More good news for hunters: another new fee

[Bob33]

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[Bigtine96]

Gotta love this state!

[bigtex]

Goes from free to $13.20 plus $.50 per species, hmmm. Think if they wanted the new fees they could've started them a little lower then $13.

[firefighter4607]

What are the new fees? I can't see the Picture Bob posted.....

[singleshot12]

To support surveys and additional management activities?  I wonder how much out of the $0-to over $50 jump is actually going towards that? One dollar?

[winshooter88]

Bob, I can't see anything but a red x.

[Bob33]

Hmmm.  I dont know why the picture doesnt show.  I can see it.  The new fee is $13.50 for migratory birds.  Will try again to post the picture

[Heredoggydoggy]

I see it fine.  I have noticed that some pictures posted in the Trailcams section only load as a blank box with a red X, but if I click anywhere inside the box the picture is loaded, I assume by my browser.

[Special T]

So my guess is they will sell snow goose report cards and SW washington cards and very few of the others...

[jackmaster]

well isnt that special, H O L Y #$@%^&$@#. WTF i gues whe it only costs  320 bucks just for me and my son just for tag and permit fees it isnt enough and from what i have seen that is allot less than alot of you fellas spent, what are they gonna do when we just dont have any more money to give? maybe they should start selling anti hunter permits, yeah, if you want to be an anti hunter you have to buy a 300 dollar permit,   

[bigtex]

well isnt that special, H O L Y #$@%^&$@#. WTF i gues whe it only costs  320 bucks just for me and my son just for tag and permit fees it isnt enough and from what i have seen that is allot less than alot of you fellas spent, what are they gonna do when we just dont have any more money to give? maybe they should start selling anti hunter permits, yeah, if you want to be an anti hunter you have to buy a 300 dollar permit,   

WDFW is on track this year to tie or break their record for license revenue. Doesn't appear many people are stop purchasing licenses....

[JimmyHoffa]

What I see is them testing the market so to speak to see how much the can charge and make the most profit.  If it is too high for too many, they'll lower it.  Look at pheasant, the price dropped from $92 to $82.50.  If I remember correctly they said they overestimated what they thought people would be willing to pay.  I know I and everyone I knew that hunted pheasant said F-it, we'll go for grouse and big game instead. 

[Special T]

I can for see people being more selective of their hunting and fishing... EVERYTHING is competition for free time. Duck hunters that dabble in archery or muzzle loading may make a choice... I think there is defiantly going to be less Jack of all trades that Hunt and fish a little of everything... 

[jackmaster]

well said special t ... i like to hunt ducks once in awhile and the same with pheasant, well i think from now on i am gonna only hunt blacktail which is and always will be my passion in life... i have numerous elk in my back yard some of the bulls are approaching 400 class well i guess i wont be killn them, i would rather just watch them anyways i think, though they are damn fine eatn, but to be honest i am tired of being nickle and dimed for every damn little thing, quit attackn the sportsmen and women for your short falls and mismanaged budgets and be more fricken responsible, maybe the WDFW is just trying to make it so expensive that noone will want to hunt or fish anymore

[Special T]

Big Tex  Where did you get your info on that? I must say that this year i gave them more than last... I got the elk deer bear cougar small game, waterfowl and crabbing lic this year... Last year i only got deer small game waterfowl... 
There often is a big disconnect with verbal complaints and action... If the WDFW is going to take in record REV what are they going to do with it? I've said this before but if i get more, I'm willing to pay more.

I don't like price hikes anymore than anyone else, that said the WDFW LIES to us and uses OUR $$$ for stuff it has no mandate to do... If the WDFW is going to rely more exclusively on Hunter and Angler dollars then they best get their priorities straight..

The WDFW will use and abuse hunters/anglers for as long as we let them. 

[singleshot12]

It's like some have mentioned it wouldn't be so bad if the increases gave back more in return.  It used to be,not too long ago buying a license,tag or stamp was fair. It felt like the money went towards a good cause. Even if you didn't hunt or fish much that year it was still like a good donation towards helping to ensure wildlife for future generations.

[bigtex]

Big Tex  Where did you get your info on that?

It was straight from the Director of WDFW's mouth. He appeared on the OutdoorLine Radio show on KJR about a month or so ago and mentioned this in his interview.

[singleshot12]

And I think the reason license sales are remaining the same or could break an all time record is because of the growing populace.More people from California etc. with the bucks.

Bigtex, if you could change one thing to help improve WDFW, what would it be?

[steeleywhopper]

You guys that want to fork over more money can have all the snow geese I will not be shooting ever again. I hate this crap! (insert picture of me flipping Washington state the bird)

[grundy53]

Big Tex  Where did you get your info on that?

It was straight from the Director of WDFW's mouth. He appeared on the OutdoorLine Radio show on KJR about a month or so ago and mentioned this in his interview.

The same guy that claims wildlife viewing brings in way more money then hunting and fishing..... You can tell when he is lying.... his lips are moving. I wouldn't trust that man further then I could throw him. I heard that interview too. I couldn't stop laughing.

[Jerbear]

People, people, people, think of what you are saying.  They new fees help keep three full time biologists down on the Columbia, working their anti hunter butts off, making sure of the survival of the Oregon Spotted Frog, and the Western Pond turtle.  And because of your generous donations through the purchase of licensee and tags, we were able to GIVE a multi-million dollar fish hatchery to the Yakama Nation.  Now put the bit back in your mouth so they can ride us to greener pastures.
 

[Huntbear]

People, people, people, think of what you are saying.  They new fees help keep three full time biologists down on the Columbia, working their anti hunter butts off, making sure of the survival of the Oregon Spotted Frog, and the Western Pond turtle.  And because of your generous donations through the purchase of licensee and tags, we were able to GIVE a multi-million dollar fish hatchery to the Yakama Nation.  Now put the bit back in your mouth so they can ride us to greener pastures.

As always Jerry, you have a way of saying things that just makes you stop and go,, damn.... screwed again, and never even got kissed!