There is no freezer limit for waterowl. Possession limit and daily limit refers to when you are hunting or traveling.

For instance if you hunted geese for three days straight in the reg season you could only have 6 birds ( a two day limit) in your possession.

Birds are considered in your possession until they are consumed or in your freezer at your legal address.

 Is this written any where? Some blue plater tried to tell me otherwise!

“Possession Limit for Waterfowl and Migratory Game Birds” means the maximum number of migratory game birds of a single species or a combination of species permitted to be possessed by any one person when lawfully taken in the United States in any one specified geographic area (typically a state, Indian reservation or a hunting unit or zone within a state) for which a possession limit is prescribed.

Termination of possession can only be accomplished by: (1) Gifting of legally harvested game, (2) by consuming the game.

I called the Game and FIsh on this a couple of years ago.  There is a posession limit on waterfowl including what is in your freezer at home.  This has something to do with them being a migratory bird.  Upland game on the other hand has only a posession limit while in the field.  Example is you can have as many pheasants as you want in your freezer at home and still be out in the field and get our limit.

odocoileus Said:
There is no freezer limit for waterowl. Possession limit and daily limit refers to when you are hunting or traveling.

For instance if you hunted geese for three days straight in the reg season you could only have 6 birds ( a two day limit) in your possession.

Birds are considered in your possession until they are consumed or in your freezer at your legal address.

You sir, are incorrect.

I stand corrected, this is from the G+F website...

No one may possess, store, transport or ship at any one time more than a possession limit of migratory game birds. No person shall ship migratory game birds unless the package is marked on the outside with: (1) the name and address of the person sending the birds, (2) the name and address of the person to whom the birds are being sent, and (3) the number of each species contained in the package. No person shall put or leave any game birds at any place unless the birds are tagged by the hunter with the following information: the hunter's signature and address, date taken, number and species of such birds, and small game or waterfowl license number. The above tag is required if the birds have been left by the hunter for cleaning, storage (including temporary storage), shipment or taxidermy services. No person shall transport migratory game birds belonging to another person unless such birds are tagged as required. Passengers in a vehicle that is transporting their birds are not required to tag their birds.

Ok. I'm confused. So if you are to turn the birds into sausage or jerky and then freeze it without eating it, the processed meat still counts against your possession limit?

Meelosh Said:
Ok. I'm confused. So if you are to turn the birds into sausage or jerky and then freeze it without eating it, the processed meat still counts against your possession limit?

I wouldn't worry about it.  Just go out and whack em. 

so how does that work if you have 16 in your freezer from the early season?

bowhunter_24 Said:
so how does that work if you have 16 in your freezer from the early season?

get a bigger freezer.

Enslow, that doesn't help. johnr, that does... ans so does the picture.

Don't get in trouble and they'll have no reason to check your freezer in the first place.

bowhunter_24 Said:
so how does that work if you have 16 in your freezer from the early season?

"No one may possess, store, transport or ship at any one time more than a possession limit of migratory game birds."
 

No person shall leave or store any game birds at any place other than that person's legal residence unless each piece of game is tagged with the owner's signature and address, date taken, number and species of game, and license number of the person who harvested the game

I wouldn't worry about it.

j.k Said:

bowhunter_24 Said:

I wouldn't worry about it.

I'm not worried about it sir. Just curious. What I am worried about is why I haven't seen any slaughter pics from you this year.

Slaying has been limited, but effective. 2 bands so far this year.

Meelosh Said:
Ok. I'm confused. So if you are to turn the birds into sausage or jerky and then freeze it without eating it, the processed meat still counts against your possession limit?

If you are staying in a hotel, and get checked you are going to be ticketed. Happens every years! The law is as stated, gifting,consumption are what the Feds have determined terminated possession.

Technically early season geese count toward your possession but I do not worry about it.

This subject gets kicked around each year not only on this site but all over the internet. States can be more restrictive in regards to migratory bird rules, but not less.

There is no gray area in regards to this by the Fed boys, I have seen them try and even issue tickets to birds sitting in a marinate to be eaten that evening. Did not fly, but the Feds have in the past imported wardens to our state from other regions. The local guys are normally sane, some of the out of state are not!

Had one try and tell me that I could not use Hevi Shot products because of the flax filler! I asked how that could be if it was approve for use by the very agency he represented., That stumped him!