01.
Evidence
of Sex. Evidence of sex must be left naturally attached to the carcass
of any big game animal until the carcass reaches the final place of storage or
consumption or a commercial meat processing facility as follows: (3-31-22)
a. In antlered or male only seasons, the
evidence of sex requirement is met when the head, horns, or antlers are left
naturally attached to the whole carcass or to a front quarter. If the head,
horns, or antlers are removed, some other external evidence of sex (either
scrotum, penis or testicles) must be left naturally attached to the carcass or
to a hind quarter; and the horns or antlers must accompany the carcass while in
transit. (3-31-22)
b. In spike elk
or two-point (2) deer only seasons, the evidence of sex requirement is met when
the head with both complete unaltered antlers are left naturally attached to
the whole carcass or to a front quarter. If the head or antlers are removed,
some other external evidence of sex (either scrotum, penis or testicles) must
be left naturally attached to the carcass or to a hind quarter; and both
complete unaltered antlers naturally attached to each other must accompany the
carcass while in transit. (3-31-22)
c. In antlerless, doe/fawn or female only
seasons, if the head is removed from female elk, moose, deer, pronghorn, or
bighorn sheep, some other external evidence of sex (either udder or the vulva)
must be left naturally attached to the carcass or to a hind quarter.
(3-31-22)
d. The entire head of
antlerless male elk, moose, deer, or pronghorn, or a male lamb bighorn sheep
killed during an antlerless, female, doe/fawn or ewe only season, may be left
naturally attached to the carcass or to a front quarter. If the head is
removed, some other external evidence of sex (either scrotum, penis, or
testicles for males or udder or vulva for females) must be left naturally
attached to the carcass or to a hind quarter. (3-31-22)
e. For black bear, grizzly bear, mountain
lion, and gray wolf, external evidence of sex (either scrotum, penis or
testicles for males, or udder or vulva for females) must be left naturally
attached to the hide until the mandatory check has been complied with.
(3-31-22)
02.
Evidence of Species. In seasons restricted to mule deer only or
white-tailed deer only, if the head is removed, the fully-haired tail must be
left naturally attached to the carcass. (3-31-22)
03.
Other. Proclamation or
emergency hunt order may designate seasons and areas in which portions of a
carcass must be presented to the Department within a specified timeframe; or
waive an evidence requirement of this section. (3-31-22)
