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A person who has wounded or killed, or reasonably believes he or she has wounded or killed a deer, moose or bear during any applicable open season on that animal may engage a licensee to track and recover the animal. That person must, unless physically incapacitated, accompany the licensee when tracking the animal
Use leashed tracking dogs, at any time, with or without the aid of an artificial light, to track and find wounded or dead deer, moose or bear from the opening day of any season on deer, moose or bear through the 24 hour period immediately following the last day of any open season on deer, moose or bear.
No person other than the licensee or, during legal hunting periods, the person who has engaged the licensee, may carry a firearm or long-bow of any description while tracking wounded or dead deer, moose or bear
During legal hunting periods, the person who has engaged the licensee must dispatch the wounded deer, moose or bear by methods that are lawful during the season in which it was wounded (and in a lawful manner reduce the animal to legal possession).However, the licensee must dispatch the wounded animal if the legal hunting period has ended, or, when in the judgment of the licensee it is unsafe or otherwise inappropriate for the hunter to do so.
Before tracking a wounded or dead animal, the licensee must notify, by telephone or in person, the nearest available law enforcement officer assigned to the area where the deer, moose or bear was killed or wounded.
Notification must include:
The name, address, telephone number, and big game license number of the person engaging the licensee, The general location of the wounded animal.
The licensee may charge a fee for these dog tracking services without possessing a valid guide license
After a deer, moose or bear has been dispatched, the licensed hunter must immediately fill out the appropriate transportation tag
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