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#41

General Forum / Re: How Much?

Last post by eggshell - December 15, 2025, 06:51:31 PM

Pricing has definitely made a difference to me, but I have paid really cheap prices in the past and I guess this levels it out some. Heck I used to buy a tag in NY for $72.00. Way back in the dark ages I hunted turkeys in Montana on an upland game bird license, the same tag as you bought for pheasants. Back then about any ranch would let you turkey hunt, but don't dare ask about hunting pheasants or grouse. I have spent thousands on gas, lodging and food. The cheap part has always been the tag. Heck if the Mrs. and I decide to go visit the daughter in South Dakota (from Ohio) we will spend around $3,000.00 and just run around. My answer is, I'd like to keep it cheap, but the tag is still the cheap part of a hunt unless your just jumping across  a state line. I live an hour from Ky and I can drive down and hunt and back home the same day, but still burn $30.00 in gas and another $25.00 in food. I pay a little over $300.00 for all those tags, but hunt around 12 to 15 days a year there. If the mood strikes me I'll go shoot some doves there too. So my short answer is If I want to go the tag cost won't stop me, but generally I would flinch at anything over $350.00 for a single bird. As I get older my age is more of a restraint

#42

General Forum / Re: How Much?

Last post by Chickenlips - December 15, 2025, 06:30:48 PM

I'm with you guys.  I don't really hunt anything else but turkey.  I'd have to pay the extra money. Maybe it's wrong of me but I don't watch YouTube videos that these "hunting groups" like the hunting public and others put out anymore.  Probably doesn't mean anything to them but makes me feel better that I'm not supporting them. 

#43

General Forum / Re: Texas turkey hunt

Last post by Chickenlips - December 15, 2025, 06:18:22 PM

Hey everyone, I appreciate all the good advice.  Thank you, Chris

#44

General Forum / Re: Yinz need in on THIS !!!

Last post by Yoder409 - December 15, 2025, 04:18:14 PM

Already have it on order.

Yup, me too 👍

Good deal !!!

#45

General Forum / Re: How Much?

Last post by Swampmonkey - December 15, 2025, 02:37:51 PM

Considering what we pay for everything else when traveling ( reliable trucks, airline tickets, rental houses, gas, food, equipment, etc) I would imagine most people that travel don't give the license price too much of a thought.

#46

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by Lcmacd 58 - December 15, 2025, 01:36:00 PM

Thinking

#47

General Forum / Re: States battle it out for m...

Last post by deerhunt1988 - December 15, 2025, 12:50:46 PM

It sure is, another $100 for OLAP land. I had forgotten about that.

$200 for non-residents!

So $549 for a single turkey off OLAP!!!!


Unreal.

Geez...I didn't see that note that the NR fee for public ground was $200. 
...And here I had just been talking to a friend in OK about coming back over there to hunt this spring. Ain't no way I am paying that kind of money to hunt on the public ground I am familiar with over there!    
If the goal is to keep nonresidents from coming to OK to hunt, it is definitely going to work with this particular fellow. Too many other states with way lower license costs and far better public-land turkey hunting!

Well that $200 permit is just for OLAP lands, which is their "private land public access program". The main public land fee that is new for this coming spring is the "Non-resident game bird permit" at $100.

You could still hunt public for $349. But yes, $549 will definitely deter some non-residents!!

#48

General Forum / Re: How Much?

Last post by zelmo1 - December 15, 2025, 12:48:43 PM

$300 for a single bird will be ok when I retire, but right now it's not my thing. Time is precious and for a single bird I would have to scout, get permission and then pinpoint birds before the season started so it would be a big time investment. Z

#49

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by zelmo1 - December 15, 2025, 12:44:55 PM

wishful

#50

General Forum / Re: States battle it out for m...

Last post by GobbleNut - December 15, 2025, 12:36:54 PM

It sure is, another $100 for OLAP land. I had forgotten about that.

$200 for non-residents!

So $549 for a single turkey off OLAP!!!!


Unreal.

Geez...I didn't see that note that the NR fee for public ground was $200. 
...And here I had just been talking to a friend in OK about coming back over there to hunt this spring. Ain't no way I am paying that kind of money to hunt on the public ground I am familiar with over there!    
If the goal is to keep nonresidents from coming to OK to hunt, it is definitely going to work with this particular fellow. Too many other states with way lower license costs and far better public-land turkey hunting!