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Tagging and Checking (NEW)
New requirements for checking harvested deer are in effect this
year (see page 26). To make for a more convenient and efficient
procedure for sportsmen to check their deer and turkey, we are distributing
Pre-Paid Kill Report cards that can be filled out and
dropped in any mailbox to report your deer harvest.
Deer must be tagged in the field, with a valid deer permit (tag) for
the appropriate season, immediately upon taking. During the first
four (4) days of the Muzzleloader deer season (November 5, 6, 7, 8)
all deer must be checked at a state operated check station (see list
page 32).
At all other times deer can be reported to DEM by mailing
a Pre-Paid Kill Report card within 24 hours of taking.
Kill/Harvest report cards can be found in this abstract
and are available at all Hunting License Vendors and DEM
offices.
Revised Checking Procedures for Deer and Turkey hunters:
Beginning with the 2011 deer and fall turkey seasons, hunters will be required
to report their harvested animals within 24 hours of the kill, by using
a simple Pre-paid postage Kill Report Card supplied by RIDEM. The
harvest/ kill report cards will replace the need for hunters to check deer and
turkey at vendor check stations during most of the deer and turkey hunting
seasons.
The Division of Fish and Wildlife still requires a portion of our harvested
deer to be inspected and measured by State biologists and therefore, all
hunters will be required during the first 4-days of the muzzleloader
deer season in November (5 to 8) to check, weigh and measure all deer
at an Official State Deer Checking Station. The information collected is
vital to the RI deer management program as well as monitoring herd health
and disease (CWD) surveillance. Every hunter is a vital and important
contributor to deer management in Rhode Island. Please report your harvested
deer and encourage fellow hunters to do the same.
Biologists rely on the deer, turkey and related data provided by hunters to
set season lengths and bag limits each year. Without reliable, accurate
data, biologists cannot correctly determine many factors related to the health
of our deer and turkey, to know how many can be taken to provide a sustainable
harvest of healthy animals. This directly affects the sportsmen in how
many days you can hunt, how many deer you can take and the quality of the
deer that you harvest during your hunting season.
So please, all hunters, take your deer and turkey checking responsibilities
seriously! We appreciate your efforts in helping us to maintain a quality
deer and turkey hunting season for Rhode Island.
New requirements for checking harvested deer are in effect this
year (see page 26). To make for a more convenient and efficient
procedure for sportsmen to check their deer and turkey, we are distributing
Pre-Paid Kill Report cards that can be filled out and
dropped in any mailbox to report your deer harvest.
Deer must be tagged in the field, with a valid deer permit (tag) for
the appropriate season, immediately upon taking. During the first
four (4) days of the Muzzleloader deer season (November 5, 6, 7, 8)
all deer must be checked at a state operated check station (see list
page 32).
At all other times deer can be reported to DEM by mailing
a Pre-Paid Kill Report card within 24 hours of taking.
Kill/Harvest report cards can be found in this abstract
and are available at all Hunting License Vendors and DEM
offices.
Revised Checking Procedures for Deer and Turkey hunters:
Beginning with the 2011 deer and fall turkey seasons, hunters will be required
to report their harvested animals within 24 hours of the kill, by using
a simple Pre-paid postage Kill Report Card supplied by RIDEM. The
harvest/ kill report cards will replace the need for hunters to check deer and
turkey at vendor check stations during most of the deer and turkey hunting
seasons.
The Division of Fish and Wildlife still requires a portion of our harvested
deer to be inspected and measured by State biologists and therefore, all
hunters will be required during the first 4-days of the muzzleloader
deer season in November (5 to 8) to check, weigh and measure all deer
at an Official State Deer Checking Station. The information collected is
vital to the RI deer management program as well as monitoring herd health
and disease (CWD) surveillance. Every hunter is a vital and important
contributor to deer management in Rhode Island. Please report your harvested
deer and encourage fellow hunters to do the same.
Biologists rely on the deer, turkey and related data provided by hunters to
set season lengths and bag limits each year. Without reliable, accurate
data, biologists cannot correctly determine many factors related to the health
of our deer and turkey, to know how many can be taken to provide a sustainable
harvest of healthy animals. This directly affects the sportsmen in how
many days you can hunt, how many deer you can take and the quality of the
deer that you harvest during your hunting season.
So please, all hunters, take your deer and turkey checking responsibilities
seriously! We appreciate your efforts in helping us to maintain a quality
deer and turkey hunting season for Rhode Island.
