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Post by Sasquatch on Oct 22, 2009 18:12:57 GMT -5
POLL DISCLAIMER: I don't have any secret agenda, I think that on the whole the DNR does a good job, I love America, grandma and apple pie, and I have never been a communist. I don't hate out of state hunters. No doubt someone will puzzle out the fact that I personally think $150 is expensive, especially since I say so below, and point the conspiracy finger at me. We know what I think; THE POLL IS ABOUT WHAT EVERYBODY THINKS. Yay or nay, tell us what YOU think.
I got to thinking about this when my brother came up to visit
from North Carolina. He bought an archery tag and a bonus antlerless tag, because he wanted to be able to shoot anything. No matter what combo of tags he used, he had to spend $300.
Now he was willing to do this, because our goal was to just get a deer, period. It struck me that an out of state hunter would often be seeking a buck if forced to to pick on account of price, which is understandable. How many does do these hunters let go by because they don't want to buy two tags? I think this does two things:
#1. It decreases DNR revenue, simply because non-resident hunters that would shoot a doe otherwise choose to save money by buying only one tag.
#2 It decreases the antlerless harvest. The numbers might not be huge, but every doe passed is one more crossing roads and eating crops, and dropping fawns.
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Post by Decatur on Oct 22, 2009 18:18:33 GMT -5
I voted not sure because..well because I'm really not sure!
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 22, 2009 18:33:34 GMT -5
I firmly believe that all bonus deer tags should be the same price no matter what state a hunter is from.
My input to the NRCAC...Non-Resident Licenses I hunt out of state in two states – Kentucky and Illinois. My personal opinion is that we should be reciprocal with surrounding states on the price of deer tags. In order to assist the IDNR in controlling the herd the non-resident “bonus tags” should be the same price as residents. Folks that travel in from other states to hunt deer in Indiana will not purchase a “bonus tag” for $150 when they can take antlerless deer in their home state for next to nothing. I would bet the farm that if the IDNR lowered the prices of non-resident antlerless bonus tags they would: 1) Sell more tags 2) Increase revenues 3) Increase the antlerless harvest My antlerless tags in Illinois and Kentucky are very cheap. I will consider taking a doe there, but I would not even consider purchasing a tag if their doe tags were $150. Please consider reciprocal agreements with surrounding states and reducing the prices of the non-resident antlerless bonus tags to be the same price ($24) as residents. |
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 22, 2009 18:35:35 GMT -5
I got to thinking about this when my brother came up to visit from North Carolina. He bought an archery tag and a bonus antlerless tag, because he wanted to be able to shoot anything. No matter what combo of tags he used, he had to spend $300. Grizz could have just bought the archery tag. He could kill either sex with that tag. |
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Post by dbd870 on Oct 22, 2009 18:55:56 GMT -5
KY's bonus tag - good for 2 does is $15 residents & nonresidents - IN needs to follow suit.
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Post by Sasquatch on Oct 22, 2009 19:00:06 GMT -5
I got to thinking about this when my brother came up to visit from North Carolina. He bought an archery tag and a bonus antlerless tag, because he wanted to be able to shoot anything. No matter what combo of tags he used, he had to spend $300. Grizz could have just bought the archery tag. He could kill either sex with that tag. We thought of that, but he didn't want to quit hunting with one deer, even on the same day. ( limited time) If he had shot a doe with his archery tag at eight o'clock, he's out of tags, done for the morning. We didn't have a lot of time, and no internet where we were staying, so we would have had to drive into town to buy tags over the counter. The only way to be able to shoot any deer and still be in action was to just buy two tags. Of course, that was our choice to spend the money for the convienience. |
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Post by varmint101 on Oct 22, 2009 19:18:57 GMT -5
I think it's STUPID a non res has to pay $150 for a doe.
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Post by ridgerunner on Oct 22, 2009 20:32:43 GMT -5
Yeah that's pretty steep...It costs me $15.50 for a doe tag in Illinois AFTER I purchase my 50.85 hunting license and habitat stamp $5.50, but I need that for my buck tag anyways..
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 22, 2009 21:01:09 GMT -5
Yeah that's pretty steep...It costs me $15.50 for a doe tag in Illinois AFTER I purchase my 50.85 hunting license and habitat stamp $5.50, but I need that for my buck tag anyways.. And you can hunt other critters on that Illinois hunting license and habitat stamp. Buy a NR deer tag in Indiana and that is all that one gets to hunt... deer. |
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Post by elmo on Oct 22, 2009 21:42:27 GMT -5
I work in KY and know that many of the guys that I work with hunt IN, but only for bucks because of the price. It costs way to much to hunt does in IN if you are a nonresident.
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Post by ridgerunner on Oct 23, 2009 6:24:08 GMT -5
Yeah that's pretty steep...It costs me $15.50 for a doe tag in Illinois AFTER I purchase my 50.85 hunting license and habitat stamp $5.50, but I need that for my buck tag anyways.. And you can hunt other critters on that Illinois hunting license and habitat stamp. Buy a NR deer tag in Indiana and that is all that one gets to hunt... deer. I'll agree that's ridiculously high for a doe..Unless we're charging Illinois residents...God knows we pay out the Wazoo for a non-resident combo- archery tag there.. |
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 23, 2009 6:28:12 GMT -5
Not sure?  ? Do what the neighboring states do to keep the playing field even....... |
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Post by vortex100 on Oct 23, 2009 9:45:42 GMT -5
A doe tag should be cheaper for a non-resident. If they already have purchased the $150 tag the they should not have to pay another $150.
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Post by raporter on Oct 23, 2009 10:05:53 GMT -5
We can't even get our resident tags straight. A deer license should be good for any weapon.
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Post by bschwein on Oct 23, 2009 10:38:32 GMT -5
I voted to lower them however only after they fix the resident tag problem..........(1 buck tag, either sex firearms tag,some sort of combo license,etc)
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 23, 2009 12:38:32 GMT -5
We can't even get our resident tags straight. A deer license should be good for any weapon. DITTO!!!!!!! |
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Post by racktracker on Oct 23, 2009 13:29:09 GMT -5
Reciprocal is good... $15 for two in KY and $15 for one in Iillinois and Indiana's bonus tags are $150??? What is wrong with this picture?
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Post by daworz on Oct 23, 2009 14:45:31 GMT -5
Its called Greed. Your right how do you expect them to get it right when our Deer tag system is so messed up.
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Post by Gator on Oct 25, 2009 6:58:02 GMT -5
It's sort of high...I'm a non-resident. Farmer asked if we'd shoot some does...dang if we can afford that though. I'd love to though...and most managers would say, y'all need to shoot some does...but the state isn't making that possible for a NR. Just not going to pay 150.00 for a doe. No way no how....
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Post by roscoe on Oct 25, 2009 15:27:20 GMT -5
As an out of stater getting ready to come there and hunt in two weeks, I can tell you the $150 will absolutely keep me from wanting to take a doe. I will say this though, the $150 to come and hunt a buck is more than reasonable. So it's a wash to me to me overall.
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? Do what the neighboring states do to keep the playing field even.......
