"bag" limit vs. "possession" limit?

[CVShooter]

I think about it as an enforcement issue. If they already busted you for one thing (like hunting trophies in National Parks), then they get to check your house for other violations. "Behold! A cache of 40 freshly-shot squirrels! Cite him another one, Jim!"

Other than that, it's basically a non-issue.

However, I use bag/possession limits as an indication of how plentiful that species is. If the limits are generous, there's plenty to go around. If they're restrictive, then I'd probably just stop at my bag limit for the year or thereabouts.

[MJB]

Daily bag limit is limits per day. Possession is at home & in the field

[Thefeeder]

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If you get your limit for the day that is all you can get for that day.....simple

You can gift all you want....but you can't go back and get another limit the same day......I gar-o-tee if the warden can prove that you are have exceeded your daily limit, there will be a ticket issued.

If you catch 5 trout and put one on your buddy's stringer and catch one more you are over the daily limit.

[Divernhunter]

^^^ Yes this is true and I have seen this happen with Ab diving

[JagerDog]

If you get your limit for the day that is all you can get for that day.....simple

You can gift all you want....but you can't go back and get another limit the same day......I gar-o-tee if the warden can prove that you are have exceeded your daily limit, there will be a ticket issued.

If you catch 5 trout and put one on your buddy's stringer and catch one more you are over the daily limit.

In the salt, boat limits got installed. Everyone can keep fishing until the collective daily limit is met. Partyboats did it that way for decades before it was made the law/legal.

The caveat, is if there's a violation (like a short salmon), everyone on the boat can be cited.

[FLIGHT762]

The law is stupid. Duck limit is 7 per day with 14 in possession. .

Possession limit for Ducks and Geese is three times the daily bag limit.

[lewdogg21]

^^^good catch. My bad.