Didn't want to hijack the other thread about tags in the mail but had a related question. Today I found out I got Monday off so I was hoping to get away for some upland bird hunting before the madness of next weekend... then I remembered that I ordered a bobcat tag on Wednesday and don't have it yet.

(have one on my trail cam on my property starting to show up and was there a fair bit last winter, know it a long shot but would hate to have to pass on him this winter because no tag)

Anyways, the regs say I have to have all my issued tags (even cancelled ones) with me at all times while hunting. Has anyone been stopped by a CO while hunting and a tag was still in the mail? Bobcat opening is still a few weeks away so I wouldn't shoot him this trip even if I had the tag, I just don't want to get in trouble.