Presidents Island - After Hunt Question

[Daddybucktn]

Im headed to Presidents Island for this weeked. I'm an east tn hunter and understand that I will most likely have to donate the meat due to CWD. However if I am fortunate enough to get a wall hanger... where would I take it? Suggestions? Cross Posted in Taxidermy. Thanks!

 

[arctic_cat]

I'm no help on the taxidermy part but I hunt CWD county and live in east tn. We cut everything off the bone and put in cooler to transport it back home. We ended up buying a hitch hanger and cut them up right at camp hanging off the back of the truck.

 

[Bucket]

One good thing about the CWD area expanding is you can drop it at any taxidermist in West TN basically.

 

[timberjack86]

Why would you have to donate the meat? I know lots of guys from eat TN that travel to unit CWD meat hunting.

 

[DoubleRidge]

You can debone meat and pack on ice to transport home....and you can cape head out and cap the skull....cleaning skull plate very good before transporting....or bring a turkey cooker and boil the skull clean for a euro....or take it to a taxidermist in West TN and pay deposit and leave it..several options...good luck on your hunt!

 

[UTGrad]

I put CWD on my Cheerios for breakfast. I'm trying hard to be patient 0 and be the first human to get CWD, Heeeeyyy

 

[tickweed]

Isnt the buck hunt in Dec?

 

[Bucket]

Isnt the buck hunt in Dec?

They recently added an October buck hunt too.

 

[JeepKuntry]

Tim Rixie Nature's Legacy taxidermy. Where we take our cwd deer. Quality work at a fair price!

 

[Daddybucktn]

Why would you have to donate the meat? I know lots of guys from eat TN that travel to unit CWD meat hunting.

We had a lease in Wayne County up until last year. They had big road signs on on the major routes that said... "Dead Deer Stay Here"... we figured it was because CWD and gave up our lease. I passed on a really nice 8 ptr last year as a result!

 

[Daddybucktn]

One good thing about the CWD area expanding is you can drop it at any taxidermist in West TN basically.

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[Daddybucktn]

That would be great to pick it up @ Tennessee River... save me 5-6 hours of drive time! Great Suggestion... know anyone good?

 

[timberjack86]

We had a lease in Wayne County up until last year. They had big road signs on on the major routes that said... "Dead Deer Stay Here"... we figured it was because CWD and gave up our lease. I passed on a really nice 8 ptr last year as a result!

If you read the regs boneless venison is legal to transport home.

 

[Gravey]

Good luck and hope you have better luck than we did 2 years ago on this hunt. It was a bust!

 

[Bucket]

That would be great to pick it up @ Tennessee River... save me 5-6 hours of drive time! Great Suggestion... know anyone good?

I do not.... anyone know a taxidermist near 40 in Benton/Decatur county?

 

[MickThompson]

Memphis is pretty substantial natural barrier to deer movement so I doubt those PI deer have CWD. I'd eat it. All you have to do is debone the meat, cape it out, and clean the skull plate and you're good to go.

 

[DeerCamp]

Tim Rixie Nature's Legacy taxidermy. Where we take our cwd deer. Quality work at a fair price!

Tim is great!