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Post by mattfinney on Mar 29, 2024 14:29:42 GMT -5
I guess this thread is about lifetime licenses lol
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 29, 2024 16:25:35 GMT -5
I’m pretty sure if you do a search you can find where this has been discussed quite often before.
Greg Hopper and anyone else can respond civilly to any post on here, including yours. Other than being uncivil we don’t censor anyone. We certainly don’t allow one member to censor another.
When did the election occur where you were appointed to represent “we”? “We” represent ourselves. Heck I don’t even represent “we”.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Mar 29, 2024 19:01:12 GMT -5
When you get this at meetings but complain on a forum.
Attend the monthly meetings. Then you’ll be heard.
Deer hunting Reform.
The Indiana Natural Resources Commission meeting, scheduled at the Garrison at Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis, appeared to have no members of the public in attendance and less than a dozen who tuned in online.
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Post by esshup on Mar 29, 2024 21:25:11 GMT -5
Lifetime license owner here. I don't pay attention to different licenses or what they cost, I don't have to.
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Post by hermdog on Mar 30, 2024 6:34:36 GMT -5
Lifetime license owner here. I don't pay attention to different licenses or what they cost, I don't have to. Ditto. Best investment I ever made! |
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Post by deadeer on Mar 30, 2024 8:31:12 GMT -5
Lifetime license owner here. I don't pay attention to different licenses or what they cost, I don't have to. Same here. I used to keep up on all that, and was the go to guy at work for all things related. Now, I let them try to do their own leg work. 😇 |
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Post by huntsemall on Mar 30, 2024 8:35:25 GMT -5
Lifetime license owner here. I don't pay attention to different licenses or what they cost, I don't have to. Me as well......and second the comment on an excellent investment. Purchased a lifetime for my son as well for his 13th birthday. |
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Post by deadeer on Mar 30, 2024 8:36:45 GMT -5
Lifetime license owner here. I don't pay attention to different licenses or what they cost, I don't have to. Ditto. Best investment I ever made! For sure, and I used to wonder if I would ever use it enough to pay for itself. Lol. Less than 7 years it did, and that was 23 years ago. I think I made out ok. If nothing else, just the convenience of covering all but the duck stamp and HIP has been nice. |
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Post by esshup on Mar 30, 2024 8:50:26 GMT -5
Ditto. Best investment I ever made! For sure, and I used to wonder if I would ever use it enough to pay for itself. Lol. Less than 7 years it did, and that was 23 years ago. I think I made out ok. If nothing else, just the convenience of covering all but the duck stamp and HIP has been nice. When I looked it it, I figured 5 years of buying licenses (fishing, trout stamp, deer and turkey licenses) and while I looked in all the furniture for $$ and scrimped and scratched for the pennies to purchase it (and cried when I did) it's turned out to be a wise investment. That was in early 1998. |
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 30, 2024 9:17:46 GMT -5
I bought mine in December 1987 for (IIRC) $325 for comprehensive hunting.
The deer tags were slated to go up in 1988 and since the LTL price was based on the annual fee the LTL was going to double. My lifetime license number is 14XX.
Back then the DNR mailed your deer licenses to you. That quickly became cost ineffective and then they started the “write your own” transportation tag”. Now everyone writes their own.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Mar 30, 2024 9:21:43 GMT -5
This isn’t Kentucky. If I want their structure I’d move there and become a resident. I’m fine with the licenses, structure, and cost. It’d take quite a bit of cost increase for me to quit buying the licenses I do each year. I get too much enjoyment out of that time outdoors to quit doing it. I can save money other places if need be to continue to enjoy my passion.
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Post by mattfinney on Mar 30, 2024 10:51:27 GMT -5
I understand your point, but my question is, why is it so much more expensive in IN vs KY, and what exactly are we getting with that extra money. Are we just pumping more money into bloated government bureaucracy? Making things worse?
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Post by tony on Mar 30, 2024 11:40:12 GMT -5
Woody , I got my comprehensive hunting in March of 87. It really tightened our budget that year but has paid off ten fold. My # is 04xx . About 10 years later my wife started seriously hunting , we got her lifetime .It was about twice what I paid but quickly paid for itself. Then in 2000 when they were talking about doing away with it we got one for our son's high school graduation present and it really paid off because he is married and living in another state and comes home to hunt free in Indiana. Best investments I have ever made! I wish I could do the same for my grandchildren now.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Mar 30, 2024 11:55:17 GMT -5
I understand your point, but my question is, why is it so much more expensive in IN vs KY, and what exactly are we getting with that extra money. Are we just pumping more money into bloated government bureaucracy? Making things worse? Go straight to the source. Ask the DNR or natural resource committee for a breakdown of funds both incoming and outgoing. |
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Post by onebentarrow on Mar 30, 2024 13:07:51 GMT -5
I understand your point, but my question is, why is it so much more expensive in IN vs KY, and what exactly are we getting with that extra money. Are we just pumping more money into bloated government bureaucracy? Making things worse? I would figure it is because everything is expensive in NY. Wages and Healthcare for dnr personal. gas for vehicles and such. Insurance on structures. Supplies for offices. Any repair service for machinery or office equipment. You name it it cost more. Even the minimum wage for summer help is more. i won't go in to why I think things cost more. You cam probably figure that out on your owne Onebentarrow |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Mar 30, 2024 13:38:25 GMT -5
I understand your point, but my question is, why is it so much more expensive in IN vs KY, and what exactly are we getting with that extra money. Are we just pumping more money into bloated government bureaucracy? Making things worse? I would figure it is because everything is expensive in NY. Wages and Healthcare for dnr personal. gas for vehicles and such. Insurance on structures. Supplies for offices. Any repair service for machinery or office equipment. You name it it cost more. Even the minimum wage for summer help is more. i won't go in to why I think things cost more. You cam probably figure that out on your owne Onebentarrow He’s comparing Indiana and Kentucky, not New York. No one wants to compare anything with new York. Okay, maybe California. |
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Post by esshup on Mar 30, 2024 15:12:38 GMT -5
I bought mine in December 1987 for (IIRC) $325 for comprehensive hunting. The deer tags were slated to go up in 1988 and since the LTL price was based on the annual fee the LTL was going to double. My lifetime license number is 14XX. Back then the DNR mailed your deer licenses to you. That quickly became cost ineffective and then they started the “write your own” transportation tag”. Now everyone writes their own. Mine is comprehensive hunting and fishing. I thought about adding trapping but with the low price of furs I figured it wasn't worth it. Mine is in the 1700 number range, and IIRC mine was over 2x your cost. |
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Post by onebentarrow on Mar 30, 2024 15:23:48 GMT -5
I would figure it is because everything is expensive in NY. Wages and Healthcare for dnr personal. gas for vehicles and such. Insurance on structures. Supplies for offices. Any repair service for machinery or office equipment. You name it it cost more. Even the minimum wage for summer help is more. i won't go in to why I think things cost more. You cam probably figure that out on your owne Onebentarrow He’s comparing Indiana and Kentucky, not New York. No one wants to compare anything with new York. Okay, maybe California. My mistake. Do not know where I got NY |
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Post by onebentarrow on Mar 30, 2024 15:41:42 GMT -5
I got to thinking about total employment of the DNR's of both states influencing license cost.
But I can not locate any information that states the total DNR employment for either one.
Just job openings from 40 to 140 k a year.
Does anyone know how to find the numbers?
Onebentarrow.
I found indiana's dnr budget. It is 216 million + a year. Do not know just what that covers.
Found out that taxes do not fund KY DNR just license and access funds. But no numbers on total budget.
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Post by welder on Mar 30, 2024 19:26:33 GMT -5
I got my lifetime license in 1998,$525. My ONLY complaint is not buying hunting and fishing and trapping. That's my fault though, it's easily paid for itself many times over.
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