Crossing State Lines with Harvested Animal

[MLHSN]

Could any issues arise from packing in to WA from a different state, harvesting an animal, and packing out through OR or ID?  Any specific things to know about or is it the standard procedures you would have to follow within WA state?

[trophyhunt]

I've never been stoped or had any issues taking our elk back from Idaho to Wa and we've done it a few times.  Only ticket I got once was for not leaving the testicle's on the largest part of the meat, they are enforcing it a bit more in Id.  I wouldn't worry as long as everything is legit and tagged properly.

[dreamunelk]

Depends on who stops you or finds out.  I would send email requests to all enforcement agencies involved.  Send again if no response.  Good GPS records would be a good idea also.  Camera that geo codes pictures would be very useful.   I really don't see a problem so long as you follow each states law for transporting across state lines.  You could run into issues if you get that one person...............................  Good documentation will take care of that.

[fair-chase]

Could any issues arise from packing in to WA from a different state, harvesting an animal, and packing out through OR or ID?  Any specific things to know about or is it the standard procedures you would have to follow within WA state?

Tagging.

I've often wondered the same about packing in from Canada into Washington.

[Hunterman]

I have brought back many deer and elk from out of state and never had any issues. I have brought animals from Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and like I said, never had an issue. It ain't no big deal, kill your animals, then drive home. And no you don't have to contact any one except your butcher when you get home.

Hunterman(Tony)

[kentrek]

From Canada to Washington you can't bring back bones, we've never had any problems taking full bone in elk from idaho to Washington....as trophy hunt said don't forget a testy as I guess it's very very important now a days

If your hunting in wa and packing the meat into idaho for the nearest road I would think as GPS would be nice option in your camera...or alot of gps have cameras..other than that it'd be up to the cop to believe you

[salmonchaser]

You must also keep those states with CWD in mind, Oregon and Washington prohibit importing spine, brain from a list of states with chronic wasting disease.
I moved to Washington 25 years ago from Oregon and gone home to hunt with family every year, packed a lot of deer and elk across the border.
Your tag is prima facia evidence you were legally hunting, make sure it doesn't come off.
Most states require evidence of sex naturally attached, easy enough to remember with elk. I had a long discussion with Fish and Wildlife for failing to do so with a deer. Problem was I drug the deer out, hung him in a tree, skinned him and bagged him.  The trip home was going to be hot, 95 when I went through Yakima, so I quartered him up and stuffed him in my big ice chest to keep him cool.
I got stopped for speeding, antlers were big enough to interest the trooper so he went through everything. Thankfully I had a picture of the buck prior to skinning, still got scolded and a citation for speeding.
Know and follow the rules you won't have problems.

[fillthefreezer]

some of you guys are missing his question. hes talking about backpacking in from oregon or idaho. killing animal in WA, with a WA tag, then packing said animal back to the rig in oregon or idaho

[Rainier10]

some of you guys are missing his question. hes talking about backpacking in from oregon or idaho. killing animal in WA, with a WA tag, then packing said animal back to the rig in oregon or idaho

I think dreamunelk has the best response.

[Todd_ID]

Dreamunelk has good advice.  You're wanting to draw the Watershed tag and come in from Oregon, kill your bull, and then back out through Oregon?  Document your events properly, and you'll have no problems.

[MLHSN]

Dreamunelk has good advice.  You're wanting to draw the Watershed tag and come in from Oregon, kill your bull, and then back out through Oregon?  Document your events properly, and you'll have no problems.

Ya, I should have good a good GPS track where I can show him where I was on the topo map.  I was thinking more along the lines of backpacking, having an animal on my back and weapon in hand in a different state.

[Skyvalhunter]

Wishful thinking on the Watershed tag

[Todd_ID]

Wishful thinking on the Watershed tag

Yeah, but it looks good easy on a map.....

[MLHSN]

I'm not sure what the "Watershed tag" is so no, I wasn't considering that one.  But by all means, educate me so I don't feel out of the loop.