Finding a skull...

[in 'em]

If you find a skull on private land can you keep it? What if it's your own private land? I'm assuming the law still applies...same with hunting on your own land, yes?

[Jeremy]

A human skull?

[pharmseller]

Originally Posted by Jeremy

A human skull?

[Amahnee]

+1

[Jeremy]

Page 28 of the big game regs state:

No person shall possess or transport
any game mammal or part thereof,
which has been illegally killed, found or
killed for humane reasons, except shed
antlers, unless they have notified and
received permission from personnel of
the Oregon State Police or ODFW prior

to transporting.

[Teeb]

Originally Posted by Jeremy

Page 28 of the big game regs state:

No person shall possess or transport
any game mammal or part thereof,
which has been illegally killed, found or
killed for humane reasons, except shed
antlers, unless they have notified and
received permission from personnel of
the Oregon State Police or ODFW prior

to transporting.

"No person" ..... seems clear enough!

[in 'em]

Animal skull...sorry I didn't clarify.

If you find a skull on your own land and move it to a different point on your land, perhaps into your house where it can stay clean and warm, I suppose that would work huh?

[Roguerunner]

Its not against the law to give a poor old skull a warm place to spend the night..... or two

Originally Posted by in 'em

Animal skull...sorry I didn't clarify.

If you find a skull on your own land and move it to a different point on your land, perhaps into your house where it can stay clean and warm, I suppose that would work huh?

[Linejerk]

Love it, I would say yes keep it warm

[huntingfever]

if you find it on your property you will want to remove it from there. and or destroy it. If for any reason the cops show up and find it they will say that you shot it and ask to see a tag.

[Fur n Feathers]

Originally Posted by huntingfever

if you find it on your property you will want to remove it from there. and or destroy it. If for any reason the cops show up and find it they will say that you shot it and ask to see a tag.

Thats funny

[Gun Rod Bow]

Originally Posted by Jeremy

A human skull?

Don't laugh. I found one over 20 years ago on family property. Called the cops. It was a partial, top dome and edge of eye socket. They picked it up but couldn't identify.

They called like 6 months later and asked if we wanted it back...icky.

[Bow Kill]

Originally Posted by Gun Rod Bow

Don't laugh. I found one over 20 years ago on family property. Called the cops. It was a partial, top dome and edge of eye socket. They picked it up but couldn't identify.

They called like 6 months later and asked if we wanted it back...icky.

Funny how you can have that and not a deer.

[JKW]

I must interject. My best friend is state game officer and he tells me you only have to keep the tag with the meat from the animal. (IE, on top of the freezer where the meat is stored). They have no means of tracking a tag to a skull. Where you get into trouble is when you try to sell without a state permit. If it is on your own land, don't fret it. Numerous times I have had game officials ask for tags on my head mounts in the garage, but when I tell them it left when the meat was gone they have nothing to go on. Pays to have inside info.

[BuxnDux82]

From what I have read and heard that your tag has to be with the biggest portion of that animal. So yes the meat, but when its gone the biggest portion would be the head and or horns. What if you have a unused archery or rifle tag couldn't you just use that tag and keep it with that head you found and say its legal then??? Just curious

[Nw dukn]

Originally Posted by Linejerk

Love it, I would say yes keep it warm

I second that..

[JKW]

Yes, according to my inside info, there is nothing they could prosecute you on.

[wapiteaser]

and once again, all the outlaws identify themselves. No respect for the laws at all.

[BrianMaguire]

I think the regulation is poorly worded. It gives the impression that something can be illegally found. If you find it it can't be illegal, OK, thats weak semantics but it could be interpreted that way, AND if found during a legal season, with a legal tag, it CAN be legally tagged. If you find a buck dead two minutes you can legally tag it, there is nothing that states that it can't be dead longer than a certain time period, so a year later if you are deer hunting you CAN tag a picked up skull, as well you should.

[dubl_t]

In 'em, what condition is the skull in? give us a pic please.
Tom.

[BarroomHero]

Originally Posted by JKW

Numerous times I have had game officials ask for tags on my head mounts in the garage, but when I tell them it left when the meat was gone they have nothing to go on. Pays to have inside info.

The question is why have game officials been in your garage "numerous" times?

[o/uhazjo]

Originally Posted by in 'em

If you find a skull on private land can you keep it? What if it's your own private land? I'm assuming the law still applies...same with hunting on your own land, yes?

What kind of skull is it? put a pic up if you can.

[in 'em]

It was just a question I asked in reference to the following thread...

http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?t=232604

I haven't found a skull...

[in 'em]

Originally Posted by BarroomHero

The question is why have game officials been in your garage "numerous" times?

I'm thinking the same thing...when people say to "Be careful, if the cops show up you might get in trouble"...why would the cops show up at your house? Never happened to anyone I know unless they've done something they shouldn't. And that's not just picking up an antler with part of a skull attached.

[Myles]

I read an article a couple of years ago about a guy in Colorado i believe that was going out "camping and scouting" and would kill large elk. He wasted the meat and hung the head up in a tree then come back later and "find" the head with large antlers then mount and sell them. Probably why you're not allowed to keep found skulls, people doing things like this.

Myles

[Eagleclaw]

just split the skull cap and be done with it

[DogZilla15]

I think the law is designed to deal with poaching, road kill and sale of legally harvested game animals and parts. I would think body parts not associated with illegal activity would not be why the law was written.

[Lefty]

Originally Posted by huntingfever

if you find it on your property you will want to remove it from there. and or destroy it. If for any reason the cops show up and find it they will say that you shot it and ask to see a tag.

Exactly! Found a spike bull several years ago and didn't split it. Hung it up outside on the shop, state bull drives by and asked to see the tag...she ended up taking it...

[GDuck]

And she would be giving it back if you pursued it. What if it were your dad's from 1975 and the tag deteriorated in the weather?

G

[Eagleclaw]

Originally Posted by GDuck

And she would be giving it back if you pursued it. What if it were your dad's from 1975 and the tag deteriorated in the weather?

G

so you wanted him to be dishonest to the OSP officer... and if she pursed if more she could have written him a ticket too.

[jvp]

Originally Posted by Lefty

Exactly! Found a spike bull several years ago and didn't split it. Hung it up outside on the shop, state bull drives by and asked to see the tag...she ended up taking it...

this is why i laugh when people say they wouldn't take the time to investigate/prosecute/harrass you for... insert questionable activity here.... i know of successful careers based on such things from city to fed employees.

[huntingfever]

In one of OSP's newsletter a guy got a ticket for not showing a tag for a skull that he said he had found. unlawful possession of deer parts. Corse he also said that he had shot two other bucks in 07 and 08. with no tag for 08.