Back in 1976 I went to Craig, CO for my first NR hunt. Got my buck, a 4x4 on a ranch there outside of town. On the 2nd morning got the buck, took it back to barn and hung it up in the shed. Two days later I met the owner of ranch at his house in town and we went out to barn to get my buck and the owners son had already caped it out and left the antlers attached to the skull. CWD was not know then I guess.
Anyway, after we loaded the gutted buck into my truck I headed back to town to get dry ice for the cavity and then covered up the whole deer with canvas's and headed for CA.
Got over close to Utah border and there was a check point so I pulled in behind about 4 other rigs all waiting on the lead truck to unload ALL of his gear to get to their game.
A GW came walking back to my rig to see if I had game which I said yes, a Mulie buck.
Asked me to open the back of campershell so he could look.
I got out and saw some of the other hunters walking back to see what I had and that GW looked at my buck and said congrats. Then he told me "to take my license off the antler and put the TAG on the antler" and hurry before those other guys see you make the switch.
after the guys looked and then left, he said is this your first time here to CO at which I said YES. Wanted to know where I hunted and told him the name of the ranch and he said have a good trip home and I drove off while the others were waiting their turn to be checked.
Hunted for 10 years straight after that and never had a problem after that one lesson of not reading the Rules close enough.
Brian
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