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[BilletHead]

2 hours ago, DADAKOTA said:

Now I am confused.  So you give away a limit of fish and they count as yours until the person you gave them to eats them?  Or are you saying that while fishing if you give them to another person they still count against your limit for that day?  Per MDC

Daily and Possession Limits

Find statewide daily and possession limits by fishing season.

You may possess no more than the daily limit of any given species while you are on waters, or on the banks of waters, where daily limits for those species apply. Any species taken into actual possession, unless released unharmed immediately after being caught, shall continue to be included in the daily limit of the taker for the day. 

Where only catch-and-release fishing is allowed, fish must be returned unharmed immediately to the water after being caught.

The possession limit is twice the statewide daily limit. Fish you take and possess must be kept separate or distinctly identifiable from fish taken by another person. If you are away from your catch, the device holding the fish must be plainly labeled with your full name and address.

 

                     I see it as they count against you for the day. You know the deal just like waterfowl. You can gift them as long as you label them to another but not take another limit for the day. When you gift any game, you must label that you are the taker, but you release possession to another person. this way if the giftee does not have a license he can legally possess them.  

[Phil Lilley]

I ran this by our local agent.  He said basically what @BilletHead just posted.