It’s a matter of respect and one of the unwritten rules for hunters everywhere: Cover your game. While nearly everyone enjoys watching wildlife, few want to see dead deer, elk, and antelope in the bed of a pick-up truck, or worse. That’s why FWP annually urges all hunters to cover their game on the way home. "A deer or elk strapped to a vehicle may seem harmless to some, but it’s really a needless affront to many others," said Thomas Baumeister, FWP’s hunter education coordinator. He said today’s hunters who take the time to properly prepare their game for transport, and the non-hunting families sitting in traffic next to a pick-up truck hauling an uncovered deer or elk carcass, are bothered by displays of uncovered game. What’s more, it’s in the hunter’s best interest to take care of the carcass. "The quality of the meat often suffers and actually deteriorates if it’s exposed to the elements, " Baumeister said. Many Montana hunters shake their heads when they see another hunter’s sloppy treatment of game. "The animals we hunt in Montana, and hunters and non-hunters everywhere, deserve respect," he said. "Covering your game during transport is one of the most important things every hunter can do to show respect for the animal and the tradition of hunting." For more information on Montana’s hunting traditions visit FWP’s website at fwp.state.mt.us.
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