Out of state question

[Nitehunter17]

Hey guys quick question for all of you. I have a trip planned starting in Kentucky and then moving to Missouri starting the 28th of this month. My question is regarding hauling deer back across state lines. I have a taxidermist that I have been using and I just cant seem to bring myself to use anyone else. So that being said if I get it done in either one of these states or both what are the rules regarding bringing these bucks back to Tennessee. Thank yall for the info and happy hunting.

 

[mike243]

No bones and a clean skull plate, good luck

 

[MickThompson]

Also check MO's regs in case you kill in KY, and KY's regs if you will be traveling back through KY, especially since MO is a CWD state.

As Mike243 said, you can bring back a cape, clean skull plate or skull, and boned out meat. For TN that applies to all cervids from outside the state (and within the CWD and high risk counties in TN) now, not just ones from CWD positive areas.

 

[BULL MOOSE]

Here is a question for you.

What if you kill a deer in non-CWD state (KY) and you want to simply transport it through TN to another non-CWD state (GA)? GA would prohibit import of carcass from a CWD state, but KY is thus far CWD clear.

Here is another question....what if you are a licensed non-resident KY hunter and you kill a deer on the TN side of Fort Campbell. Does that deer have to be checked as a TN kill or a KY kill?

 

[scn]

If you bring in a deer from outside of the state, it must comply with the CWD refs, even if is just passing through.

The Fort Campbell question is best answered by Fort Campbell:

 

[Jmed]

Learn how to "face cape" a deer or find a local taxidermist who can completely skin out your cape. The just boil the skull cap, and make sure all of your meat is deboned. My buddy shot a doe saturday night in KY. It took us about 20 minutes to skin and debone the meat for legal transport back to TN.

 

[MickThompson]

Here is a question for you.

What if you kill a deer in non-CWD state (KY) and you want to simply transport it through TN to another non-CWD state (GA)? GA would prohibit import of carcass from a CWD state, but KY is thus far CWD clear.

Here is another question....what if you are a licensed non-resident KY hunter and you kill a deer on the TN side of Fort Campbell. Does that deer have to be checked as a TN kill or a KY kill?

Regardless of where a deer was killed, you must comply with the regs of every state you transport it through. As for being CWD free... TN was until middle of last December.

The deer is checked in as a Ft Campbell deer, neither a TN nor KY deer. Since all deer have to be checked through the base check station in TN and whole but field dressed, I can't see TWRA sharpening their pencil over that.

 

[AT Hiker]

Actually, Ft Campbell now records them as TN or KY deer, even though the check station is in TN. The specific area dictates what state it is checked in as.
It's a mess over there, it's all a mess really.



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[MickThompson]

Actually, Ft Campbell now records them as TN or KY deer, even though the check station is in TN. The specific area dictates what state it is checked in as.
It's a mess over there, it's all a mess really.

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Been a couple years since I've hunted there. How do they handle that with units that straddle the state line?

 

[TheLBLman]

Actually, Ft Campbell now records them as TN or KY deer, even though the check station is in TN. The specific area dictates what state it is checked in as.
It's a mess over there, it's all a mess really.

It's all a real MESS statewide, period!
LBL has some somewhat similar CWD issues as Ft. Campbell, too,
although the appropriate state license is required for which side of the state line is being hunted.

I was just thinking over the weekend,
GEEZ! How did deer hunting ever get so crazily complicated!?!?

The statewide regs now are truly a MESS.

 

[AT Hiker]

Been a couple years since I've hunted there. How do they handle that with units that straddle the state line?

No idea, I heard they are using a road as a line but I'm unsure of how they decide. Basically if a unit is in both TN and KY???....I don't know how they are deciding.




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[AT Hiker]

Actually, Ft Campbell now records them as TN or KY deer, even though the check station is in TN. The specific area dictates what state it is checked in as.
It's a mess over there, it's all a mess really.

It's all a real MESS statewide, period!
LBL has some somewhat similar CWD issues as Ft. Campbell, too,
although the appropriate state license is required for which side of the state line is being hunted.

I was just thinking over the weekend,
GEEZ! How did deer hunting ever get so crazily complicated!?!?

The statewide regs now are truly a MESS.

I predict in the very near future things will change again.
Even the Ft Campbell regs are still grey for TN. It's not black and white at this point.


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[Jmed]

you guys complaining about the regs, you need to go hunt Montana or any of the other Western states. Makes you glad that ours are way easier to follow.

 

[AT Hiker]

I hunt out of state more than in state most years, yes they are all complicated. I've actually been dealing with CWD transport issues for a long while now but when your inside your own state or within a easy driving distance it's makes things strangely inconvenient.

For me, it's part of planning when traveling for a Western hunt. I have game bags, pot to boil the head, scalpels, salt, etc. Now we have these in state issues and what could be a quick 30min drive to your hunting spot now requires you to plan like your going for a week long trip.




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[AlabamaSwamper]

I learned to do them myself since I hung out of state every year. Not that hard. Just take your time and watch some videos on YouTube. A razor sharp knife is a must and a reciprocating saw is a plus. Those and a measuring tape is ask you need.