States battle it out for most expensive non-rez turkey tag! Oklahoma now $349.

[deerhunt1988]

I was on the Oklahoma Wildlife Dept. website trying to find the new non-resident regulations for turkey next spring. Noticed they've added a new $100 Non-Resident Game Bird permit for non-residents hunting game birds on WMAs. That effectively makes Oklahoma $349 for a single turkey.

Non-resident annual hunting - $209
Non-resident turkey - $40
Non-resident game bird permit - $100

For a total of $349! To my knowledge, the most expensive tag for a single turkey to date. This bypasses Arkansas's $325.


You can view the non-resident license prices here:
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/licensing/regs/license-fees#nonresident

And the new Game Bird Permit regulation here:
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/regs/regulation-changes

The madness knows no end. Other states will take notice and respond accordingly in the future.

And to think a certain subset of turkey hunters helped bring this upon us all. Sad, sad, sad!

[Yoder409]

Well, I guess I don't have to research Oklahoma any further.   

[silvestris]

Yep, a certain subset, and a lot of them.  More than the flocks can stand.  The most dangerous thing in the world is loose lips.

[blake_08]

I live in Oklahoma, and there's no way I'd pay that kind of money to hunt turkeys in this state. Ridiculous. There's much better hunting for less money in other places. It's truly sad what turkey hunting is becoming, and scary how fast it is happening.

[Tail Feathers]

Dang shame. 

[Dtrkyman]

 

[arkrem870]

Imagine that.....loose lips do sink ships.