A voluntary option for transporting harvested spring turkey allows hunters to register through the Internet, using photos taken at the harvest site. This is not a telephone registration system, and it is not required unless you want to transport your turkey without evidence of sex attached. (Without this system, the beard must remain attached to the breast until it arrives at a commercial place of processing, preservation, or the permit holder's residence.)

Once a transportation confirmation number is obtained or the hunter retains photographs necessary for electronic registration, the hunter may then transport the carcass without the beard attached.

For complete directions on this process, go to the Electronic Turkey Check-in Application