https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/12/texas-anglers-nabbed-with-173-crappie-fish-over-the-

[Chuck Adams]

It is illegal to take more than the daily bag limit of a wild fish in a calendar day.

The possession limit is two times the daily bag limit.

The possession limit does not apply to a wild fish that is processed and stored at an individual’s primary residence.

It is illegal to carry, transport, or ship outside Indiana, in open season, in one day, a wild fish that the individual has taken in open season in excess of the possession limit.


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[BroKenneth]

This didn't seem right so I looked it up at Freshwater Bag and Length Limits — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Fish stored at home does not count in possession limit.

Possession Limits

• Twice the statewide daily bag limit.
• In waterbodies where daily bag limits are larger than the statewide daily bag, the possession limits remain twice the statewide daily bag limits: lakes Caddo, Kirby, Livingston, Palestine, Toledo Bend and the Sabine River below Toledo Bend.
• Fish stored by a person at their residence do not apply to their possession limit.
• Definitions of daily bag and possession limit.
  
  Not sure if you were saying a double limit was all you could have at home so am posting this to clarify that fish stored in home does not count toward limits.

I just quoted what was in the article. I will also point out that a rented cabin, hotel, etc. is not a residence.


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[Gomer Snerd]

Here is the law in Alabama !

It is a violation of Alabama law for any person to transport more than one days creel limit of any species of fish beyond the boundaries of this state.

But then you would be in another state and out of Bama jurisdiction. Further, how would you identify them as Bama fish?

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[BroKenneth]

But then you would be in another state and out of Bama jurisdiction. Further, how would you identify them as Bama fish?

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A couple of years ago two Mississippi hunters went out west to hunt. Hunted on posted land, killed an illegal whitetail and successfully brought it home. The game and fish department from the state out west investigated, came to Mississippi, confiscated the whitetail and arrested the hunters.

Same thing could happen here. If the crime originated in Alabama, authorities can and will cross state lines.


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[Bricks]

This didn't seem right so I looked it up at Freshwater Bag and Length Limits — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Fish stored at home does not count in possession limit.

Possession Limits

• Twice the statewide daily bag limit.
• In waterbodies where daily bag limits are larger than the statewide daily bag, the possession limits remain twice the statewide daily bag limits: lakes Caddo, Kirby, Livingston, Palestine, Toledo Bend and the Sabine River below Toledo Bend.
• Fish stored by a person at their residence do not apply to their possession limit.
• Definitions of daily bag and possession limit.
  
  Not sure if you were saying a double limit was all you could have at home so am posting this to clarify that fish stored in home does not count toward limits.

That is not the way it is here in Wisconsin possession is total including any fish at your residence.

[chaunc]

This is a great debate. Very informative for all the members here. We all need to know the real regulations of the state we’re gonna fish in. I’m not the OP but I appreciate all the info that is chimed in here. To me, my residence is anywhere I’m paying to stay at. Permanent or temporary for vacation. I pay taxes to stay there.

[Ketchn]

we have the old school rule of its final destination .
but the game wardens here have TOTAL authority over all law enforcement officers in our state .
they dont even legally have to have a search warrant to enter your home .
dont mess with Texas means just that
and YES our wardens love to sit real far away and video and watch folks with high end equipment ....
if they approach ya you best have a truthful straight story or it wont end well .
the math on the original story seems inaccurate to me and the fish were frozen and that makes it somewhat hard to determine when and where and what day .
they might have been over the limit ,but somehow since i aint heard a single word of it locally ....
i doubt it happened the way it was reported .

[Ketchn]

and if you do the math and look at it carefully ....
173 OVER the limit is 346 fillets not 350
minus the 200 they were allowed to have legally ...
equals 73 fish over the limit ...
now mind ya 73 over is 73 over if it was actually 73 in the first place
the bad news for them is the fine is somewhere in the close to $20,000 realm on 73 illegal fish
restitution and fines on each fish are around 250 bucks give or take
its up the the judge to decide ...
and they will likely take their boat , truck and rods as well ....
again i say DONT MESS WITH TEXAS ....

[KRW]

Ketchn, I always like ur posts, but you need to read the 4th Amendment in the Bill of Rights. A Tx (or any other State) Law Enforcement officer either has to have a Search Warrant or for sure probable cause ti enter your House or Vehicle

[BroKenneth]

"The default rule under the Texas and U.S. constitutions is that a police officer (or game warden) needs a warrant to enter and search your house. However, there are many exceptions to this general rule. A common exception is consent. If the game warden has your consent he can enter you home without a warrant. Another common exception is the plain view doctrine. More typically, game warden interactions are in the field and not in your home. Especially in a vehicle or watercraft there are many exceptions to the warrant requirement." - Internet search..