Utah Shed Antlers

[muleymaster]

Continue to pick up all the antlers you want if your are on private land as the DWR cannot claim ownership to any antlers that were naturally cast and found on private lands. The DWR would legally need to own one off the bundle of right's associated with the land the they are trying to enforce. Even on public lands, the legislature needs to pass a bill giving them ownership to these naturally cast antlers. I wonder if they consulted their legal team on this one?

 

[huntin100]

Tough to enforce on private. The DWR can set season dates for private or public land for hunting. What about shed hunting? If people are caught hiking with a shed on them. And someone videos them and vehicle. Can or will they loose hunting privleges??

 

[festus]

I agree, here in mt I know that at ted turners ranch the hands go out and pick the sheds are paid for that and then they sell them, just like a natural resource found on the property...I have a friend who works for oil interests here and he meets with land owners and mineral rights owners all the time trying to set up leases it is a tricky buisness, but what is different about that and sheds???? Nothing, and what about timber rights??? If an acorn fell across the natl forest fence onto privat and the tree gree there is it the land owners tree????

 

[MulePacker]

I would believe the precedent has already been set for determining legality of the shed season. I believe there are laws on the books which regulate the aquiring, sell and collection of animals parts of which a shed would be considered. There is also a law pertaining to attached antlers to skulls and there collection. Yes the DWR did consult legal counsel on the shed antler issue. If we are to scrutinize every law they have all been made to keep honest people honest and give society some recourse for the dishonest if caught. It is sad to see a post from a Huntsman posting such a negligent disregard for the law. Are you any relation to the Govenor?

Travis Sparks

 

[headbones]

If the law is faulty then what differernce does it make. A shed antler is not part of the animal once it is naturally shed. The State has no rights to a shed antler on private ground and I would argue that is the same on public land. Define 'part'. Does that mean I can't take home the pile of moose or muley droppings because it is defined as part of the animal? Sure I can, it was naturally released from the animal as a natural cycle and is now part of the soil and surrounding landscape. A shed antler is no different from a pine cone or a pile of deer shizz! It is just worth more to some people. That is what I think of this matter.

Justin Williams
'headbones'

 

[rumpletown]

This is just my two bits, I dont think the fish and game care whether or not we have the antlers, its how we get them that they care about. For those individuals that chase the animals and stress them out and stuff, thats why they are putting all these regulations on us. If people wouldnt do that they probably wouldnt be makin gup new laws.


rumple

 

[boneaddict]

Unfortunatley they already have a law on the books for that "harrassment of wildlife", but they apparantly aren't enforcing that one, so what makes you think they will enforce this one.

 

[dleonard3]

It is your civic duty as hunters and outdoorsmen to gather up every willing volunteer and get out in the shedding grounds during the closed shed gathering season. We need you out there patroling and monitoring the activities of everyone else out there and gathering information that can be turned in to the authorities. If enough of us get out there, there will be no harrassment of wildlife. No-one would dare. Make sure you bring your cameras, Binoculars, telescopes and cell phones so you can call in any law breaking you see. Don't forget your GPS, because we wouldn't want you to get lost and have to call for a search and rescue to get you out. Helicopters scare the hell out of deer and elk.