Missouri Nonresident tag jump again.

[Fullfan]

I find it funny; it was everywhere when Missouri cut the nonresident bird limit down to one spring bird. But not a peep about the tag price increase. Up from 246.00ish to 304.00 ish.

[arkrem870]

My home state of Arkansas did the same. Cut non residents to one turkey and charge $300+. Missouri is following our lead. Both states have a one turkey limit for the first week.

It's terrible for hunters and isn't backed by any research or data. States and their resident hunters have got to chill out a bit on taking away hunter opportunities.

[jdl80]

Non res for Florida now requires an annual license, turkey permit, and wma permit if hunting on public. Comes out to around $305

[deerhunt1988]

Non res for Florida now requires an annual license, turkey permit, and wma permit if hunting on public. Comes out to around $305

Yup. And Texas is now requiring an annual general hunting license to hunt turkey this year as well. $315

[silent tom]

States at each others neck in a price war has to stop. 
Enough is enough. 
I've said it before on another site.
Every new asinine reg not backed by sound biological data is creating more and more hunters throwing their middle finger to the regs and going on about their business. 

Missouri's survey results did not support their new regs.  The price increase and NR limit is strictly tied to Arkansas NR changes.  IMO. 

[deerhunt1988]

One reason we didn't hear a peep about the tag increase, is that it was kept pretty hush. I looked multiple times and only documentation I found within the past several months was them rising the price ~$15 to like $258. I did see the $300 proposal last summer, but that was before they decided to drop the limit to 1. I assumed since they dropped limit they ditched the $300 stuff. Nope!

[Yoder409]

You haven't heard much about PA (pretty much guaranteed) going back to a 1 spring bird limit, either, have ya ??

They claim it's because they've added Sundays to the spring season.  So, they've increased hunting days by 15% and reduced the limit by 50%.  ALL THE WHILE..... they've added 1-3 days (depending on WMU) in the fall so you can kill more hens.   

All this is getting hidden behind the big stink over changing the opener of general deer season.

[Dtrkyman]

Missouri is likely off the list of places to hunt for me, and I have hunted yearly for 15 plus years, increase price, decrease opportunity and limit, go pound sand!

I hope others do the same, the only way to get a response is hit em in the wallet.

[btomlin]

Missouri is likely off the list of places to hunt for me, and I have hunted yearly for 15 plus years, increase price, decrease opportunity and limit, go pound sand!

I hope others do the same, the only way to get a response is hit em in the wallet.

Yep, I'm done hoping across the border as well.

[CALLM2U]

The irony of residents pushing out non-residents is that now the residents won't travel as much, meaning more competition for themselves. 

[deerhunt1988]

The irony of residents pushing out non-residents is that now the residents won't travel as much, meaning more competition for themselves. 

Yup, states taking away opportunity for non-residents are causing lost opportunities for their residents who travel too. Gotta love it.

[bbcoach]

It's all about the GREEN gentlemen.  One state starts restricting bag limits and increasing license fees and the rest follow suit (Snowball effect).  This won't even slow down until hunters pull the rug from under them.  Then every DNR will start crying, we don't have enough money to buy our officers 4X4 Denali Trucks with all the Bells and Whistles.  Most states are raising ALL license fees across the board because they say people aren't participating.  Sorry it's a tough pill to swallow, as a hunter, but there's NO FREE LUNCHS in today's world.  If we want to play, We have to Pay, unfortunately. 

[sasquatch1]

It's all about the GREEN gentlemen.  One state starts restricting bag limits and increasing license fees and the rest follow suit (Snowball effect).  This won't even slow down until hunters pull the rug from under them.  Then every DNR will start crying, we don't have enough money to buy our officers 4X4 Denali Trucks with all the Bells and Whistles.  Most states are raising ALL license fees across the board because they say people aren't participating.  Sorry it's a tough pill to swallow, as a hunter, but there's NO FREE LUNCHS in today's world.  If we want to play, We have to Pay, unfortunately.

Paying is the easiest part, oddly

It's the limits, delayed season, and draws etc etc that no amount of money can change. Thats where the real opportunities are lost.


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