Would you be willing to pay to bait bear?

[bigtex]

How much are you willing to pay to pick chantrelles? Huckelberries? Not talking about picking for sale, but for private consumption.

You already have to pay to pick certain berries/shrooms depending on where you are 

[ICEMAN]

I hate you...
 
 
Just kidding!    Dang bigtex you killed my arguement!

[BOWHUNTER45]

NO !!!!! I am done paying for anymore sheet in this state including the DISCOVERY PASS!! That is my cut off! and I would not be giving them anymore Ideas .... I will buy my licenses and tags and a couple permits but THATS IT FOR ME ...

[sebek556]

WDFW is turning into the states biggest prostatute, you pay to get f=<{ed 

[BOWHUNTER45]

WDFW is turning into the states biggest prostatute, you pay to get f=<{ed 

yeah I like that saying

[dirty24d]

this is actually a tough decision for me. On impulse i voted yes for the reasons of being able to  have a greater ability to selctively harvest a good bear versus worrying if your gona see another one if you pass on what may be a smaller bear.  But it is pretty wrong to pay for something that was legal  so the state can mis use the funds. Sooooo.. idk....   

[wadu1]

I might think about it if a politician tag came with it; well not really but they are part of the problem

[mulehunter]

No I aint pay any B.S.

Mulehunter.

[FC]

Gotta admit im pretty shocked at the results so far. Out of my group of friends I hunt with they all liked the idea, and there not what I would call "well off" financially. They all say they would continue to hunt no matter what license fees are because license fees are the cheapest part of the hunting year for them, and I agree as well. Most of us probably spend 10x the amount in gas for hunting season then I do for licenses. But this is just me 

I'm not sure how you figure up the cost but 10x $93.50 (deer+elk+bear+cougar) = $935 or 240.36 gallons of gas. If you figure I am driving the entire time in 4wd @ x21 mpg hwy / 16 mpg 4wd(from my driveway) that is 3840 miles, more likely split would be 4200 miles in 2wd (21 mpg) and 645.76 miles in 4wd (16mpg). Lets not forget the $35 for the "Discover" pass, am I supposed to spend 10x that on gas too? I would rather have a small game license but if you insist...of course it's not like there is much of a season anyway!

I'm going out on a limb here and gonna guess that the average guy doesn't drop a grand on gas for hunting even including some scouting...Adding more fees for less service is an insult to our intelligence, add to that the fact that sportsmen are obviously not a priority for wdfw and the offer just flat pisses me off. What will the extra $50 go to? More wolves? As long as we are rationalizing why don't we figure up everything else we buy in life and just figure a % of that for the cost of our combo fishing/hunting licenses? I'm not sure how we ended up with a staff in place that see's fit to break it off in our asses every chance they get and then hit us up for more money the next year but it has absolutely got to stop.

If you actually care about sportsmen in this state Bigtex, don't even hint at such offers, this state doesn't need any more bright ideas for stuff to try and bilk us out of our money.

[FC]

I might think about it if a politician tag came with it; well not really but they are part of the problem

I would pay an extra $1500 if a politician tag came with it!

[bigtex]

Gotta admit im pretty shocked at the results so far. Out of my group of friends I hunt with they all liked the idea, and there not what I would call "well off" financially. They all say they would continue to hunt no matter what license fees are because license fees are the cheapest part of the hunting year for them, and I agree as well. Most of us probably spend 10x the amount in gas for hunting season then I do for licenses. But this is just me 

I'm not sure how you figure up the cost but 10x $93.50 (deer+elk+bear+cougar) = $935 or 240.36 gallons of gas. If you figure I am driving the entire time in 4wd @ x21 mpg hwy / 16 mpg 4wd(from my driveway) that is 3840 miles, more likely split would be 4200 miles in 2wd (21 mpg) and 645.76 miles in 4wd (16mpg). Lets not forget the $35 for the "Discover" pass, am I supposed to spend 10x that on gas too? I would rather have a small game license but if you insist...of course it's not like there is much of a season anyway!

I'm going out on a limb here and gonna guess that the average guy doesn't drop a grand on gas for hunting even including some scouting

If you actually care about sportsmen in this state Bigtex, don't even hint at such offers, this state doesn't need any more bright ideas for stuff to try and bilk us out of our money.

I have spent close to or above $500 on gas this spring/summer alone on scouting, I drive a late 90's 4X4 suburban. Typically I do spend over $1,000 on gas every hunting season, not including scouting time. Most of my friends do the same as well.

[sebek556]

let me phrase it like this,(for the sake of this arguement you have cable tv) if your cable company informed you that you would be losing 1/3 of your channels and will be paying more for the remaining channels, would you keep them or switch to direct tv?

[deerslyr]

Gotta admit im pretty shocked at the results so far. Out of my group of friends I hunt with they all liked the idea, and there not what I would call "well off" financially. They all say they would continue to hunt no matter what license fees are because license fees are the cheapest part of the hunting year for them, and I agree as well. Most of us probably spend 10x the amount in gas for hunting season then I do for licenses. But this is just me 

I'm not sure how you figure up the cost but 10x $93.50 (deer+elk+bear+cougar) = $935 or 240.36 gallons of gas. If you figure I am driving the entire time in 4wd @ x21 mpg hwy / 16 mpg 4wd(from my driveway) that is 3840 miles, more likely split would be 4200 miles in 2wd (21 mpg) and 645.76 miles in 4wd (16mpg). Lets not forget the $35 for the "Discover" pass, am I supposed to spend 10x that on gas too? I would rather have a small game license but if you insist...of course it's not like there is much of a season anyway!

I'm going out on a limb here and gonna guess that the average guy doesn't drop a grand on gas for hunting even including some scouting

If you actually care about sportsmen in this state Bigtex, don't even hint at such offers, this state doesn't need any more bright ideas for stuff to try and bilk us out of our money.

I have spent close to or above $500 on gas this spring/summer alone on scouting, I drive a late 90's 4X4 suburban. Typically I do spend over $1,000 on gas every hunting season, not including scouting time. Most of my friends do the same as well.

Lol and this is why washington has terrible hunting and will only go down hill from here. Just bend over and take it everyone, alot of people dont seem to be minding it so far 

[Pinetar]

No way, not a chance I would give the WSGD more of my hard earned money.

[Boss .300 winmag]

LOL, this is pefect. Just as with the chance to hunt the best dates of the year, all this would do is show WDFW that they can create revenue by taking away something we are already doing as a general hunt, and giving it back by charging money to do it.

 Exactly what they did with the permit hunts, took the best time to hunt away and then charged us to do what we had been already doing for years.

This idea sounded good till I read this post!

 I'm surprised the state hasn't proposed an increase in drivers license fees, allowing those that pay an extra $100/year the ability to drive 75mph legally on the interstate.