Originally Posted by Groundhawg
Originally Posted by Overland
Depredation permits are tightly controlled and have very specific limitations, rules and timelines. They are species specific and most require you to leave any deer killed where it lays and you are prevented from removing antlers. It is possible to for a farmer to have a deer depredation permit and not a hog permit. Not sure that you can charge a hunter to shoot deer or use bait under the permit but I could be wrong. In some cases, fields are inspected following a "management" event. Also, some hunters intentionally gut shoot the deer or hogs so they will run off of the field and expire somewhere else.

Either way, you are right that an aggressive number of deer taken under a permit can reduce the population in close proximity to the target farm. Do the same thing over several years and you really see a change.

Where did you find the information that you had to leave the critters to rot?

What I saw was - Deer harvested with a Alabama Depredation Permit can be processed.

General requirements for processing
Transfer of possession: Any transfer of a deer to a processor or taxidermist requires written documentation.
Documentation must include:
Full name of the person who harvested the animal
Conservation ID (CID) of the person who harvested the animal
Game Check Confirmation Number associated with that animal
Date the animal was harvested

I've been on depredation permits and was told by "Green Jeans" to leave em laying and don't even pull them out of the field. Like Overland said , I know some who gut shoot them so they'll run out of the field.


"Why do you ask"?

Too many people spend money they don't have , on things they don't need, to impress people they don't know.