There are three ways to complete the Game Check process and receive a confirmation number. Before moving a turkey from the harvest location, hunters must, at minimum, document their name and date on the harvest reporting record. The reporting record may be either (a) the MDWFP reporting application on a smartphone with the hunter's profile and subsequent harvest history (b) a paper copy of the MDWFP harvest reporting record or (c) provided by the hunter.

As part of the Game Check process, all turkey hunters are required to carry a current harvest reporting record while spring turkey hunting. All turkeys harvested during the spring turkey season must be reported to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Game Check system by 10 p.m.