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bitmasher · Joined: 27 Feb 2002 Posts: 2648 Location: Colorado

Colorado's Department of Wildlife has really jacked up the costs to hunt elk and deer in their state. Even as the elk population is "over target".

These costs make it hard for an out of stater to come and enjoy a colorado big game hunt....

cowgal · Joined: 10 Mar 2002 Posts: 979 Location: Colorado

I'd like to see pricing of all licenses (in all states) done more fairly so anyone wishing to hunt can compete for the more exclusive licenses. Right now some states sell their hard to attain species licenses to the highest bidders. That's wrong, everyone should have a fair chance via lottery/drawing.

And I agree, states like Colorado with an abundance of elk, should be pricing them more fairly for out of state hunters, particularly in a year when they're trying to reduce the herd numbers. Its crazy to raise prices when you already have an over-population problem.

ontarget · Joined: 13 Mar 2002 Posts: 42 Location: N. CA

I'm with you on that. I have been applying for Oregon for the last two years. $67.00 per year untill you build up enough points to draw a tag. You are not refunded this money. You just receive 1 point each year. They say it takes about three years to pull a tag, sometimes four. When you do finally pull the tag it's $306 for the tag (elk) plus your lic. and apl. for that year.
I do not mind waiting but they could at least refund part of your monies. The $67 includes an aplication fee and hunting lic. fee. I have had A hunting lic. to hunt Oregon for the last two years which I have never used!

cowgal · Joined: 10 Mar 2002 Posts: 979 Location: Colorado

In Colorado we do get refunded our fees if we do not draw out (minus a small app fee), so we're able to accumulate preference points without it costing a lot over the years.

I do believe licensing fees (primarily for out of state) have gotten out of control in many states, as well as the regulations & requirements to even hunt there.

Not sure what the solution is. Since every state seems to have their own rules/regs.

maineguide · Joined: 03 Sep 2002 Posts: 250 Location: Downeast, ME USA

Sounds like a lot of states are doing this.
Here in Maine next year they are going up on all of the permits applications and the licenses.
Not good.

forkies · Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 7

I totally agree with you the cost to go hunting out of state has sky rocketed .You basically got to start saving as soon as your hunt season is over with.

DeadAim · Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 7 Location: Traveler

i think it's all bull **** i don't see how the government can charge people to kill animals that they have nothing to do with, they didn't raise them or manufacture them or anything, people have the right to kill animals for free like we were ment to do, i do agree there should some regulation so we don't wipe out any species, i just don't like the fact that if i don't pay them money for something that doesn't belong to them they can charge me more money and/or throw my *** in jail for trying to kill my dinner

i'm actually pretty poor so i can't afford to apply and pay them all this money every year when i need food for the winter, so just go out there and get it and don't get caught, i hate feeling like a criminal doing something that is my god given right to do!

muskrat · Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 46 Location: Arizona

DeadAim - you're either pulling our legs, or you're an idiot.

You have enough moolah to find your way onto a computer

Zippy240sx · Joined: 21 Aug 2003 Posts: 72 Location: Nebraska

Ok DeadAim u say (since javelina season isn't until jan in az, an i'd rather not deal with the game wardens down there i'm goin go just a little south of the border where game wardens don't exist) and now u say this. The cost of permits is for the preservation of all game animals. If there was no charge for hunting game animals how would we bring back the Elk and all the other game animals. Yes the government has alot to do with the game you hunt because if it wasnt for them it would not be there for anyone.

Second could u watch what u say. I have seen that u like the S word alot

Captain_Obvious · Joined: 21 Aug 2003 Posts: 891 Location: Missouri/Arkansas

(Agreeing with Zippy). I think you've shown us you're a big boy who can use the grown up words. 'Nuff said!

expatriate · Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Posts: 1476 Location: Alaska

I don't know if it has anything to do with anything, but if the number of hunters is declining, it stands to reason that the amount of revenue gained from license sales would decrease as well. So it follow that fees would increase to insure continued funding for wildlife management.

Not that I agree with the prices. I'd love to keep tags cheap. But I'll also recognize how much more expensive guns, ammo, trucks, and even stamps are nowadays compared to what they used to be. If you look over a 20 year period, I doubt that license fees have increased at the same pace as other items.

If we could just put Intel in charge of licensing -- limits would double every 18 months and cost per tag would be cut in half at the same rate.

[ This Message was edited by: expatriate on 2003-10-31 22:25 ]

2506deerslayer · Joined: 24 Dec 2002 Posts: 101 Location: Nebraska

I think you're right ex. also I think the government needs some money to study the animals and diseases like CWD, I hope they use our money to find out how to maybe manage heards such as Elk in Colorado or even whitetails in Nebraska to make the heards stronger and make it so we have more trophy's to have a crack at instead of having too many small bucks.
I would like to see a permit system that you would be able to take a management buck along with whatever tag you got as long as people understand what one is, I hate going to the check in station and seeing small young bucks checked in, people need to understand that that 2 pointer might have been a huge 4 pointer in a few years, instead they need to take a doe or a management buck, I think it would help the heard out big time where I come from!

Zippy240sx · Joined: 21 Aug 2003 Posts: 72 Location: Nebraska

Wow do i agree with you on that. It drives me nuts when people shoot spike bucks and forks when they could take a doe or a managment buck.

I hunted with a guy in Nebraska who hunted for his meet for the year and are area was over run with does but rather than take a doe for us he would shoot every lil buck he saw.

redrebel66 · Joined: 11 Oct 2003 Posts: 19 Location: orygun

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On 2002-03-23 00:03, ontarget wrote:
I'm with you on that. I have been applying for Oregon for the last two years. $67.00 per year untill you build up enough points to draw a tag. You are not refunded this money. You just receive 1 point each year. They say it takes about three years to pull a tag, sometimes four. When you do finally pull the tag it's $306 for the tag (elk) plus your lic. and apl. for that year.
I do not mind waiting but they could at least refund part of your monies. The $67 includes an aplication fee and hunting lic. fee. I have had A hunting lic. to hunt Oregon for the last two years which I have never used!

Yeah but their greedy here in oregon so thats to be expected. God knows they wouldnt want to bring some outside money into this state, just look at the job market.