild game. All hunted and tasted just like untagged wild game.

Generally, the difference has been during game check-in. The tag data was recorded and sent to DNR. No big deal.
 
We have tagged and collard animals here as well, you just have to give the stuff back to fish and game. If they really don't want the animals shot then don't put them on deer or elk with big racks.
 
Most people that are involved in hunting one way or another to make a living eventually "sell out" their morals. Years back I caught a major north east writer using deer lure, before it was legal , in a wooded area behind my parents house.
This Waddel character advertises for "Deer cocaine" or something like that. You know, the stuff kids and newbees buy. Take it from there.
 
The people that tagged the deer probably expected that it might get shot. They'd be very happy to get their tags and transmitter back along with measurements of the deer.
 
I know of people with livestock that have tagged live wild game for kicks and as a joke. They are still waiting for hunters to give them some of the meat.
 
Also, Don't rule out the fact that these collars have a limited battery life span... 700 to 16,000+ hours... Once dead, they can be sent in for new battery... But if the deer is never located they are out the collar...

Maybe they prefer to get the collar back, working or dead, through hunting than risk the entire loss by not allowing harvest of tagged/collared animals...

Brent
 
If the buck was still part of some study, the tags and collar should have had all sorts of information on them. If the collars were state collars (depending on state laws), there may be a legal obligation to report its recovery. For example, that is/was the case for state tracking collars for bears in Alaska.

The people that tagged the deer probably expected that it might get shot. They'd be very happy to get their tags and transmitter back along with measurements of the deer.
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Right! If a local or university study of some sort, there may be a $ reward for the return of the collar.

I don't know why people would not shoot a tagged animal if it is legal to do so. I would be more inclined to believe they were upset that all their good game was being taken out of play by biologists or "the state" by tagging it like that. They aren't taking the animals out of play by tagging them. In fact, the tags may be part of a mgmt plan tracking hunting pressure and other factors to see how the population is responding.
 
Tagging studies are done in MN to track mortality growth etc. Hunting is part of the possible mortality rate. SO tagged collared animals are fair game. If they are protected then its not a true study.

Mwal
 
I watched that particular show. I believe they explained what the tags and collar was for. Did you see the map showing deer movement? Of course you can believe what you want to. Just my take....
 
Seems like it was a perfectly legal deer to take.

At least it wasn't wearing a bandana around its neck like the deer my ex had bottle-raised as a fawn (its mother was killed).

Some idiot poacher shot it, bandana and all, on her family's private property, then was surprised when he was arrested and charged...
 
That'd be funny to see but I bet the researchers be wanting that collar back. They're pricey. I can't remember exactly what the Cornell dude told me the price was but it was ridiculous. They also have an "uh oh" alarm on them. If the animal doesn't move for a certain time period the collar sends a signal.
 
If its got a collar on it, it means that it is being tracked. I will pass on it and let the tracking get recorded. Its going to be to my benefit further down the road. They dont collar them for kicks and giggles.
 
sc98, You are assuming the collar still has battery life... Once weak, the receiver has to be very close to pick up the signal... So at a certain point in the study, the official researchers are no longer able to compile data...

So they are tracking a GAME animal... Part of the life and death of said animals is legal input by sportsmen...

The researchers can get their gear back and they have a box for that...

Died by legal harvest during deer season...:rolleyes:;):cool::D

Brent
 
I don't care about battery life, and they are usually recovered before the battery dies. A lot of tracking is done by aircraft. Just a personal preference. I'm a bit of a strange bird anyway. For me, its mostly public land, no hunting from trees (yes, I know that you can do that here in Alabama) or in planted fields. I'm not into archery because I am a gun nut. And I like my sandwiches with Mayo on both sides.
 
sc98, You are assuming the collar still has battery life... Once weak, the receiver has to be very close to pick up the signal... So at a certain point in the study, the official researchers are no longer able to compile data...
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Took me a while to find it. Some are solar powered and so continue to operate virtually indefinitely, at least relative to the life of the game.

http://www.telemetrysolutions.com/track-wildlife/gps-for-white-tailed-deer.php
Dropoff mechanism can be installed so that the collar drops off, ideally while still sending data and so can be recovered fairly readily, assuming the critter isn't crossing a swift stream when it drops off.
http://www.lotek.com/dropoff.htm
 
You don't have to worry about the collar, if the state wants it back, they will come & find you. A friend shot a radio collared deer here in upstate NY a year ago. Directions on collar said to turn it in to the DEC. Well he had some running around to do that morning before he got the deer home, then proceeded to the DEC office with the collar & tag. They asked him, "Want to know where you've been today?" Then they plotted a map for him of all the places he traveled after the kill. Route taken, places stopped, times, MPH, etc. -- If the deer had been taken somewhere's that was not opened or legal, they would have known it.
 
I don't put much faith in those hunting shows even though I never seen a collared deer I guess they'd still eat the same.
 
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