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I hear 'they're' paying 16-year-olds a living wage for flippin' burgers in some places so this ought to be no problem as the rest of the work force keeps pace.

Regardless it is what it is, and likely it needed to be done. As we've said, like gas prices, an overnight double really sucks... its easier when it gradually increases every year like it should more or less.

Costs us about 700 to fly both of us up. Truck is free. 200 bucks of fuel. 85 buck license and 450 buck tag, it was a reasonable way to hunt. Fishing was reasonable too, now we'll have to back off a bit and hunt and fish smarter.

Yet others that spend lots of cash on the trip, this won't matter in the least.

Regardless, whats the value of being in this great land you have up there? Priceless in many ways.

Do you think doubling the cost of an R tag which isn't much to start with will slow much of anything down? I'd think it would slow down the DIY cheapsters like we are that are NR, and not even make locals think twice basically. Especially since they have thousands in gear/gas time off etc... spent on a hunt to start with.?

If the money goes ONLY to fish and game, its not so bad really, as long as no one else rapes the funds...

Doubling the cost of most "tags" would still result in a free tag.

Regardless (say you increased it to $50/animal), I think the only impact it would have is that people would actually think before they picked up their tags, so there'd be fewer tags floating around in the wallets of people with no intention of hunting that particular species.

Man fellas , that's absolutely nothing. I'm too ashamed to disclose what I've spent on deer hunting here in Texas in the last 6 years and what I got in return. I recall saying many times that they needed to raise the price of resident licenses and tags a while back. Still one heck of a bargain!

Did anti hunters licenses go up? Them chit eaters should contribute also.

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TX resident license is around 70 bucks IIRC, its super combo, 6 deer tags, 4 turkey tags, archery stamp, fishing stamp, saltwater stamp, state duck stamp 1 oversize redfish tag and I think thats about it.

Not sure what the NR price is for tags though. But broken down per tag ours is cheap still. LIkely to cheap IMHO.

But paying to hunt here isn't cheap although there is enough public access that folks don't use thats either free or around a 50 buck public permit cost.

The scenery pales in comparison though. But i"m glad of the fact we can still afford a lease in the hill country.

I'd like to know if commercial fishing licenses went up since they seem to be stealing a huge chunk of bear food.

I bought my 2017 nonresident license and tags online today at the 2016 prices. Saved a nice chunk of cash, but like others have said, I would have paid the new prices and been glad to do it.

I'm getting mine 1st of next week.

Are Brown Bear tags mailed? Nothing to print after I payed on line, figure the locking tags are mailed but the paperwork also?

I see where there is an option to buy 2018 licenses as well, has anyone tried doing this to see if someone could get the next 2 years worth at the lower price?

Well I gave it a shot and it worked, you can also buy 2018 licenses at the current prices. Just an FYI.

Crap... I should do 2018 too.. Not sure I can talk myself into it right now though.. but 2017 is done.

I tried to buy the 2017 license at Sportsman's today. They said they couldn't sell any 2017 licenses till after January 1rst. I came home and bought it online.

I'll do it online for the old price as well but can't see spending $300 + to shoot a blacktail.

They probably don't have there vendor books yet. Plus they would loose a tiny bit of extra commission

I got my locking tag in today's mail.

Mine was in the mail last week.

Species?