Found a buck skeleton???

[Bowtechshooter]

I would say it is legal because in the summer you can keep skulls when your shed hunting so I dont see a difference.

[dropem]

Ask him what law you would be b breaking had you picked it up. I'd really like to know the answer to this question. I never heard of it being illegal before.
Be sure to let us know what the game warden says after meeting you out there.

I didn't get a chance to ask him. Next time I talk to him I will ask and let you know.

[4dog]

Wanted it for his wall!!!!

[Coon]

Update:
GW decided not to meet me there and said if I found it to call him. I found it on Friday and was told to leave it by the gate so he could pick it up. It disapeared between Friday night at 11:30 and Saturday morning at 8:30. Never heard back from him so I'm assuming he got it.

I realize he's the local GW and you don't want to get on his bad side, but I wouldn't care about it with a tool like this guy seems to be. If he were investigating possible poaching of this deer, he would have wanted to see it where it was found. He's probably collecting for his own private antler art...

[Perkins7581]

I can't believe you left it by the gate your a better man than me.

[Man]

This was definatly an odd thread to say the least.

[Bama]

About 3-4 years ago last day of the season I found a buck skeleton a really nice 9 pt with 19" spread I had shot at during bow season found it in valley with a rock overhang covering it didn't have a ounce of meat on it I called the game warden he said its yours thanks for calling.I even told him I shot it and did not recover it but he has been by the lease a couple of times and everything has always been in order correct tags logs and such.

[unclefish]

So did you leave the entire carcass by the gate or just the skull?

[bone]

About 3-4 years ago last day of the season I found a buck skeleton a really nice 9 pt with 19" spread I had shot at during bow season found it in valley with a rock overhang covering it didn't have a ounce of meat on it I called the game warden he said its yours thanks for calling.I even told him I shot it and did not recover it but he has been by the lease a couple of times and everything has always been in order correct tags logs and such.

So had you shot "at" it or "shot" it?

[dropem]

So did you leave the entire carcass by the gate or just the skull?

The head was still attached to the neck and part of the rib cage so I just left it all at the gate in one piece.

[dropem]

Forgot to mention this was not the old big bodied buck I thought it might be. I'm not good at judging age by the teeth but this one looked to be around 2 or 3.