Yes, but it’s still heavily abused and essentially not enforced at all. Treated like an add-on charge for something else. And it’s unenforceable by design almost. Perfect example is the doe I shot this year. I live in the same county I shot the deer in. When I checked in my deer with kdfwr online all it asked is for hunter identification, what county I shot the deer in, deer sex, and what I used to shoot it. There are occasionally deer in my front yard, so my checked in deer could easily have been checked in as a resident landowner deer and unless there were people who witnessed it (almost impossible) then there would be zero evidence of wrongdoing.
Some states require a more specific location which I think is a good idea. Reference gps location of the device checking in the deer, have the hunter pinpoint kill location on a kinda generic map, and then compare those. Of course there are issues of phone service and people driving around just to appear legal, but it’s better than it is now. Would also be more expensive to operate… but some states require hunters to field dress at the spot of the kill and then DNR can verify by finding the gut pile to see if it’s on the right property, public, private, posted or not…
I cut this way back. I totally disagree. You sound paranoid unless you live in a much more thiefing, dishonest stateYes, but it’s still heavily abused and essentially not enforced at all. Treated like an add-on charge for something else. And it’s unenforceable by design almost. Perfect example is the doe I shot this year. I live in the same county I shot the deer in. When I checked in my deer with kdfwr online all it asked is for hunter identification, what county I shot the deer in, deer sex, and what I used to shoot it. There are occasionally deer in my front yard, so my checked in deer could easily have been checked in as a resident landowner deer and unless there were people who witnessed it (almost impossible) then there would be zero evidence of wrongdoing.
Some states require a more specific location which I think is a good idea. Reference gps location of the device checking in the deer, have the hunter pinpoint kill location on a kinda generic map, and then compare those. Of course there are issues of phone service and people driving around just to appear legal, but it’s better than it is now. Would also be more expensive to operate… but some states require hunters to field dress at the spot of the kill and then DNR can verify by finding the gut pile to see if it’s on the right property, public, private, posted or not…