Editing Hunting (section)

===Bag limits===
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[[File:Bird shooting game rack.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Red-legged partridge]]s on a game rack]]
Bag limits are provisions under the law that control how many animals of a given species or group of species can be killed, although there are often species for which bag limits do not apply. There are also [[jurisdiction]]s where bag limits are not applied at all or are not applied under certain circumstances. The phrase ''bag limits'' come from the custom among hunters of small game to carry successful kills in a small basket, similar to a [[fishing creel]].

Where bag limits are used, there can be daily or seasonal bag limits; for example, ducks can often be harvested at a rate of six per hunter per day.<ref>{{cite web |author=Debbie Young |url=http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2003/n03-015.html |title=US Fish and Wildlife Service 2003 proposed bag limits for waterfowl |publisher=Fws.gov |access-date=20 April 2012 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115622/http://www.fws.gov/southeast/news/2003/n03-015.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Big game, like [[moose]], most often have a seasonal bag limit of one animal per hunter.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} Bag limits may also regulate the size, sex, or age of animal that a hunter can kill. In many cases, bag limits are designed to allocate harvest among the hunting population more equitably rather than to protect animal populations, as protecting the population would necessitate regional density-dependent maximum bags.