One of my favorite off the beaten path camping spots had some slob bowyers abandon 5 dear carcasses. Only took the heads and one hind leg required to hold the tag. I called the GF&P and they dispatched a great conservation Officer out of Custer, SD. I helped him pull the 5 carcasses out and examine them. All were shot with three blade arrows, all bucks. Only one had backstraps removed, no other meat touched. According to South Dakota law, as long as the game is tagged, you can do with it as you want, waste the whole damn thing if that is what trips your trigger. The CO and I ag reed that law was BS!
But what he told me made me encouraged, he says if there is one segment of hunting society that is in a rut and will do the same thing year after year, it is the archery hunter. He agreed to set trail cams on the site the next year to nail the buggers. You see, they left a plastic tarp and some other trash along with the carcasses. Littering and improper disposal of carcasses add up to big fines in National Forest Service land. I strongly recommend you call the local game officer and ask he set up the trail cams. The last thing the CO told me before he left, he stated he has 100% conviction rates on trail cam arrests, not a single one in 4 years went to trial. Hehehehe, smoke 'em if ya got 'em!
We, the ethical, need to help the enforcement arms of the government if we are to save our deeply loved heritage.
