Originally Posted by smokepole
Originally Posted by rickt300
Originally Posted by SLM
This has been beat to death. Wildlife is held in trust for the residents of that state.

Want a private land owner to own the animals on his deeded ground?

Originally Posted by ERK
I’ve been trying to figure out how they can charge out of state fees on federal land. Edk

Sure what has been put to rest is I despise being gouged and I despise those who are good with it. There should be a break on the federal land, does the state manage the federal land for wildlife? Does the state manage wildlife on private property? On what basis do you think the state making tags more expensive for NR hunters on either type of property being OK?


Name a state that doesn't charge higher fees for non-resident big game licenses.

And tell us what kind of discount your state gives for non-residents who hunt federal land.

So I am not saying higher fees are unusual or totally wrong I am saying states that gouge NR hunters are wrong, there is no reason to charge a NR hunter 20 times what a resident has to pay. 4 times I can see. The real issue is that what happens to that money, it does not go to wildlife management. Wyoming might be the exception but I saw VERY LITTLE actual wildlife management other than the Wolf and Grizzly programs. Neither of which benefited hunters in any way.

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