Wing on for id purposes not longer applies. This came up last year so I called T,P&W and got the official word.

Here's a little tidbit most don't know about...possession is 45 birds...3 full limits. Lets say your on day three of hunting. You have 2 full limits cleaned and in your cooler on ice,30 birds bagged up, marked and dated. You have 10 birds on hand from the current days hunt. You can, if the GW wants to be a hard a$$, get a ticket for 2 limits over your current possession of 10. We went thru this last season....argued with the GW and he let us go but with a warning. Here is TPWD way of looking at it. Those 30 birds you have on ice, in your truck and IN THE FIELD WHILE YOUR CURRENTLY HUNTING is the catch. TPWD wants those 30 birds OFF THE PLACE OF HUNTING...back in your motel, camper etc. Our argument was we had checked out of the motel and had no where else to keep the birds, and were 3 hours from home hunting. He said leave the coolers at the gate, behind a tree etc. Just don't have the birds in your truck, or in the vicinity of your "spot" your hunting. The obvious exception would be if you were literately camped at your hunting spot and was just stepping out to shoot.

I'm betting you could win a court battle with that but just be aware of it.

Yeah, for all the GW knows, you showed up on Sep 3rd, and shot 40 birds, bagged 30 as if you shot them previous days. That's why it is good to document your hunt with your smartphone with pics, that are time stamped. I good GW just wants to know the facts, documenting your trip with smartphone will help you.