You must sign and detach the carcass tag from your hunting license immediately following taking your animal. See “Evidence of Sex” on page 16 Improperly voiding and/or attaching a carcass tag. Evidence includes the head, the vulva or the scrotum. Be sure to leave evidence of sex naturally attached to the carcass. Big game accidentally killed does not count toward annual bag limits.Ħ. CPW evaluates the circumstances, including shots fired, species and number of animals present, firearms, ammunition, etc. Before contacting CPW, field dress the animal. You must report big-game animals unintentionally killed, not due to carelessness or negligence, to a CPW office (inside front cover) (or the local Sheriff’s office after CPW regular hours) before continuing to hunt and as soon as practical. Anyone who hunts wildlife must have in their possession the appropriate and valid Colorado resident or nonresident license that includes their Customer Identification (CID) number, and must only harvest wildlife of the species and type indicated on the license.ĥ.
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Video: How to Field Dress a Big Game AnimalĤ. Internal organs are not considered edible meat. At a minimum, the four quarters, tenderloins and backstraps are edible meat. Failing to reasonably dress, care for and prepare edible wildlife meat for human consumption. Remember that it’s against the law to pursue wounded wildlife that goes on private property without first obtaining permission from the landowner or person in charge.ģ.
Failing to make a reasonable attempt to track and kill animals you wound or may have wounded. If that effort fails, call the local CPW office (inside front cover).Ģ. First, you should try to contact the landowner on your own. You must have permission from the landowner to enter private land to retrieve a harvested animal.
This includes State Land Board properties not leased and signed by CPW, unless permission is given by the lessee. Violators may be suspended for up to 5 years for trespassing. Private lands do not need to be posted or fenced, so it can be difficult to see boundaries. Going onto private lands without getting permission first while hunting, fishing or performing any related activity is illegal.
Hunters are reminded that not only can they be fined for violations, they can also lose their hunting privileges in Colorado and the 45 other states that cooperatively participate in a nationwide wildlife compact agreement.ġ. While some of those tickets are for flagrant violations of wildlife regulations and hunting laws, many more are for minor violations that could have been avoided. The brochure explains many of the common violations and how to avoid them.Įvery hunting season, officers for Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) hand out hundreds of tickets for violations that cost hunters hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you are lucky enough to be holding a tag and preparing to head out into this beautiful fall weather, you need to set aside some time to review the Colorado Big Game Brochure. We’re hearing stories about some great archery and muzzleloader hunts and now many of our rifle hunters are heading out for their hunts. Colorado’s big-game hunting seasons are underway.
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