I found this article in the Fargo Forum today. I can't believe that some of our elected leaders would have so much time on their hands that they are now concerned if you have covered up your deer before you transport it home. Cover Up that Deer. I am pretty sure I will not be complying with this law if it ever comes to bear.
BISMARCK – Dead deer and other big-game animals would have to be covered up by hunters who transport them on highways, under a legislator’s proposal.
Rep. Duane DeKrey, R-Pettibone, is proposing a requirement that big-game hunters cover up their dead animals on an interstate or state highway when returning from their hunt.
DeKrey, who is a deer hunter, said he has seen dead and field-dressed deer in pickup beds, on trailers or tied to vehicles, sometimes dripping with blood.
“I couldn’t help but wonder what the general public thinks about that,” he said.
“You hear non-hunters and anti-hunters talking, and that’s repulsive to them. I can personally understand how they could be offended by that,” said longtime deer hunter Brandon Mason. “It doesn’t help the cause of sportsmen much, but it’s a natural part of the hunt.
“As a sportsman,” Mason said, “it’s kind of neat to see what everyone got.”
DeKrey said his proposal is “for discussion only,” and he doubts it will go far.
2 comments:
well written but even though I'm a deer hunter I try to weigh both sides before replying. stop and think for a moment about all the city folks and their children riding down the highway and seeing some proud deer hunter with a deer he had taken that morning strapped to the top of his car.Tongue hanging out, belly cut open and fresh blood dripping from the carcass.now picture the young children seeing this and all the questions they will have just before getting sick in the car from the sight of the deer. Respect and consideration for others goes a long way as I am sure most hunters have when traveling very far from home while hunting.Most all hunters I know traveling away from home usually pack the deer carcass in ice and usually in a covered trailer for transport back home. So I guess the only so called hunters transporting deer in plane sight as described in your article would be the newbie hunters or the want -to be hunters who actually got lucky.In either case they have not learned enough about the sport to actually take care of the carcass after a kill or have respect for others either.I think this could be a good fight but not good enough to pass as a law that can be enforced. Once again great article.
Actually I can answer your questions or comment on the covering up of deer carcasses, up here in North Dakota a lot of the time your deer is froze before it gets home due to the fact that its during november and North Dakota is chilly compared to down south. Of course this year is wasn't too bad as it was about 20 degree above, but my deer still froze. Most people in ND don't cover their deer and there isn't many if any city folk around here since our state only has 650,000 people in it.
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