A few years ago I applied and was drawn for two doe/fawn antelope licenses in Montana. After the drawing I received the two licenses in the mail, along with a required $10 Conservation License.
A week later I received another mailing from Montana, which contained two more antelope licenses and another Conservation License. I called the Montana FWP and explained that I had received two licenses by mistake. They checked their records and told me “No, you are only allowed two licenses, not four.” I told them that I was aware of that, but had accidentally received two additional licenses by mistake. “No, that can’t be – our records indicate that you are only allowed to have two.” I finally gave up on convincing them of their error.
As I was concluding the call, I informed the Montana FWP lady that I’d also received an extra Conservation License and would be glad to destroy it. She warned me not to do it: if I got two I had to send one back to Montana to get a refund or their records might show that I had two which is illegal. I asked her what would happen if I just tore it up, and she told me I’d probably be arrested when I got to Montana. Not wanting that, I stuck it in an envelope and mailed it back.
A few weeks later I got a $10 refund check mailed to me from Montana. Enclosed in the envelope was another Conservation License.