Dual license and limits?

[bikeoutback]

Anybody know the regulations on being dual licensed in terms of limits? I have a MN resident license and a non-resident WI fishing licnese this year. I haven't kept anything from WI yet but possibly on my two trips in the next 6 weeks I'll keep some. How does it work in terms of my posession limits? For example am I allowed for panfish the MN limit + WI limit if I mark where I caught them and the license number corresponding? Or if I catch my posession limit for MN in WI does this mean I can't catch anymore in MN either? I know the regs state once you limit you can't fish for that species specifically any longer.

[Brad B]

to my knowledge the only area you could run into trouble is if you are fishing the border waters between minnesota and wisconsin. in the case of the border waters you would be only allowed your minnesota limit. if you are fishing within the state of wisconsin and had their non resident license then you should be allowed a limit on that license and if you are fishing with in minnesota borders then you would be able to get a limit in minnesota with your resident license. you would have to mark the packages with the correct license info and be able to prove you caught them out of state. I have personally fished down in missouri and down there bluegill are concided a nongame fish and you are allowed a limit of 50 this is 2.5 times a minnesota limit. I have never caught that many down there but the ones I did catch I just made sure I marked the packages with my missouri license number and held on to that license until the fish was gone. I also did this with the fish I brought back from alaska when I was up there back in 2003. remember I AM NOT A LAWYER in anyway, this is just my personal take on this subject.

[waterbound]

I think you should be able to keep a limit of fish from Wisconsin and not have it count toward your possession limit. I don't think that is how it would work though. The Wisconsin fish are in your possession and the law would probably require you to remove those fish from your possession (eat them or something) before you can add any more fish to your possession.

[Brad B]

my question for a co would be then is if you caught them out of state and can prove it how could that be counted against your minnesota limit. by right it should not be counted against it. I may email the enforcement division at the dnr and ask them for a clarification on this issue.

[bikeoutback]

I just emailed dnr information email address to ask, have to wait and see. Thought someone here may know probably should have emailed dnr first though. I can't see it being counted against limits, however could be a tough situation. I would guess it would depend on which viewpoint you take as far as is it a matter of # of fish harvested from the lakes within the state or a viewpoint of do you really need to have so many fish in your freezer?

I asked the WI DNR on their chat option but they could only fill me in that WI posession limit is 2x daily limit but that not on the posession issue as I'd be possessing them in MN. I'll await response from the DNR.

[mrklean]

I would think of it the same as when people go to south dakota and pheasant hunt and come back here just make sure you have both licenses and you should be fine

[jigginjim]

If you go thru an outfitter or guide, in another state. If you would have something write, claiming your number of game you have taken in that state.