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I debone when ever possible in the field, especially with big critters like elk, moose and caribou, if I am packing them out on my back. Sheep and goat are a given.
As to advice on tagging and the requirements....that is hard to do. Every single province is different and there are a lot of variables from state to state.
Just as a quick example......in British Columbia you do not put a tag on an animal. You cut out the notches and it has to 'accompany' the animal...no tag pysically attached. You also need to leave evidence of species and sex attached to a portion of the carcass. With some animals the head and or antlers have accompany the animal and there may be a compulsory inspection (sheep, grizzly etc).
In Alberta we had a tag that you attached to the carcass though the rear leg tendon. In Manitoba you have seperate tags for the hide, head, meat, one that needs the date cancelled (it's a bloody mess in my opinion).
In the Northwest Territories you still have a metal snap tag that you attach around the antlers, around a rear tendon or to the hide.
Because of CWD concerns many jurisdictions require that ungulates have the spinal column removed before transporting out of province or before import, and the skull plate cleaned of all meat and tissue and dipped in a solution with bleach. So in that case at the very least you have to lift the 4 quarters and bone the rest. This is the situation, for example, if i shot a deer in Saskatchewan and wanted to take it home to Manitoba. It also the case for US citizens if they want to kill a deer in Saskatchewan and take the meat home to the US.
No easy way to give advice on this....hunters need to carefully read and understand the regulations in the state or province they are going to hunt in and need to know what the export/import requirements are for their home state/province.
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