SB 5632 Hunting and Fishing Licenses

[washelkhunter]

Great another screw job by the wdfw. I appreciate the discount on the purchase of the small game with the big. The money grubbers want to put it to us again.     Unless I pull the ms elk this year i'll probably spend my money to hunt elsewhere.

[huntnphool]

This bill does nothing more than generate revenue, it is its only purpose.

[bigtex]

This bill does nothing more than generate revenue, it is its only purpose.

It's not a secret. The actual title of the bill is "increasing revenue to the state wildlife account."

WDFW is getting less tax (general fund) money each budget year. Like it or not, it's becoming more of a user funded agency.

[bobcat]

The intention of the bill is definitely to bring in more revenue, but it seems reasonable to me. At least they didn't increase special permit applications. I would've been done with this state if they did that. The small game license, I can buy it or not. Just like I may not even buy an elk license this year, depending on how I like the new seasons that they come up with for this year.

[BULLBLASTER]

  this os getting rediculous! In 2008 it cost me roughly 140 for my tags and all permit apps. Then in 2009 they made a bajillion categories and now for "quality" deer and elk it costs as much asidahos nonres apps. As it is now i have almost 120 into just apps each year... not including my license and tags! Then a discover pass that goes mostly to state parks where i cant even hunt!!!  thinking i may cash in a few points and be done in wa... i wont buy another small game license for sure. Maybe just otc deer in wa... 

NO NO NO!

[Blackjaw]

I don't mind paying more every year as long as there is more opportunity, if I have to pay more for less opportunity I get a little perturbed !! 

Exactly!!!

[washelkhunter]

Pay pay pay then pay some more suckers. It would be awesome if just even half the resident hunters just sat it out for one year, that would wake em up.

[bearpaw]

I'm ok with small reasonable increases in hunt fees every few years, it takes money for WDFW to operate and there is a certain amount of inflation they must offset. Most of these increases are reasonable. I also like the language for helping disabled hunters have higher odds of taking an animal home.

I am opposed to eliminating the small game discount because a lot of people will quit buying the small game. I would be more agreeable if they increased the fee but still had some sort of discount. The goal should be to keep as many people buying all types of hunting licenses as possible, I know some hunters may not agree with that, but hunter numbers have declined over the years, we need to retain and recruit as many hunters as possible for all types of hunting.

[Skyvalhunter]

If they need more let them tap into the general fund more.

[bearpaw]

I would be happy to pay even more if hunters had a bigger say in wildlife management and they were working to increase herds. 

[Karl Blanchard]

Until we have a Department of fish and GAME,  I will never support increases! We pay more and more and more and we get less and less and less for it!  When hunters start getting put first and stop getting squeezed to foot the bill for everyone, then I can support stuff like this.

[MtnMuley]

I would be happy to pay even more if hunters had a bigger say in wildlife management and they were working to increase herds. 

  x 100

Since that's not the case, stupid SB once again.

[Dhoey07]

It's too bad that they packaged a good thing, bullet point # 1, with a bunch of money grab items, all the other points.

[BULLBLASTER]

It's too bad that they packaged a good thing, bullet point # 1, with a bunch of money grab items, all the other points.

[Karl Blanchard]

It's too bad that they packaged a good thing, bullet point # 1, with a bunch of money grab items, all the other points.

they lump it all together like that so people will go for it even though they don't like the increases.