Migratory Waterfowl Stamp from $15 to $25

[REHJWA]

On 30 Jul 2014, the House of Representitives have resolution, HR5069, in comittee to raise the price of the Migratory Waterfowl Stamp from $15 to $25.
This is the first increase since 1990. These funds are tag directly to wetlands, and waterfowl.

Do you think this will have an inpact on hunter recruitment/retention?

[WSU]

No but I don't like it either.

[Tealer]

Due to inflation it's the right move. I'm not a fan if increased fees but this isn't that bad. And it probably won't increase for another 24 yrs.

[AspenBud]

I can reach into my wallet and pull out an extra $10 for that, no problem. $150 to hunt on Weyerhaeuser land over and above the cost of licenses, tags, waterfowl stamp, and pheasant card... that's another story.

[vandeman17]

I am just not a fan of having to go through three different purchases in order to hunt waterfowl. Small game, migratory bird then your stamp. I would rather pay $50 for a stamp knowing for sure it goes to waterfowl then pay a dime to my state license knowing that it just goes to the state fund.

[full choke]

I think this is long overdue. I don't like having to spend extra money anymore than the next guy, but this program does in fact make a difference for waterfowl. I do not think it will make a difference in hunter recruitment/retention. This is basically the cost of one lunch...

[270Shooter]

An extra ten dollars to hunt a 107 day season, and the money goes directly to waterfowl conservation? I have no problems with that.

[Tealer]

$150 to hunt on Weyerhaeuser land over and above the cost of licenses, tags, waterfowl stamp, and pheasant card... that's another story.

That's another story, they get tax breaks for giving us access.

[WSU]

I am just not a fan of having to go through three different purchases in order to hunt waterfowl. Small game, migratory bird then your stamp. I would rather pay $50 for a stamp knowing for sure it goes to waterfowl then pay a dime to my state license knowing that it just goes to the state fund.

I agree with this 100%.

[krapmit]

A little off topic, but something I thought I would share.  Two seasons ago, left my hunting license at home and I had drove over 100 miles to hunt with some buddies.  I went and bought a new license, but half asleep in a walmart at 3 a.m. I forgot to buy another federal duck stamp.

It just so happend that, the same day a game warden came and checked all of our ID, tags, birds and guns.  He noticed I didnt have my stamp but could do nothing.  Washington state game wardens can not write you a ticket for not having your federal stamp. He said that he would have to report it via a report to the federal f&w and then they could choose to send me a ticket in the mail, but it never happened.

Not sure if this story has much value, but hey its a story.

[300rum]

I would rather it go to a local DU Chapter then to the Federal Government.  They will spend it much wiser. 

[Special T]

Unfortunately I'm not as optimistic as many of you. Plenty of "waterfowl funds" have been copted by the salmon Restoration process. From what I've seen there is a negligible enhancement for waterfowl. While i don't think this increase by itself will affect duck hunting much, if you look at the trend of ever increasing fees certain activies will either be your ONLY form of recreation, or people will move to other forms that don't cost as much. You will find less of the OCASSIONAL waterfowler, likely just the dedicated.

[pianoman9701]

I don't have a problem with it.

"The FWS uses the fees generated from the sale of the stamps to purchase or lease wetland habitat for protection in the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS)."

http://answers.usa.gov/system/templates/selfservice/USAGov/#!portal/1012/article/3700/FederalDuck-Stamp-Program

[Tealer]

A little off topic, but something I thought I would share.  Two seasons ago, left my hunting license at home and I had drove over 100 miles to hunt with some buddies.  I went and bought a new license, but half asleep in a walmart at 3 a.m. I forgot to buy another federal duck stamp.

It just so happend that, the same day a game warden came and checked all of our ID, tags, birds and guns.  He noticed I didnt have my stamp but could do nothing.  Washington state game wardens can not write you a ticket for not having your federal stamp. He said that he would have to report it via a report to the federal f&w and then they could choose to send me a ticket in the mail, but it never happened.

Not sure if this story has much value, but hey its a story.

True. Had a problem one year. I carry a WA, OR, ID, and UT license. One day I left my WA at home, it had the fed stamp. I was hunting OR and got the same speach. Never heard from Feds. I just buy 4 or 5 stamps now.

[Tealer]

I would rather it go to a local DU Chapter then to the Federal Government.  They will spend it much wiser.

I disagree. DU will never receive another dollar from me directly. The bird stamp money is one of the few things the Feds does well.