CPW Raising prices

[ChickNorris]

Hehehe, instead of 'hug a hunter' ...

[TRnCO]

Fees went up and what did we get for the hike in price, nada! Just lighter wallets.
It would be one thing if this state was increasing fees and was also opening more lands to hunt such as state trust lands or finding ways/limiting license sales to NR, to reduce hunter crowding. But no, just charge more with nothing to show for it.
Last year they got flooded with new applicants, so my guess is they look at the increase of $5/ea. for all those new applicants, as money, money, money.
Just think, now you get charged $50/ea when you apply for sheep, moose, goat. Lets say it takes you another 10 years to draw just one of those tags. You'll have spent $1500 just to draw one of those tags. At that rate, I'm out of the game.

[jslo]

Residents get hit with a 20% increase while non-residents get nada. I'd join a 1 year hunting/fishing/camping "boycot" to tell them where to stick it.

[Irving]

In the past it was easier to be happy to drop money on tag attempts because you knew that money was being wisely spent. Now that parks is involved, is tough to make that argument.

[sniper7]

Yep, horrible decisions continue to be made. Like the duck split (season closes for 3 weeks) which is when the best duck hunting is. I don’t think any other state does this. If they are going to raise the waterfowl stamp price there better be some improved access, improved properties, and improve the season by getting rid of the split.

[emiller35]

Yep, horrible decisions continue to be made. Like the duck split (season closes for 3 weeks) which is when the best duck hunting is. I don?t think any other state does this. If they are going to raise the waterfowl stamp price there better be some improved access, improved properties, and improve the season by getting rid of the split.

The spilt is a nationwide thing, usually 2-3 weeks everywhere. But I agree with you.


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[emiller35]

Just think, now you get charged $50/ea when you apply for sheep, moose, goat. Lets say it takes you another 10 years to draw just one of those tags. You'll have spent $1500 just to draw one of those tags. At that rate, I'm out of the game.

The issue with this that most of the people that want to/and do target sheep/goats will happily pay this even if they have to spend over the next 10+ years to get a crack at it. When a guided hunt for one or the other often cost north of 10x that no matter where you are.

Sadly, It?s only a matter of time before I see them phasing this in across the board once they see how many NR and Residents pay for the chance at a ram or goat and think it will be replicated with elk/deer/antelope


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[ben4372]

Somewhere recently I was reading about sheep tag auctions. Maybe Montana? The prices reported were in the lots of thousands. I think the record for the auctions is near half million. That's crazy.

[sniper7]

Somewhere recently I was reading about sheep tag auctions. Maybe Montana? The prices reported were in the lots of thousands. I think the record for the auctions is near half million. That's crazy.

Sheep has a very Rich following. Huge dollars are spent for coveted tags

[emiller35]

Somewhere recently I was reading about sheep tag auctions. Maybe Montana? The prices reported were in the lots of thousands. I think the record for the auctions is near half million. That's crazy.

That is absolutely correct, Sheep Show in Reno brings in millions for tags every year. It was a Montana Big Horn rag that went for 560,000 that I believe was the record. Usually every tag goes for 6 figures regardless of location


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