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Community => Advocacy, Agencies, Access => Topic started by: Cougartail on September 10, 2025, 06:04:59 AM

Title: Disappearing ink.
Post by: Cougartail on September 10, 2025, 06:04:59 AM: Doing a survey to see how many people have the ink dissappear or fade off their tags. I have never had tags not fade drastically but I bought one in the spring and it is absolutely blank.

Is it still legal to hunt with?
Title: Re: Disappearing ink.
Post by: 270Flat on September 10, 2025, 06:39:29 AM: Seems to happen just about every other year. Moisture and heat seem to be the culprits… I’ve taken it back to get a reprint for tags prior to the season and not been charged after being checked by a warden. I was not charged for the reprint.
Title: Re: Disappearing ink.
Post by: builtfordtough on September 10, 2025, 06:49:54 AM: Definetly dont leave them on the dash of the truck in the sun for very long, they either get whitewashed out or they blow away. I've experienced both
Title: Re: Disappearing ink.
Post by: duckmen1 on September 10, 2025, 06:59:39 AM: We have had a number of wardens threatened to ticket over fading ink, but our license is in tags were always still somewhat legible. To keep things safe we’d always get reprints.
Title: Re: Disappearing ink.
Post by: Cougartail on September 10, 2025, 09:40:30 AM: Quote from: builtfordtough on September 10, 2025, 06:49:54 AM
Definetly dont leave them on the dash of the truck in the sun for very long, they either get whitewashed out or they blow away. I've experienced both

Rode in my pocket for a few week, then on my nightstand for 5 months.
Definitely don't buy tags until the last minute.
Title: Re: Disappearing ink.
Post by: Kingofthemountain83 on September 10, 2025, 10:34:48 AM: Make sure you put them in a license holder to prevent this... They don't do well loose in a pocket or in direct sunlight...
Title: Re: Disappearing ink.
Post by: vandeman17 on September 10, 2025, 10:43:58 AM: My license and tags live in the little front zipper pouch of my bino harness is a snack sized zip lock bag. When I am in the field, the bino harness goes everywhere with me. I put it on when I leave camp/truck and it only comes off when back in the truck or back to camp. Never had to think about fading, losing it or not having it.
Title: Re: Disappearing ink.
Post by: GWP on October 21, 2025, 11:04:05 AM: The fun part of this is they give you a holder to clip it to the rear view mirror aaand it fades very quickly with any sunlight were it is supposed to be displayed.
My marine permits do not fade like that (so far) and they live on the dashboard.
Title: Re: Disappearing ink.
Post by: bustedoldman on October 21, 2025, 11:15:08 AM: Quote from: vandeman17 on September 10, 2025, 10:43:58 AM
My license and tags live in the little front zipper pouch of my bino harness is a snack sized zip lock bag. When I am in the field, the bino harness goes everywhere with me. I put it on when I leave camp/truck and it only comes off when back in the truck or back to camp. Never had to think about fading, losing it or not having it.

Same with me....Easy peasy!