Post by Woody Williams on Oct 12, 2006 16:39:59 GMT -5
DNR urges hunters to act honestly and legally when purchasing discounted bonus deer licenses
--------------------------------
The DNR's division of fish and wildlife is working to resolve a loophole in the on-line purchasing process for bonus antlerless deer licenses.
"It is currently possible," said division Director Glen Salmon, "for hunters to short-circuit the system and purchase the discounted second bonus antlerless deer license prior to purchasing the first bonus antlerless deer license at full price.
"When looking to add the discounted bonus option to the point-of-sale system we learned that the programming needed to prevent a hunter from purchasing a discounted subsequent license would not be available for this hunting season. We decided that we would try the system out without the programming and instead rely upon the honesty of hunters to not purchase the discounted license until they had first bought a license at full price."
During the past year, the DNR was able to convince legislators and the Natural Resource Commission to offer hunters a discount on second and subsequent bonus antlerless licenses an individual hunter purchases.
According to the new fee schedule, the first license costs $24 for residents and $150 for non-residents. The second bonus license is marked at $15 for residents and $24 for non-residents.
The goal was to reduce the financial burden on hunters that help the state manage the deer herd by harvesting multiple antlerless deer. Abuse of the point of sale system by some hunters now threatens the discount for this hunting season.
A check of the system has shown that more than 100 hunters have taken advantage of the system to date. The DNR will monitor the system regularly and if abuse continues, the DNR will have no choice but to discontinue the discounted license until the system is capable of preventing abuse. Hunters who have bypassed the proper system will be contacted to allow them to correct their error.
Indiana Outdoor licensing system:
www.in.gov/dnr/indianaoutdoor/
--------------------------------
The DNR's division of fish and wildlife is working to resolve a loophole in the on-line purchasing process for bonus antlerless deer licenses.
"It is currently possible," said division Director Glen Salmon, "for hunters to short-circuit the system and purchase the discounted second bonus antlerless deer license prior to purchasing the first bonus antlerless deer license at full price.
"When looking to add the discounted bonus option to the point-of-sale system we learned that the programming needed to prevent a hunter from purchasing a discounted subsequent license would not be available for this hunting season. We decided that we would try the system out without the programming and instead rely upon the honesty of hunters to not purchase the discounted license until they had first bought a license at full price."
During the past year, the DNR was able to convince legislators and the Natural Resource Commission to offer hunters a discount on second and subsequent bonus antlerless licenses an individual hunter purchases.
According to the new fee schedule, the first license costs $24 for residents and $150 for non-residents. The second bonus license is marked at $15 for residents and $24 for non-residents.
The goal was to reduce the financial burden on hunters that help the state manage the deer herd by harvesting multiple antlerless deer. Abuse of the point of sale system by some hunters now threatens the discount for this hunting season.
A check of the system has shown that more than 100 hunters have taken advantage of the system to date. The DNR will monitor the system regularly and if abuse continues, the DNR will have no choice but to discontinue the discounted license until the system is capable of preventing abuse. Hunters who have bypassed the proper system will be contacted to allow them to correct their error.
Indiana Outdoor licensing system:
www.in.gov/dnr/indianaoutdoor/
"