A person shall not possess big game taken by unlawful means or methods or taken in a closed season in violation of any provision of part 4 of this title or rules of the Board. Unless otherwise prohibited, a person may possess lawfully taken game during the open season and for a reasonable time thereafter. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1985, No. 92, § 7; 2015, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)