Tagging Your Game

All big game taken must be tagged by attaching or affixing a tag by using the instructions on the back of the printed valid permit-tag and for electronic tags following the rules specified in Commission Rule R12-4-302, Use of Tags.
A paper tag should be applied so that it cannot be removed or reused and all printing on the face of the tag is visible.
- For a deer, elk or pronghorn, seal the tag around the antler or horn, or through the gambrel of a hind leg.
- For a javelina, bighorn sheep, mountain lion, bison or bear, seal the tag through the gambrel of a hind leg.
- For a turkey, sandhill crane or pheasant, seal the tag around the neck or a leg.

R12-4-305
A. A person shall ensure that evidence of legality remains with the carcass or parts of a carcass of any wildlife that the person possesses, transports, or imports until arrival at the person’s permanent abode, a commercial processing plant, or the place where the wildlife is to be consumed.