And how does this differ from giving them away to a land owner, someone at the hotel, etc?

I follow the law, at no point does it say you cannot give away your game. We have possession limits here in Colorado on most game birds, other than Prairie Chicken which have a season long total take limit of two birds. I think Parks and Wildlife are smart enough to know the difference when they write the law.

As predicted, a scholar such as yourself knows more than the game departments.

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