Below is the question I asked the DNR,


Hello,

I have a question regarding walleye possession limits, Does the possession limit include fish in your home freezer? Reason I ask is I spoke with a DNR officer a few years back about this and he stated that the possession limit was only for fish in your possession before you got home. For instance I go on a weekend fishing trip and stay on my boat for 3 days. A friend says that the DNR officer I spoke with was wrong and I was hoping for some clarification.

Thanks in advance.

 

Thanks for posting. I always thought posession limit included your fish in the freezer. Now I know better. Also, will need a larger freezer

Marty

 

Glad I've never followed anyways gotta keep the people ya know happy and eat it yourself, thnx for posting

 

Thank you for the clarification!

 

With the 3 day limit, doesn't 2 days worth have to be processed, as in frozen, so that you can't catch 3 days worth in one day & think you're legal ?

 

whoever you spoke with in Lansing is incorrect. the law states that in addition to one days daily possession limit of fish a person may possess an additional two daily possession limits of fish taken during the previous days fishing provided that the additional limits of fish are processed canned cured or by smoking drying or frozen. It has nothing to do with being in transit if you have more than three total days allowance in your freezer at home you are breaking the law .

 

Here we go again! Thought we were getting somewhere.

 

SS where you at ?? Facts ...

 

Drinkin labatts lol...

Its 3 limits total... 2 processed and 1 fresh. Michigan fish.

Didn't read all posts but anything else is uncivilized.

 

It is in the rule book just read it.
DRStalker is 100% correct.

No idea why the question was ever asked in the 1st place? Read the book 1st

 

Quack attack I looked up the Directory in Lansing and that person is not law-enforcement division that individual works for fisheries division.

 

Then what is the possession limit for my neighbor who has no fishing license but goes to Kroger and buys 50 pounds of walleye fillets on sale and freezes them for a fish fry on the 4th of July? Is it only those of us with a valid Michigan fishing license that are bound to the possession limit at home? What's the possession limit on canned salmon? Grouper? Tuna? Once it's in your freezer it's food, load it up.

 

Obviously there is no possession limit on commercial products. Sim0ly ask the guy to save the packaging when he uses them so you can put your own fillets in them. Problem solved.

 

I would hold on to that email so if you ever get caught you can show them and say hey DNR told me I can. Although he said "I think" and "if I am reading this person's email correctly" and that would screw you as the guy obviously doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

Emails don't stand up in court.

 

This will be my last post on the subject. I started this thread because I said I would when I got a response. I rarely keep fish but thought it would help out those of you who do. It saddens me that so many of you refuse to see the light but that is your god given right. But think about this the way you doubters see the law nothing would stop me from catching my limit every day and giving it away to whoever I chose as long as I did not have more than my possession limit at home I would be ok. Its like the old saying goes "You can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink" I think you all should do whatever you think is right for you. Good luck on the water and if you see the DNR don't be afraid to ask them, you will see for yourself.

 

Thank you for putting your time into this. Certainly seems like there is some grey area within the DNR on this.

 

And I thought I had drank too much...

 

this response isn't worth a crap... "I do not THINK", "IF I am reading this correctly", "I BELIEVE".... Lawyer speak for "I DON'T KNOW"!

 

I did not think it was illegal to rob that bank. Etc etc etc

 

People can't take fish from you if that person does not have a mi fishing license. Your license lets you have the right to have the fish. Without it that person is poaching.

 

Bs. Anyone can accept fish as a gift without a fishing license. Where r u getting your information? I guess I need to look at the reg booklet. Shrubby [emoji226][emoji226]

 

 

Everyone can interpret the rules as they wish, but I am not at all concerned about what I have at home in my freezer, only what I have in my boat, cooler or truck. The next time a DNR guy shows up at my house will be the first, and he would need a warrant. I throw back far more than I keep and usually give away what I bring home, for the record.

 

Exactly. If the DNR show up at your house you have bigger problems I am thinking than what is in your freezer. It is how they got there and why that would be the real problem I think.

 

Im going to put free fishing dates on all my pkgs then i can have possesion limits for everybody in the house..
Just kiddin lol

 

I always like reading topics where people desperately try to justify their illegal acts.

3 days in possession. It's hard to fathom not being able to understand those 4 words.

 

I believe I just read 3 or 4 totally false statements in this thread, hope no newbies consider this thread the gospel!

 

Goshshpel Smashschpell I WANTS what I wants.