I did a gutless bone out on my elk this October. Had a decent pack out by myself, and after trying to lift the pack with a bone in quarter, I realized i was going to need to do something else.
Pretty sure I was able to keep it all legal, but it was a pain. I've seen the tags from some of the western states (and even used one, though it was on a turkey), and they are usually notched and then taped or zip-tied onto the antler (or leg or wherever depending on species). Seems like this would work here too. Wouldn't even need to change the tags, just add it to the rules that this is an option. Can still use the wires if you shoot whole deer or feel no need to change. Seems to me like its pretty obvious that there should be 4 quarters with the antlers, or 4 quarters for an antlerless tag, plus evidence of sex attached, since people could shoot bulls or bucks and leave the heads behind if they had an anterless tag. The tail for deer makes sense, since muley/whitetail mix-ups do happen and people could try to cover it up. But keeping the tail or scrotum isn't really the issue for me. Its just where the tag is, and that it is so tough to get the bone out with that tag in the tendon.
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