license cost increases. anyone wanna comment!!

[Planking]

My rural community has more gun fire in the street at night than most of the inner city streets of Chicago. Last Friday night added another. Don't interrupt a road hunting piece of S**t while they are scanning or they will shoot.

 

[Madbowh]

I think I like the supplemental, I don't get sportsman anymore because I don't know if I'll be hunting the whole season in tn or part of it every year so not having to buy a bow, gun, ml or sportsman is nice that saves a little. And I'm not getting sportsman every year just in case

I think the wma price is ridiculous, I don't think it's too bad of increases overall. Of course I would like to be seeing better out of twra for having increases.... but they will do what they will do.

 

[ImThere]

My biggest gripe is atv riders, I think they should be required to pass a BAC test and have to pay fees to trail ride. I'm sure most are decent, but there's always several that add ruts and beer cans. and all of them scatter wildlife.

A few too many really nice wmas are now not so nice to deer hunt because of atv traffic.

And the kayaker's in every river, steam pond that they pay nothing to access

 

[REN]

it wouldnt be as bad if TN wasnt already one of the HIGHEST in the nation for resident hunters. Now it will be the highest and what are hunters getting for this price increase? are there going to be more lands and access, is it going to clean up areas that are not currently maintained better? will it create more opportunity for hunters? We all know the answer there. I know to many guys that work in the TWRA that tell me some of the crazy inefficiencies and wasteful spending and corruption from departments for $. These are not conspiracy stories or 2nd hand info, half of them have already left there for other employment it was so bad. So instead of fixing some of that they will just put it on the customer base to keep paying for it, that is where it goes all over me.

If you have a plan laid out as to how this increase will actually help hunters and wildlife Id be all for it but the TWRA doesnt really have a plan other then the current status quo. Now I understand they dont get tax money etc like other states but even still, $200 for a resident to hunt each year and at the same time lose land and access each year just blows my mind.

 

[trkhunter]

it wouldnt be as bad if TN wasnt already one of the HIGHEST in the nation for resident hunters. Now it will be the highest and what are hunters getting for this price increase? are there going to be more lands and access, is it going to clean up areas that are not currently maintained better? will it create more opportunity for hunters? We all know the answer there. I know to many guys that work in the TWRA that tell me some of the crazy inefficiencies and wasteful spending and corruption from departments for $. These are not conspiracy stories or 2nd hand info, half of them have already left there for other employment it was so bad. So instead of fixing some of that they will just put it on the customer base to keep paying for it, that is where it goes all over me.

If you have a plan laid out as to how this increase will actually help hunters and wildlife Id be all for it but the TWRA doesnt really have a plan other then the current status quo. Now I understand they dont get tax money etc like other states but even still, $200 for a resident to hunt each year and at the same time lose land and access each year just blows my mind.

this right here!! what do we get for the increase!!!i just know Wayne co lost a big wma because the money wasnt there!! correct me if im wrong!!!again what do we get for the increase! thats the bottom line!!

 

[AlabamaSwamper]

Be cheaper to pay the fines.

 

[trkhunter]

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if you have no reply gtfo!!

 

[trkhunter]

Be cheaper to pay the fines.

we landowners pay our fines yearly via property tax….

 

[Rockhound]

And they write permits to farmers who will absolutely ruin your property

 

[mcbuck58]

Looks like a bargain if you are a TN resident who hunts and fishes and hunts deer in all 3 seasons (bow, ml, and rifle). $84 bucks.

$126 if you add turkey.

Gonna be hell for my kids to hunt land they own... going up to over $500 for NR to hunt deer and turkey. That is gonna actually hurt.

Does TN have a nonresident landowner price/tag available? IL does have one available. Think you have to have at least 40 acres.

 

[killingtime 41]

it wouldnt be as bad if TN wasnt already one of the HIGHEST in the nation for resident hunters. Now it will be the highest and what are hunters getting for this price increase? are there going to be more lands and access, is it going to clean up areas that are not currently maintained better? will it create more opportunity for hunters? We all know the answer there. I know to many guys that work in the TWRA that tell me some of the crazy inefficiencies and wasteful spending and corruption from departments for $. These are not conspiracy stories or 2nd hand info, half of them have already left there for other employment it was so bad. So instead of fixing some of that they will just put it on the customer base to keep paying for it, that is where it goes all over me.

If you have a plan laid out as to how this increase will actually help hunters and wildlife Id be all for it but the TWRA doesnt really have a plan other then the current status quo. Now I understand they dont get tax money etc like other states but even still, $200 for a resident to hunt each year and at the same time lose land and access each year just blows my mind.

I do agree if we were given more land to hunt. Which in turn would give us more hunting opportunities. Then l would be happy to give them more money. I want more public land to hunt on. Northeast TN has very little land to hunt besides the national forest. It's not owned by the state. I would love to have more TN WMA's in this part of TN.

 

[Antler Daddy]

we landowners pay our fines yearly via property tax….

Not me….Cheap fines ….I pay less on our 50 acres than an out of state license cost to legally hunt it.

 

[knightrider]

if you have no reply gtfo!!

 

[megalomaniac]

Does TN have a nonresident landowner price/tag available? IL does have one available. Think you have to have at least 40 acres.

Nope

 

[WestTn Huntin man]

I'm sure my Lifetime has paid for it's self many times over.

 

[deerfever]

Glad I got lifetime for myself and my son.

 

[Grizzly Johnson]

Them lifetime licenses are coming back to bite them and annual buyers in the azz.

 

[ROB]

Does TN have a nonresident landowner price/tag available? IL does have one available. Think you have to have at least 40 acres.

That is correct. It is called Hunt Own Land & each person that qualifies has to own 40 acres. The price is right at 1/2 of the usual cost for a Nonresident.

 

[mcbuck58]

That is correct. It is called Hunt Own Land & each person that qualifies has to own 40 acres. The price is right at 1/2 of the usual cost for a Nonresident.

Knew they had it but wasn't sure how much acreage. I bought the IL lifetime like 30 years ago. It is still good even though I'm not a resident any more. At one point years later if you bought a lifetime license and moved out of state it was not honored unless you move back in state. In IL it is just a hunting and fishing license. You still have to buy permits/tags and stamps. Good thing is buying that license years ago I'm still considered a resident (even though I'm not) so I'm in the resident drawings and pay resident fees for permits and tags.
I also have the IN lifetime license. It is good even though I'm not a resident there. It is for hunting and fishing plus any permits/tags and stamps you need and covers any new permits/tags and stamps they add in the future. A great deal.

 

[megalomaniac]

Knew they had it but wasn't sure how much acreage. I bought the IL lifetime like 30 years ago. It is still good even though I'm not a resident any more. At one point years later if you bought a lifetime license and moved out of state it was not honored unless you move back in state. In IL it is just a hunting and fishing license. You still have to buy permits/tags and stamps. Good thing is buying that license years ago I'm still considered a resident (even though I'm not) so I'm in the resident drawings and pay resident fees for permits and tags.
I also have the IN lifetime license. It is good even though I'm not a resident there. It is for hunting and fishing plus any permits/tags and stamps you need and covers any new permits/tags and stamps they add in the future. A great deal.

WOW!

Great that you are entitled to put in the resident draws with the lifetime license as a nonresident.

I will.petition the commission to make that change in TN so I have a chance in the elk draw!