Originally Posted by CNC
Originally Posted by Bigtymer81
When is the hunt over? Is it after you shoot? After the deer is recovered? On YouTube, a northern state Warden took a fellas drone, but not charged him with anything. Just gave him the, you can give it to me or I can arrest you and take it then. So back to those questions... Do we stop tracking 30 mins after sunset? Hunting ends then... Are we considered hunting with aide of light tracking deer after dark?
Those other questions are a big concern and can be different from each Warden.


Michigan just passed a law this year that allows their trackers to legally track and dispatch deer at night without there being any gray area……The only catch to it is that they have to call in at the start and finish of every track…..That seems like a bit much for both sides unless you had some automated service that would let you ping in to give the wardens a heads up on night tracks. I could see that being a reasonable middle ground….There’s no need in every tracker having to call in and out on every track though….I don’t think anyone want to keep up with that.

When I would hunt hogs in Elmore county at night the GW told me to just send him an text when I would be up there. That worked fine with no problems. We also call and get a permit to do controlled burns in the spring that works fine. I don't understand having to let them know when I'm finished. I do like the idea of the GW knowing I'm there so when he gets a call about something fishy going on down Tracker Rd with people in the woods with lights he knows not to get out of bed and rush down to find someone tracking a deer.