Folks not buying a turkey tag this year!!

[Ridgeratt]

I have chosen not to buy a turkie tag this year. But I have talked to a batch of the guys I consider semi pro's over here and they all share the same thought's on the 60 buck turkie tag!!!

Even thought they have birds in the yard they aren't gonna buy a tag!! These are places I have a green light to go shoot!!

One buddy has close to 300 birds in the pasture right now!!
Could be interesting if this is a trend.

[Big10gauge]

15.90 for each tag and 22 bucks for small game with big game = almost 70 bucks. Gives me a reason to come up!!

[Ridgeratt]

And the same bird is how much at Safeway? pound for pound!   

[bobcat]

The tags only $15, don't most people buy the small game license anyway? I skipped buying the small game license a couple years ago, but regretted it because I was getting bobcats on my trail cams but couldn't hunt them.

[Heredoggydoggy]

And the same bird is how much at Safeway? pound for pound!   

No--A wild turkey is nowhere near being the same as a Butterball from Safeway! 

[Ridgeratt]

The tags only $15, don't most people buy the small game license anyway? I skipped buying the small game license a couple years ago, but regretted it because I was getting bobcats on my trail cams but couldn't hunt them.

I'm struggling with buying any hunting tags due to the ineptitude of the WDFW in their wolf management and the loss of resources over here!!
Sad part is I'm in deep enough on a sheep tag I need to figure out just how to put in for it only!!

[bobcat]

The tags only $15, don't most people buy the small game license anyway? I skipped buying the small game license a couple years ago, but regretted it because I was getting bobcats on my trail cams but couldn't hunt them.

I'm struggling with buying any hunting tags due to the ineptitude of the WDFW in their wolf management and the loss of resources over here!!
Sad part is I'm in deep enough on a sheep tag I need to figure out just how to put in for it only!!

You CAN apply for sheep, moose, and mountain goat, without buying any type of hunting license. All you need is the application for each one. So if you just want to apply for sheep, and only sheep, then this year will cost you about $14.

That's why non-residents like applying for our OIL species, they don't need to buy a license to do so. Only the applications.

[earlmarne]

o 16 a tag aint bad.i buy all my tags and licensing.i thought you guys where sayin the turkey tag alone was 60 bucks.that would hurt 

[Ridgeratt]

The tags only $15, don't most people buy the small game license anyway? I skipped buying the small game license a couple years ago, but regretted it because I was getting bobcats on my trail cams but couldn't hunt them.

I'm struggling with buying any hunting tags due to the ineptitude of the WDFW in their wolf management and the loss of resources over here!!
Sad part is I'm in deep enough on a sheep tag I need to figure out just how to put in for it only!!

You CAN apply for sheep, moose, and mountain goat, without buying any type of hunting license. All you need is the application for each one. So if you just want to apply for sheep, and only sheep, then this year will cost you about $14.

That's why non-residents like applying for our OIL species, they don't need to buy a license to do so. Only the applications.

Only one left on my bucket list in this state is a sheep or a wolf!!!

Guess I'm gonna get off cheap this year!!

Thanks Bobcat!!

[Bob33]

"That's why non-residents like applying for our OIL species, they don't need to buy a license to do so."

True, although a non-resident sheep application costs about $115.

[bobcat]

"That's why non-residents like applying for our OIL species, they don't need to buy a license to do so."

True, although a non-resident sheep application costs about $115.

Well, before last year it was only $50. It would be interesting to see how much, if any, of a decrease there was in non-resident app's when the price went up.

[NWTFhunter]

Not missing the LIB state !  Mine was only 16 for 2 tags, and 32 for combo hunting fishing lic.

[Fishnfowler]

I'm buying the small game and big game tags regardless of turkeys, so my cost is a whole $15.00.  For the amount of fun I have, that is money well spent.  It is a fair stretch of time between the end of January and September.  Turkey season comes before fishing gets good and before my garden chores kick in.  That $15 is the best value I'll have all year.  It is like a ticket to an oasis in the desert.   

[PolarBear]

I've got em' in my pasture and have no desire to shoot one.  I don't care for the taste anymore.  I probably shot over 100 of them when I was a kid in Tennessee and Alabama.  Shot a few here as well, kinda got tired of them.  To me it's not worth the $$.  With all that said, if my daughter wants to go for one that is okay but she does not seem interested at this time.

[C-Money]

Not missing the LIB state !  Mine was only 16 for 2 tags, and 32 for combo hunting fishing lic.

Thats great!

[NWTFhunter]

It has been snowing for the past 3 days here though!  Went up to an area the Bio told me about, there is 2' of snow up there.  Didnt see any birds running around, but saw a TON of deer ~

[Mfowl]

Yeah, I don't think anyone should buy a turkey tag this year! Just stay home, work in the yard, go fishing, save money. Probably gonna be a bust of a year anyway! 

[Ridgeratt]

Like polar bear said:
 I also have them in my back pasture. So I guess your right I will go work in the yard and watch them!! Hook up the boat and go fishing.


Thank you for the idea!!


I just can't see close to 60 bucks for somewhere around 12 to 15 pounds of meat or less!
If your making a road trip don't forget to add your gas!!

If my Grandson decides he wants to hunt I will take him!!

[BOWHUNTER45]

Yeah, I don't think anyone should buy a turkey tag this year! Just stay home, work in the yard, go fishing, save money. Probably gonna be a bust of a year anyway! 

yeah I agree too ...you know gas prices and people not working , you best just stay home and hopefully it will be better next year ...unless the government decides to put a hold on your money then what ?

[Gobble Doc]

I got a turkey tag this year.  My kid is going to need one for youth season.  I also got a small game and for the first time ever got a deer tag.  I'd like to try to get my first deer ever this year.  Somehow I forgot to get the discover pass.   

[Ridgeratt]

Dang it!!! Forgot to add the Discovery pass!! 

[Mfowl]

I just can't see close to 60 bucks for somewhere around 12 to 15 pounds of meat or less!
If your making a road trip don't forget to add your gas!!

If my Grandson decides he wants to hunt I will take him!!
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Its not about the table fare for me, as stated, they're no Butterball. Its all about doin the dance with a tom! I do enjoy eating them, but more so I enjoy interacting with them. Nothin gets ur blood boilin like a tom stalking your calls through the woods. That to me is well worth the price of admission! Since I'm gonna buy the small game license anyway I don't even consider it as an added cost to turkeys. Plus I don't live in turkey country, so I look forward to my annual pilgrimage to the promised land!

[ghosthunter]

I just can't see close to 60 bucks for somewhere around 12 to 15 pounds of meat or less!
If your making a road trip don't forget to add your gas!!

If my Grandson decides he wants to hunt I will take him!!

Its not about the table fare for me, as stated, they're no Butterball. Its all about doin the dance with a tom! I do enjoy eating them, but more so I enjoy interacting with them. Nothin gets ur blood boilin like a tom stalking your calls through the woods. That to me is well worth the price of admission! Since I'm gonna buy the small game license anyway I don't even consider it as an added cost to turkeys. Plus I don't live in turkey country, so I look forward to my annual pilgrimage to the promised land!
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[lokidog]

Its not about the table fare for me, as stated, they're no Butterball. Its all about doin the dance with a tom! I do enjoy eating them, but more so I enjoy interacting with them. Nothin gets ur blood boilin like a tom stalking your calls through the woods. That to me is well worth the price of admission! Since I'm gonna buy the small game license anyway I don't even consider it as an added cost to turkeys. Plus I don't live in turkey country, so I look forward to my annual pilgrimage to the promised land!

 
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[Diehard0123]

You think 60 bucks is bad try golfing

[WaltAlpine]

Its not about the table fare for me, as stated, they're no Butterball. Its all about doin the dance with a tom! I do enjoy eating them, but more so I enjoy interacting with them. Nothin gets ur blood boilin like a tom stalking your calls through the woods. That to me is well worth the price of admission! Since I'm gonna buy the small game license anyway I don't even consider it as an added cost to turkeys. Plus I don't live in turkey country, so I look forward to my annual pilgrimage to the promised land!

 

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x3. I go over there every time I think I can afford it. Sometimes outside of hunting season!

[Ridgeratt]

You think 60 bucks is bad try golfing

I have never picked up that sport also!! Just how do you skin and cook a golf ball?

[nimrod67]

"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted...If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it. What he is after is having to win it, to conquer the surly brute through his own effort and skill with all the extras that this carries with it: the immersion in the countryside, the healthfulness of the exercise, the distraction from his job."

Jose Ortega

[Atroxus]

The tags only $15, don't most people buy the small game license anyway? I skipped buying the small game license a couple years ago, but regretted it because I was getting bobcats on my trail cams but couldn't hunt them.

I'm struggling with buying any hunting tags due to the ineptitude of the WDFW in their wolf management and the loss of resources over here!!
Sad part is I'm in deep enough on a sheep tag I need to figure out just how to put in for it only!!

You CAN apply for sheep, moose, and mountain goat, without buying any type of hunting license. All you need is the application for each one. So if you just want to apply for sheep, and only sheep, then this year will cost you about $14.

That's why non-residents like applying for our OIL species, they don't need to buy a license to do so. Only the applications.

Nevermind, I don't want to derail this thread so I will ask create a new topic to ask my question.

[shredder4286]

"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted...If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it. What he is after is having to win it, to conquer the surly brute through his own effort and skill with all the extras that this carries with it: the immersion in the countryside, the healthfulness of the exercise, the distraction from his job."

Jose Ortega

That brought a tear to my eye       Seriously, though. That's what it's all about, brother. The challenge, the mountains and the chase.