Possession and daily limit laws, year it changed?

  • carver
    West Metro
    Posts: 609
    May 18, 2020 at 12:13 pm #1943188

    A couple of buddies were having this conversation last night and couldn’t remember when this changed from where possession was double the daily limit. Anyone remember the year this changed?

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18605
    May 18, 2020 at 2:10 pm #1943207

    Mn doesnt have a different daily and possession. One limit on your possession at any time including home in the freezer.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18605
    May 18, 2020 at 2:22 pm #1943214

    There are some exceptions (perch) but the general rule is they are the same.

    Reef W
    Posts: 2712
    May 18, 2020 at 2:42 pm #1943217

    I’ve tried to find this before and couldn’t find anything definitive.

    http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/input/issues/baglimits/history.pdf
    This says the Walleye limit has been 6 since 1956 but doesn’t mention daily vs possession.

    http://www.glfc.org/pubs/SpecialPubs/Sp91_1.pdf
    This is from 1989 and the oldest thing I can find. It says “Minnesota’s walleye season extends from the second Saturday in May to February 15, with no size limit and a possession limit of six.” Not sure if it’s only talking about the Great Lakes specifically or not…

    I also can’t find old fishing regulation books online. Anybody have some older ones to see what they say?

    fishthumper
    Sartell, MN.
    Posts: 11903
    May 18, 2020 at 2:51 pm #1943219

    I believe it was about 6-8 years ago now. It use to be double your daily on most everything

    fishthumper
    Sartell, MN.
    Posts: 11903
    May 18, 2020 at 3:07 pm #1943223
    Reef W wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>fishthumper wrote:</div>
    I believe it was about 6-8 years ago now. It use to be double your daily on most everything

    Been longer than that for Walleye. Here’s the 2010 manual: https://www.leg.state.mn.us/docs/2010/other/100403.pdf

    I believe that Walleye was the 1st to change. I believe it was changed a few years before other fish was changed. Then again it could have just been a lot longer ago than I remember. It just doesn’t seem like panfish has been this way for that long.

    buckybadger
    Upper Midwest
    Posts: 8137
    May 18, 2020 at 3:35 pm #1943229

    It’s almost unbelievable the number of people who fish the areas in Eastern MN that are unaware of this and think the possession and daily limits are separate like WI. I spoke with two local hardcore ice anglers this Winter (who rarely keep fish), and when this came up they thought I was simply BS’ing them.

    tim hurley
    Posts: 5825
    May 18, 2020 at 4:18 pm #1943235

    Best way to double your possesion limit is to get married and get the couple license-worth it? Ask around!

    fishthumper
    Sartell, MN.
    Posts: 11903
    May 18, 2020 at 10:20 pm #1943328
    tim hurley wrote:

    Best way to double your possesion limit is to get married and get the couple license-worth it? Ask around![/quote

    Any children in the house also get heir own possession limit as well

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