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The DAILY limit is still 7 ducksThe aggregate limit is 21.That means us wetsiders can go hunt the potholes on a 3 day weekend and be legal coming home.Definite improvement. Someone up there is starting to listen.
Quote from: Fishnclifff on August 12, 2013, 03:36:23 PMThe DAILY limit is still 7 ducksThe aggregate limit is 21.That means us wetsiders can go hunt the potholes on a 3 day weekend and be legal coming home.Definite improvement. Someone up there is starting to listen.If limits were that easy only 14 would not stop them.I see it helping out the club hunters the most.
Quote from: hdshot on August 12, 2013, 03:57:45 PMQuote from: Fishnclifff on August 12, 2013, 03:36:23 PMThe DAILY limit is still 7 ducksThe aggregate limit is 21.That means us wetsiders can go hunt the potholes on a 3 day weekend and be legal coming home.Definite improvement. Someone up there is starting to listen.If limits were that easy only 14 would not stop them.I see it helping out the club hunters the most.I see it as a overall good thing, I know there has been times where I wished I was good enough and had 3 days in a row where I could worry about traveling with 21 ducks no seriously though, I think it makes sense for the guys who travel to be able to shoot for 3 days, if you had 2 good days and limited on both the 3rd you couldnt shoot at all. now the guy that has 18 ducks to take home doesnt have to worry.
I got into this on another thread but the way that I interpret the regs that the possession limits applies from the place where the game is taken(field) to your personal abode, or temporary domicile, or temporary transient place of lodging. This is from the WDFW website. "For upland birds and waterfowl, the daily bag limit is the maximum number of birds that can be harvested in a single day. In some cases the bag limit can be an aggregate of species, but other times it is limited by species and sex. The appropriate Hunting Regulation Pamphlets should be consulted. The possession limit is the number of daily limits allowed to be kept in the field or in transit."So on a three day hunt as long as you return to your camp (RV, Tent, Hotel, cardboard box, etc.) you've done all that the WDFW asks to comply with they're possession limit requirements Therefore we've always been able to limit out on a three day hunt and be legal.
Quote from: syoungs on August 12, 2013, 04:00:27 PMQuote from: hdshot on August 12, 2013, 03:57:45 PMQuote from: Fishnclifff on August 12, 2013, 03:36:23 PMThe DAILY limit is still 7 ducksThe aggregate limit is 21.That means us wetsiders can go hunt the potholes on a 3 day weekend and be legal coming home.Definite improvement. Someone up there is starting to listen.If limits were that easy only 14 would not stop them.I see it helping out the club hunters the most.I see it as a overall good thing, I know there has been times where I wished I was good enough and had 3 days in a row where I could worry about traveling with 21 ducks no seriously though, I think it makes sense for the guys who travel to be able to shoot for 3 days, if you had 2 good days and limited on both the 3rd you couldnt shoot at all. now the guy that has 18 ducks to take home doesnt have to worry.Possession limit also counts whats in the freezer as well. Hunting is really down and the state is trying to get more licenses sold for revenue is all, not help the hunter succeed in the blind with more fowl in the air.
Quote from: hdshot on August 12, 2013, 04:13:46 PMQuote from: syoungs on August 12, 2013, 04:00:27 PMQuote from: hdshot on August 12, 2013, 03:57:45 PMQuote from: Fishnclifff on August 12, 2013, 03:36:23 PMThe DAILY limit is still 7 ducksThe aggregate limit is 21.That means us wetsiders can go hunt the potholes on a 3 day weekend and be legal coming home.Definite improvement. Someone up there is starting to listen.If limits were that easy only 14 would not stop them.I see it helping out the club hunters the most.I see it as a overall good thing, I know there has been times where I wished I was good enough and had 3 days in a row where I could worry about traveling with 21 ducks no seriously though, I think it makes sense for the guys who travel to be able to shoot for 3 days, if you had 2 good days and limited on both the 3rd you couldnt shoot at all. now the guy that has 18 ducks to take home doesnt have to worry.Possession limit also counts whats in the freezer as well. Hunting is really down and the state is trying to get more licenses sold for revenue is all, not help the hunter succeed in the blind with more fowl in the air.The statement in bold:This is the feds position, but, they can't back it up with the Mig. Waterfowl Act or any other regulation.I spent some time last year trying to get them to do just that. It is their "opinion" that is what the rule means. That is all I could get from the feds is an opinion, nothing in writing.Here is the wording from the reg. book. It is under the heading" Summary of Federal Regulations". Field possession limit:No person shall possess, have in custody, ortransport more than the daily bag limit oraggregate daily bag limit, whichever applies, ofmigratory game birds, tagged or not tagged, ator between the place where taken and either:a) His automobile or principal means of landtransportation; orb) His personal abode or temporary ortransient place of lodging; orc) A migratory bird preservation facility; ord) A post office; ore) A common carrier facility.The part in bold, means:The field possession limit ends when you leave your blind and put the ducks in your car.This is being debated and discussed by hunting groups all over. I've talked to guys from Texas to the SE.All agree with the field possession limit in bold letters. All states have something similar.
Quote from: Fishnclifff on August 12, 2013, 06:01:41 PMQuote from: hdshot on August 12, 2013, 04:13:46 PMQuote from: syoungs on August 12, 2013, 04:00:27 PMQuote from: hdshot on August 12, 2013, 03:57:45 PMQuote from: Fishnclifff on August 12, 2013, 03:36:23 PMThe DAILY limit is still 7 ducksThe aggregate limit is 21.That means us wetsiders can go hunt the potholes on a 3 day weekend and be legal coming home.Definite improvement. Someone up there is starting to listen.If limits were that easy only 14 would not stop them.I see it helping out the club hunters the most.I see it as a overall good thing, I know there has been times where I wished I was good enough and had 3 days in a row where I could worry about traveling with 21 ducks no seriously though, I think it makes sense for the guys who travel to be able to shoot for 3 days, if you had 2 good days and limited on both the 3rd you couldnt shoot at all. now the guy that has 18 ducks to take home doesnt have to worry.Possession limit also counts whats in the freezer as well. Hunting is really down and the state is trying to get more licenses sold for revenue is all, not help the hunter succeed in the blind with more fowl in the air.The statement in bold:This is the feds position, but, they can't back it up with the Mig. Waterfowl Act or any other regulation.I spent some time last year trying to get them to do just that. It is their "opinion" that is what the rule means. That is all I could get from the feds is an opinion, nothing in writing.Here is the wording from the reg. book. It is under the heading" Summary of Federal Regulations". Field possession limit:No person shall possess, have in custody, ortransport more than the daily bag limit oraggregate daily bag limit, whichever applies, ofmigratory game birds, tagged or not tagged, ator between the place where taken and either:a) His automobile or principal means of landtransportation; orb) His personal abode or temporary ortransient place of lodging; orc) A migratory bird preservation facility; ord) A post office; ore) A common carrier facility.The part in bold, means:The field possession limit ends when you leave your blind and put the ducks in your car.This is being debated and discussed by hunting groups all over. I've talked to guys from Texas to the SE.All agree with the field possession limit in bold letters. All states have something similar.Feds also have no laws that ban spinners as well. In the WA waterfowl regs just says "possession limit" and nothing else that I see. Possession limit is very broad that covers every scenario of harvested birds a hunter has whether in the field, transport, home, or even your Mom's house before consumed or prepared.
As for the spinners?The fed mig. act allows states to set seasons and harvest rules according to the population counts in their states.WA is not the only state that does not allow motorized decoys.
Quote from: Fishnclifff on August 13, 2013, 06:55:36 PMAs for the spinners?The fed mig. act allows states to set seasons and harvest rules according to the population counts in their states.WA is not the only state that does not allow motorized decoys.1. They DO NOT set limits by the population of the state.2. 48 states allow motorized decoys.Please carry on
Quote from: Ned on August 13, 2013, 10:39:06 PMQuote from: Fishnclifff on August 13, 2013, 06:55:36 PMAs for the spinners?The fed mig. act allows states to set seasons and harvest rules according to the population counts in their states.WA is not the only state that does not allow motorized decoys.1. They DO NOT set limits by the population of the state.2. 48 states allow motorized decoys.Please carry onActually they do.After they get the survey results, they set seasons and limits.They also decide on any special rules for us hunters.
