Dove hunting question

[gunpoorboy1]

Regarding the late season, 11/18 thru 1/1/23
Mourning doves only.
Daily bag limit: 15
Possession limit: 45

So if I'm only allowed 15 daily, when would it be legal to have 45 in my possession? Are they suggesting I wouldn't be going home on a daily basis to take care of that days limit (15? IM' CONFUSED.

 

[delta6]

You go hunting on Monday and you shoot 15. You don't eat any of them.
You go hunting on Tuesday and you shoot 15. You don't eat any of them.
You go hunting on Wednesday and you shoot 15. You don't eat any of them.
You can't hunt on Thursday or any other day until you start eating them.
So, if you eat 5 of them on Wednesday, you can shoot only 5 on Thursday.

15/day limit until you get a total of 45 maximum in your freezer.

 

[baja]

Yes, like if you go camping and stock up your ice chest.

 

[Suck My Glock]

Also, perhaps you go out with your 3 buddies and y'all have your limit in the cool together and get stopped by a game ranger before leaving the area.

Kinda prevents situations like Dad shot all the doves, but has the 3 kids along, claiming they blasted them too. Unlikely, but it has happened.

 

[AZ_Five56]

Some good information...
https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/a-meateaters-guide-to-bag-and-possession-limits

It would be legal for me to have a dozen gutted, plucked, and packaged blue grouse carcasses in my freezer at any given time even though a possession limit is only nine birds. Or, a hunter could have elk meat in the freezer from last year’s kill and this year’s. This would also apply to someone flying home from a week-long Alaskan fishing trip with more than a possession limit’s worth of frozen, vacuum-sealed salmon fillets in their cooler.

Once your fish and game is processed and in the freezer, you should always label the species, date and location where it was caught or killed. It’s also a good idea (and sometimes legally required) to tape your validated tags to packaged meat while traveling, or to keep the tags with the meat inside your freezer at home. This is especially important if a hunter has taken fish or game from multiple states.