deer you cant sell?

I don't know where you are at, but here in MN they are considered livestock and you can. But anything over 1 year of age you have to test for CWD.

Robert...I have to have mine tested...Are you on the certified or monitered program?...I was told Anything over 1 year old has to be tested for any cause of death...even my Fallow deer which can't get it (from what THEY say???) have to be tested when we kill them.

I do not believe you have to have them tested if you know what killed them just keep track as culled for the ag. dept. have you checked with preserves for shooter doe

In Minnesota, any deer that dies or is slaughtered over 16 months of age has to be tested for CWD....I would think that would be the case in most states.

In WI we have to test EVERY deer that has reached its first birthday. No matter why it died, how it died, or who had a part in it dying. Deer farmers and at preserves both.

In Montana any deer or elk that dies that is 16 months or older has to be tested for CWD. Been testing sinse 1999 and this program is pure bull $%%

I'll bet I have tested over 1000 head. If we were cattle we would be getting some relief from this program at some point. By the way we pay for Vets to collect the sample so cost has been from $60. to $200 per test so you can see why I think this is nuts.

Just curious here but if a client on your preserve shoots a big 200" buck and wants it mounted ofcource how do you send the brain in for testing? Do you have a on sight taxidermist to delicatelly remove the hide and antlers so you can send the head in or can you test another part of the animal? Rick

This is the way I understand it...It may be wrong but...preserves here in PA can have a monitored status instead of certified...they have to submit a % of deer...It can be bucks doe what ever...But I did have a Pied buck that was killed by a dog... and the Taxidermist made the cuts around the antlers and showed me how to make the cut from behind instead of the normal cut in the front.

Here in West Virginia, any death over SIX MONTHS old has to be tested. Regardless of the cause of death. Allen

Buckskin said:

Just curious here but if a client on your preserve shoots a big 200" buck and wants it mounted ofcource how do you send the brain in for testing? Do you have a on sight taxidermist to delicatelly remove the hide and antlers so you can send the head in or can you test another part of the animal? Rick

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Rick,

We are partners in a hunting ranch with another deer farmer. He has his breeding farm and we have ours, but together we own a hunting ranch.

The partner runs the hunting stuff, and owns and runs his own taxidermy shop. He has set it up with the vet and the state that the taxidermy shop is the vets official drop off location.

Each hunter harvested buck is collected right on site by the state certified vet. Bill capes the head to the point where the collection can be done by the vet to preserve the cape for mounting. All of our hunters are able to leave for home with their skull plate/antlers intact. Unless they have chosen to have Bill do the taxidermy work right away for them. Then they leave them there.

The main thing is that the official ID is intact when the sample is collected by the vet, provided it wasn't lost. The ID must remain with the head until the vet takes the sample. That is why WI now requires 2 forms of ID on all bucks moved to a hunting ranch. One must be a microchip.

I believe the other hunt places here in WI all take the heads in to the vet to have the samples collected. Most likely this is not an issue unless it is the weekend of course when the vets are closed.

We are lucky since Bill's vet is very into the deer and loves coming over to see each buck harvested.

Roger,



what about bucks born on the hunting ranch they wouldnt have any ID on them?

No they don't have an ID but they have to be tested. The state understands that we have does in the hunting area and those natural additions are excepted with no ID on them.

midwest said:

So what can you do with deer you don't want anymore, and no one wants to buy them? Can you kill them and butcher them with out getting into trouble for not being a hunting preserve? Do you have to have a vet put them down? To clairify I live in Indiana, thanks

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I buy cull does...so if anyone has this problem they can contact me. [email protected] or 507-327-0833.

just call who ever comes out to check your herd once a year from the board of animal health. (Boah) They should be able to answer you question for sure if the animal will need to be tested.

I just went through this with my rep from the dept.of Ag. It USED to be that if you were fully certified (over 5 years) you did not need to test if you slaughtered it for butchering but as of Monday 16th, NOW any deer over 12 months old that dies or is slaughtered must be tested. In PA., that is. It is not in print yet but since I just asked him about this very thing last week, he called me as soon as he walked out of the meeting where they discussed it. One side note, I am talking about certified herds, not monitered.