"Evidence of sex" question

[Katoom]

I have a question regarding the evidence of sex requirements in CO, from the perspective of a NR who in some circumstances can't quickly get an animal to his/her actual home. Essentially, at what point are you no longer transporting a "carcass" but allowed to reduce and process an animal into meat. For example, you kill an animal and pack out the quarters with evidence attached to one. You plan to be in camp, or even just elsewhere in CO for the next week or more and have the means and wish to process the animal yourself, vacuum seal the bags of meat and store on ice for the rest of your trip and then back home. It is clearly not feasible to keep a quarter with sex attached forever, or possibly even for the duration of your stay in CO....So what is the law here????

 

[DW]

LAST EDITED ON Nov-22-18 AT 10:30PM (MST)[p]Straight out of the reg book, #5

#livelikezac

 

[Katoom]

Thanks. Duh. I have read this of course and totally missed that in #5 despite thinking I read it carefully. I kept getting hung up on "illegal to have or transport a big-game carcass...without evidence of sex naturally attached."

 

[BluffGruff]

Just process the hind quarter with the EOS last.

 

[DW]

>Thanks. Duh. I have
>read this of course and
>totally missed that in #5
>despite thinking I read it
>carefully. I kept getting
>hung up on "illegal to
>have or transport a big-game
>carcass...without evidence of sex naturally
>attached."
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Probably still a good idea to vacuum seal the unattached evidence in it's own bag just to protect yourself. I dont know your whole itinerary of your hunt. Could save ya some trouble under a quirky situation. Good luck next fall!


#livelikezac

 

[hawkbill]

You can also go to game and fish and get a transport affidavit if you are crossing state lines, this helps if you know you will be stopped at check stations

 

[txhunter58]

LAST EDITED ON Jan-02-19 AT 07:37PM (MST)[p]Just remember the cut, wrapped and FROZEN part. Not feasible to freeze meat in the field.

So if you want to process in camp, I would leave evidence of sex attached to something

txhunter58

venor, ergo sum (I hunt, therefore I am)

 

[DeerHunter53]

You can also get your Deer tag validated and then process the meat. Once it is validated you are in the clear. Also meat processers are obligated to report your kill to the state when processing it.

This is the case in most states I believe

 

[Katoom]

Now how about for "transporting the pieces together", I mean, it MAY have taken me two separate trips up the hill. But then again, maybe I did it in one trip and had it all in there together. Who can remember such things. Thankfully it is all now cut wrapped and FROZEN at home.

 

[cowhitey]

Just leave the evidence of sex attached to the large muscle piece on the hind and wrap it with the evidence of sex separated in a bag but still attached.