Recovery question - Updated

[sportsman94]

Do they use their property a good bit? How big of a property are you hunting? If they use it a good bit you would think they’d eventually get tired of rotting deer on their property and let you start coming to get them. If they don’t use it much, I’d take antharper’s approach. Good luck!

 

[300 ultra mag]

That’s not what my local GW said.

What’s the name of the GW that said he can make a land owner allow someone to retrieve a deer?

 

[elfiii]

What’s the name of the GW that said he can make a land owner allow someone to retrieve a deer?

Eddie Tompkins

 

[buckpasser]

Sometimes people are just concerned about liability. They might feel if they were to give you permission over there they become exposed and vulnerable. Do them the favor of just not letting them know. That’s what I do during turkey season. Works great!

 

[gawildlife]

Hunt 200 yards off the line and you should be fine.

Not if you can't shoot straight. LOL

 

[kmckinnie]

That’s not what my local GW said.

Mine either. He plainly said he can get the deer. ?

 

[Tight Lines]

Probably doesn't want you to see his weed farm...or his still...

 

[300 ultra mag]

Eddie Tompkins

What county is he in. I hope you just misunderstood him because in Ga if the landowner says no you can’t retrieve the deer the game warden can’t even get the deer unless it’s been poached and he needs to confiscate it.

 

[elfiii]

What county is he in. I hope you just misunderstood him because in Ga if the landowner says no you can’t retrieve the deer the game warden can’t even get the deer unless it’s been poached and he needs to confiscate it.

“Call me and I’ll come get your deer.” His words not mine.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

I would think the 4th Amendment would still apply.

 

[300 ultra mag]

“Call me and I’ll come get your deer.” His words not mine.

The sergeant in my county says he’s out of barrow county and he’s going to talk to him

 

[huntfishwork]

The sergeant in my county says he’s out of barrow county and he’s going to talk to him

Wow that escalated quickly.

 

[JustUs4All]

Most GWs will probably not get involved beyond making a call to the landowner to try to reason with them. They do not have the power to permit a hunter to access the lands of another hunter to retrieve anything unless they can make the hunter some sort of agent for the DNR and I expect that this would be frowned upon especially since the investigation would have to be invented on the spot as well.

The GW himself can access anyone's land (not curtilage) so long as it is in the course of his duties. Those duties should not and probably do not include retrieving game for hunters. The GW could gin up a reason but he would need to be willing to be untruthful in the process and this could be harmful to the career of a LEO who regularly gives testimony in court.

 

[Railroader]

Eddie Tompkins

“Call me and I’ll come get your deer.” His words not mine.

Ol Eddie might be trying to be helpful, and may try to go recover the deer himself, but I stand by my post that he will NOT try to force ME to let YOU onto my land to get a deer. He has no such authority, and he's on shaky ground at best if HE enters my property to get somebody's deer.

Eddie ought to know this...

 

[Railroader]

Having said all this, the best course of action is to slip in, slip out with your deer. If it goes South, be apologetic, and ask forgiveness.

Just don't act like it's your RIGHT to go get a deer, 'cause it ain't...

 

[chrislibby88]

Trespassing tickets aren’t crazy expensive. I’m getting my deer.

 

[antharper]

That’s what has happened, I’ve contacted them and this is where it stands. I agree, can’t enter. So basically they’ve prevented others from successfully taking a deer on their own property due to the possibility of it expiring on their land.

Head shots work

 

[antharper]

Wow that escalated quickly.

I know right …. 4 minutes

 

[C.Killmaster]

I think a GW can certainly go talk to the landowner and try to retrieve the deer, but if the landowner adamantly refuses I don't think there's any legal way to get it. I'm not 100% sure, but I think that's the case.

 

[ucfireman]

If I did not have a good relationship with the neighbor and I knew the deer was dead and I could see it.
I would go get it. Shouldn't take long and they probably wont even know you did.
I would deal with the "trespass" issue later if it popped up. A lot of folks will threaten to call the "law" and never do. They don't want to deal with the drama either.