I'm tellin you now, that those numbers became quite inaccurate when we began writing out our own temporary transportation tags. I guarantee there are tons more deer killed than are checked in. Always has been poaching. But it became so much easier when we went this direction. Now tele-check?

Look, I know it's a nice convenience. Heck, one guy even said it's legal now to use your smartphone to check it in while your kneeling over it in the woods... then quarter it up and carry it out. Man on a big buck, that's awesome. But dishonest people will have a field day if it's this easy.

I'd love to see us go back(it'll never happen) to when your tag was attached to your license. Even us lifetime license holders got our tags mailed to us.