We leave a spur on and vacuum seal the entire bird in SD. It never really crossed my mind that could be illegal when crossing into another state, and that’s why I ask. I live in a denver now, and I’m within a three hour drive of the best pheasant hunting locations in CO, NE, and KS. We are hitting the NE opener this weekend due to my elk hunting being a bust, and will hunt the CO or KS opener the following weekend. I really try and play by the rules, but sometimes it seems some states don’t make it very easy to understand all the rules.