Which statement correctly describes bag limit and possession limit?

Which statement correctly describes bag limit and possession limit?

• A. Bag limit is the maximum number you may possess at any time; possession limit is the maximum harvested per season.
• B. Bag limit is the maximum number you may harvest in a specific period; possession limit is the total number you may possess at any time, including harvested but not yet consumed.
• C. Bag limit and possession limit are always identical.
• D. Bag limit applies only to eggs, possession limit only to meat.

Answer: (B)

Understanding how bag limits differ from possession limits helps you plan what you can legally harvest and what you can keep. Bag limit is the number you may harvest in a specific period (like a day or a season). Possession limit is the total number you may possess at any time, including animals you’ve already harvested but haven’t yet consumed or stored. This distinction explains why the correct statement describes the bag limit as the harvest limit for a period and the possession limit as the total you may possess at any moment. The other ideas don’t fit because the bag limit isn’t about what you may possess at any time, nor are bag and possession limits always identical. Eggs aren’t what these limits regulate; bag and possession limits apply to harvested wildlife, not eggs.

Understanding how bag limits differ from possession limits helps you plan what you can legally harvest and what you can keep.

Bag limit is the number you may harvest in a specific period (like a day or a season). Possession limit is the total number you may possess at any time, including animals you’ve already harvested but haven’t yet consumed or stored. This distinction explains why the correct statement describes the bag limit as the harvest limit for a period and the possession limit as the total you may possess at any moment.

The other ideas don’t fit because the bag limit isn’t about what you may possess at any time, nor are bag and possession limits always identical. Eggs aren’t what these limits regulate; bag and possession limits apply to harvested wildlife, not eggs.