Not exactly. You do not have to debone. However, you can not transport any portion of the spine or brain matter. Below is a cut and paste from G&F booklet:
wgfd.wyo.gov
Hey no need to be so mean about this....it was an honest question about how its different between the two species.
Not really. They have to spend 365 days a year somewhere. Having all of those days be on a tiny home range vs spread over some 10’s of thousands of acres or more would mean less focal hot areas and likely reduced environmental transmission because mule deer densities are generally far lower than what you guys see in white tails further East. And this is assuming environmental transmission is significant. We think so, and we know it happens, but no studies yet exist that elucidate the relative rates or importance of environmental vs animal-to-animal transmission.
Not exactly. You do not have to debone. However, you can not transport any portion of the spine or brain matter. Below is a cut and paste from G&F booklet:
(b) Except as provided in this subsection (a) of this section, only the following parts of any deer, elk or moose taken in Wyoming may be transported in Wyoming: edible portions with no part of the spinal column or head attached; cleaned hide without the head; skull or skull plate or antlers that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue; teeth; or, finished taxidermy mounts.
(c) Only the following parts of any deer, elk or moose taken in Wyoming may be transported to other states, provinces or countries: edible portions with no part of the spinal column or head; cleaned hide without the head; skull or skull plate or antlers that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue; teeth; or finished taxidermy mounts. Whole deer, elk and moose carcasses shall not be transported out of Wyoming.
Edible portions includes the bones, i.e., ribs for this definition. I personally do not debone until I get ready to process it because I do some bone in roasts and ribs. I also use marrow bones to make broth with the same way you make beef broth from beef bones. I sometimes quarter to get everything to fit in my coolers if it is on the warm side hunting but I do not debone for a couple days after the kill.
For specific questions, call:
307-777-4600
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Mountain Time), excluding holidays
Always get your advice direct from G&F where compliance is a concern
You can also submit your question online at below link. They have been really good to me answering my question and I can't find the old email they sent me but I asked this very question but the above is basically how they responded to me.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Customer Support
Call and check. You do not have to debone. Seriously. You do have to remove the spine and all brain tissue. You can quarter it out, cut the ribs off and take them or use the gutless method and be perfectly legal. Some do like to debone. But the fact is, you do not have to debone as far as Wyoming's CWD requirements go. That does not speak for other states though. Some states have stricter requirements for you to import the meat into that state.
I think what they’re saying Doug is that to import into their home states they must remove the bones, regardless of what Wyoming’s law is. For most people, the import requirements of their home states or transit states are more impactful than the regs for moving animals within the state they are hunting.
See my previous reply. It's not just Wyoming statute that's applicable.
You're right. See post # 29.
I understand that. Colorado for example recommends deboning but nothing in their regs specifically requires it. They do require removal of spinal column, brain tissue, lymph nodes and fatty tissue and most of the organs. You have to verify the laws both of your home state where you intend to import the meat or carcass to AND the state you are hunting and moving it from.
Comparing Wisconsin to Wyoming for anything concerning wildlife is laughable . Your not looking at it from right angle . Listen to buzz on this one
You're right. Wyoming is probably worse in the areas I saw. Every yard along the river looked like this where they were eating the owners plants and drinking out of his bird feeder. CWD fast spreading in that scenario...and we aren't talking about just a few select farms. This was 50 miles of us driving the powder river watching in awe at the amount of mulies along this river. Probably saw 5 to 10 bucks per mile of road or so.
