you are correct in that it varies from state to state.in texas you can not go on to the other property without the land owners permission.if he says no then you have just lost your deer.i know it seems unfait but that is the law here. about 20 years ago i had that happen. i shot upwards at a deer.the deer was hit and ran out of sight.we followed the blood trail to the fence line. we could see the blood on the other side of the fence.there was a pond about 400 yards away on the other property. we searched around with our binocs. my buddy said he thought he saw the deer laying on a trail leading to the ppnd.the landowner was not home so we had to wait.that night while we were sitting around the camp fire the land owner came by and wanted us to see the deer he killed.it was my deer. we told him that and dropped it .my buddy said he had to live next to the guy so it would be better to just let it go.several months aftter the season was over he talked to the land owner.it almost came to blows. yhe guy had already bragged to his friends that he shot the deer.i wrote the guy and ask if i could have my antlers and he said no. we were able to take a short cut onto our hunting property thru this guy gate. he changed the lock and stopped letting us use the gate.
this is the kind of thing that can happen.we have to remember that there are guns around during these times so we have to use good judgement.i lost a fat doe like this a few years ago. what i started doing was calling the land owner and telling him what had happened. i would say if you want the meat you better hurry to beat the coyotes.i really have no idea what other stated do but just use good judgement and be safe.
-----------retired texas deputy sheriff-----------Deer Hunters-Following Deer Onto Another Property?
Q: Deer Hunters-Following Deer Onto Another Property?
A: Dustin, this is a delicate situation any way you slice it. Is it legal? Maybe. Try to get the owner's consent. Is it moral? Well, yes... You have an obligation to finish-off any wounded animal you shoot. Can the property owner refuse you ingress into his property? Certainly. He can even charge you with criminal trespass (with a weapon should you have one) if he chooses. Will he do it? Who knows!
Which is why I am of the mind: ';When hunting use enough gun.'; I don't use sub-calibers for hunting deer because bullet placement is a requirement every time you hunt. Bullet placement is not going to save the day everytime if you're not using enough gun. Deer are muscular, fairly heavy-boned animals that are just plain tough. I helped track a wounded deer back in the Seventies that had taken two solid neck hits from a .223/5.56 AR-15 rifle because some fool wanted to play solider-boy and left his .270 Winchester in the camp. We tracked that deer for 12 hours (well into night time) and never found him. I had tried to tell this hunter about using enough gun but he knew better. As it was he lost the biggest trophy deer he had ever seen because he didn't use a proper deer gun. And the poor brute was condemned to a long, lingering death because a hunter didn't have enough sense to use enough gun.
We all have to be responsible hunters and good neighbors. Don't trespass and try to drop your deer in its tracks whenever possible. Pass up 'iffy' shots and use enough rifle.
Happy hunting.
H
Speaking for what happens here in Indiana. You would need the consent of the owner to lawfully retrieve your deer. If the owner refuses to allow you to retrieve your deer, your only option is to contact a Conservation Officer and have him talk to the owner on your behalf. This might get you to retrieve your deer under the supervision of the Officer or the Officer might have to retrieve it for you. It could still work out that you won't get the deer.
I try to have an agreement with other landlords that in the event a deer I shot does make it off the property I can retrieve the animal. Like wise, I'm willing to let any one with a visible down deer or blood trail on to my property to retrieve their deer. This needs to be done preseason.
well i know that here in misserrry if you shoot a deer and it goes onto someones property , dies. then you'd get it cause you killed it...and u have the tag..IF someone gave u a prob which isnt usual ive never heard of that..but ya never know. Id call game warden and have them come out. cause it cant die and just rot.. dam thatd be awful. where we live the men just park along the fields and woods to hunt on there friends or permissioned property and surrounding people just know and accept it i guess. i dont care if someone comes into my property ..
You are at the landowners mercy.* You must get permission from him to enter upon his land to retrieve it or harvest it.* Thats why its so important to get permission before you go Hunting from the landowners in the area you will be Hunting in.* No permission, no Deer for you.*
If you can prove that the deer was hit by a fatal shot before it entered the other persons proberty, then you have the law on your side...call the sheriff or a game warden and retrieve your prize
That's a good question.
I'm not to sure but here were I live I would go ask If I can retrieve my kill and If they say no then no can't do anything about that but If they say yes then go ahead.
In Michigan, you need the owners permission to enter the property. Hope they are not anti hunters!
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