Blacktail rut's not *quite* over...

[brew]

Millerwheeler, Honestly is that how it works?  You can retrieve an animal from someone else's property, even if they object, as long as it was shot legally on another property?  I might have to have the right some day.

My understanding is that it's more complicated than that. I've been told you need to try to contact the landowner, and if they won't let you retrieve the animal, then you need to contact WDFW, and they'll try to talk the landowner into allowing them to retrieve it. I don't know what WDFW does if the homeowner still refuses permission.

its not complicated...doesn't matter where you shoot it...it it runs on someone else's property you need their permission to recover it.  doesn't matter if WDFW is involved or not--if it winds up on their property it is theirs to decide what to do with it

[millerwheeler]

Millerwheeler, Honestly is that how it works?  You can retrieve an animal from someone else's property, even if they object, as long as it was shot legally on another property?  I might have to have the right some day.

My understanding is that it's more complicated than that. I've been told you need to try to contact the landowner, and if they won't let you retrieve the animal, then you need to contact WDFW, and they'll try to talk the landowner into allowing them to retrieve it. I don't know what WDFW does if the homeowner still refuses permission.

Yes you must make an attempt to contact owner and if they won't let you call fish and game guess I should have clarified  . I have been in this situation a couple times and always been fine

[millerwheeler]

I think the property owner wins in the end.  He can let it rot if he desires.

Negative  if there is a blood trail and proof was shot on huntable land and goes on private if homeowner won't let you retrieve call game dept it most definatly  will be decided in your favor been there and know of many cases like this  but keg is blood trail and able to show was taken properly

[Whitenuckles]

Had bucks chasing does in my yard today. I think they are one the second round. But most the bucks are mature, the little ones have seemed to vanish.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Saw a forky chasing a doe around this afternoon.  Haven't seen them chasing this late before.

Saw a forky with a doe today right before this storm rolled in.
Thought about loading my ml and watching from my kitchen window for them to get in my backyard, but have more important things to do.

[predatorG]

I'd probably send it

Now dat is some up to date lingo there.

I won’t lie I’m very impressed that someone on here said “send it”.

Absolute fullest of sends

[Mallardmasher]

If you shoot a deer and it goes on private property, you can only pursue with land owners permission. Get the game dept involved, what will happen now is, if they chose to not let you persue, they must tag it themselves or be cited for Waton waste of the animal.

[smithkl42]

If you shoot a deer and it goes on private property, you can only pursue with land owners permission. Get the game dept involved, what will happen now is, if they chose to not let you persue, they must tag it themselves or be cited for wanton waste of the animal.

Very curious what your source for that is. It seems good for hunters, so I'd *like* it to be true, but I haven't heard that before.

[millerwheeler]

If you shoot a deer and it goes on private property, you can only pursue with land owners permission. Get the game dept involved, what will happen now is, if they chose to not let you persue, they must tag it themselves or be cited for wanton waste of the animal.

Very curious what your source for that is. It seems good for hunters, so I'd *like* it to be true, but I haven't heard that before.

 Funny  thing I was just looking for this post . And I learned as if this year even if there is a blood trail.property owner can say no . During early archery I eat He d a guy 21yard shot hit a beautiful buck in the butt !!!! Watched deer run run run and run he finally bedded far away into private the guy made no such attempt at the buck . I felt bad went and knocked on owners door  no answer called warden and was speaking to him as owner pulled up . Well I learned  the landowner hated bow hunters for this reason and said no.  I didn't understand him.wanting it to go to waste  called warden back and he said as of this year it's his choice as land owner . . Later that night did see buck hanging on his porch though so glad it was t wasted and  learned a few things

[woodswalker]

If the landowner refuses access, WDFW has the option to write a ticket for wastage to the landowner.  Seen it happen.  I got to continue to hunt.

[CP]

Calling BS on citing the landowner.  The land owner has no obligation to allow anyone on his/her property without a warrant, court order, easement, etc.  Property rights still mean something, even in this state.

[Platensek-po]

Calling BS on citing the landowner.  The land owner has no obligation to allow anyone on his/her property without a warrant, court order, easement, etc.  Property rights still mean something, even in this state.

seems hard to believe they could cite a homeowner for wanton waste of a dead animal they didn’t shoot. Heck if they don’t have a tag they couldn’t legally harvest it! If they were ticketing people for that I bet the reason they stopped is cause it was not holding up in court.

[JakeLand]

Calling BS on citing the landowner.  The land owner has no obligation to allow anyone on his/her property without a warrant, court order, easement, etc.  Property rights still mean something, even in this state.

seen it happen this year elk hunting. Guy shot a cow and it went on private property and the property owner refused permission even WITH the warden there trying to convince them ! Nothing the warden or shooter could do but walk away

[BLDtraLR]

Definitely still going on this guy showed up in my buddies backyard in King County this morning 

[ljsommer]

What's this not "quite" over business? I thought it went into the first couple weeks (if not slightly longer) of November. There seem to be a million opinions on this one.