Is there any Indiana Law about picking up roadkill especially deer?

[areyale]

 

[rkesar]

You can pick it up only if a police officer writes a permit for you. I have done it a few times and I had a CO and a local cop write them out for me. The CO said you can pick them up too as long as you use one of your own tags on the deer.

 

[areyale]

You can pick it up only if a police officer writes a permit for you. I have done it a few times and I had a CO and a local cop write them out for me. The CO said you can pick them up too as long as you use one of your own tags on the deer.

Do we have to report it to the DNR?

 

[singlestacksig]

Do we have to report it to the DNR?

yes, you have to get a proper tag for it.

 

[chraland51]

What do you have to do in order to cut the tails off of a fresh road-killed deer, fox, coyote, raccoon or squirrel other than be quick? I occasionally tie my own flies to fish with and some of the recipes for flies requires the hair or fir from those animals. I do not want the entire animal, but just the tail.

 

[rkesar]

I have picked up a few and the only thing I was told by the CO and police officers was that it was legal after they filled out the permit. The officer has too meet you on the road where it was hit. I guess if you didnt want to go through that you can just use your tag and check it in like a normal deer

 

[rkesar]

I'm not postive about all of the other animals you just listed but I doubt anyone would say anything about cutting a tail off of a dead squirrel or coon,

 

[singlestacksig]

What do you have to do in order to cut the tails off of a fresh road-killed deer, fox, coyote, raccoon or squirrel other than be quick? I occasionally tie my own flies to fish with and some of the recipes for flies requires the hair or fir from those animals. I do not want the entire animal, but just the tail.

if it is hunting season & you have a license, you just count it in your bag limit..
if it is out of season, you have to contact the DNR.

 

[singlestacksig]

IC 14-22-10-5
Wild animals illegally taken or accidentally killed
Sec. 5. The title to a wild animal illegally taken or accidentally killed in violation of this article or IC 14-2 (before its repeal) does not vest in the taker of the wild animal, but remains in the state. The director shall do the following:
(1) Seize and confiscate the wild animal in the name of the state of Indiana.
(2) Sell or dispose of the wild animal.
(3) Deposit proceeds, if any, into the fish and wildlife fund.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

 

[PistolBob]

In my younger days I'd just pull over, cut out the backstraps, and move along.

 

[CountryBoy19]

So according to the law, you are walking your property in the spring, find a deer skeleton with some nice antlers and you aren't permitted to take the antlers home?

This is something I never thought about.

I always assumed that it wouldn't be a problem to do that, but that can be connected to taking a roadkill deer, which likely makes it illegal.

So where is the line drawn? What can you take and what can't you take?

Can you pick up a shed antler but not pick up a skull with the antlers still attached? Or can you pick up a skull from a deer that died naturally but can't pick up a skull from one that was killed accidentally? What about one that was wounded and died and wasn't found until spring. I would say it wasn't "accidental"; can you pick up those antlers?

 

[singlestacksig]

312 IAC 9-2-3 Application of this article to wild animal parts
Authority: IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a prohibition against the:
(1) possession;
(2) sale;
(3) offer for sale;
(4) purchase;
(5) offer for purchase;
(6) shipment;
(7) transportation;
(8) delivery; or
(9) receipt;
of a wild animal also applies to any part or portion of that wild animal.
(b) The prohibition established under subsection (a) does not apply to the following parts of wild animals taken lawfully:
(1) Tanned hides.
(2) Any portion of a furbearer.
(3) Cured feathers.
(4) Squirrel tails.
(5) Untanned deer hides.
(6) Antlers.
(7) Hooves.
(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-2-3; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2700; filed May 28, 1998, 5:14 p.m.: 21 IR
3712; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-312080672RFA;
filed Mar 12, 2010, 1:28 p.m.: 20100407-IR-312090479FRA)

 

[singlestacksig]

312 IAC 9-3-9 Deer killed by other means; disposition
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-22-2-6
Affected: IC 14-22
Sec. 9. (a) If a deer dies following a collision with a motor vehicle:
(1) a conservation officer;
(2) another law enforcement officer;
(3) a district wildlife biologist for the department; or
(4) a property manager or assistant property manager for the department;
may issue a departmental permit to an individual to possess the carcass of the deer.
(b) If a deer is found dead:
(1) a conservation officer;
(2) a district wildlife biologist for the department;
(3) a property manager or assistant property manager for the department; or
(4) an individual designated by the conservation officer;
may issue a departmental permit to possess the deer. (Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 9-3-9; filed May 12, 1997, 10:00
a.m.: 20 IR 2706; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 11:08 a.m.: 20081210-IR-
312080672RFA; filed Nov 3, 2009, 3:34 p.m.: 20091202-IR-312090044FRA)

 

[windingwinds]

If you find a skeleton of a deer, it's usually difficult to determine cause of death............I once found a deer skeleton in the back section of our land, (which I left there) guess I needed a permit to "possess" that? How unreasonable, we need telecheck!!!