Evidence of sex in Colorado

[Jpsmith1]

1. If a carcass is cut in pieces or deboned, evidence of sex needs to be attached to a quarter or another major part of carcass. All portions must be transported together

How does that work when packing an animal out?

 

[ckleeves]

How does that work when packing an animal out?

I believe they are referring to “transporting” as more like in a vehicle to the processor or your house. I have been checked before while packing out and I think pretty much all wardens understand that a solo guy isn’t packing everything in one trip. I still always have a picture or 10 of the punched tag,the quarter with evidence of sex on it, the quarters all together and the carcass after quartering/deboning just so there isn’t any question on tagging and taking all the edible portions.

Sure the warden can still hike in with you to check everything but I think just showing that you know and understand the laws and went to the effort to photograph everything goes along way with them.

 

[Jpsmith1]

I believe they are referring to “transporting” as more like in a vehicle to the processor or your house. I have been checked before while packing out and I think pretty much all wardens understand that a solo guy isn’t packing everything in one trip. I still always have a picture or 10 of the punched tag,the quarter with evidence of sex on it, the quarters all together and the carcass after quartering/deboning just so there isn’t any question on tagging and taking all the edible portions.

Sure the warden can still hike in with you to check everything but I think just showing that you know and understand the laws and went to the effort to photograph everything goes along way with them.

Yeah, I mean, I haven't had the opportunity to pack an elk out, but I've seen em and they're hefty critters, even the small ones, and I'm thinking I gotta get my weight up by a LOT first.

 

[skullclnr]

here's one for you. my buddy killed a bull a few years ago. we quartered it up and left EOS on on hind. we packed out a load, i took a rear and he had a small pack i think and took the fronts. we came back later to get the next load and a bear had found the kill. the quarter with evidence of sex was gone. we eventually found it, the bear had drug it off, but what if he had eaten it? what if it was gone? take as much video and pictures as you can and explain the situation?

 

[30338]

Pack the one with sex on it first. And the rest of your question depends on the outstanding field agent you run into. Photos may or may not help.

 

[ckleeves]

You can leave evidence on both hinds also. It’s easy enough to do a testicle on one side and a d**k stub on the other. It’s always best when it’s your first time to try to get it on the first side so you have a second chance.

Even when it’s your 100th time it’s still not a bad idea. Just last year on a bull my wife killed I did a perfect skinned out testy and then gracefully lopped it off as I slid it into a game bag. No idea why I did it. But the opposite quarter I still had a chance at and didn’t lop it off that time lol.

 

[paul1k2k]

Yep just go slow when you get to that groin area. It's easy to get in a rush and realize you've just about lopped everything off.