2006 DNR Sport Licenses

[ICOKnoy]

Prices for the 2006 licenses have been released. 2005 and 2006 prices are listed.

Resident Hunting
2005-14.25 2006-17.00

Resident Fishing
2005-14.25 2006-17.00

Resident One-Day Fishing
2005-7.00 2006-9.00

Resident Hunting & Fishing
2005-20.75 2006-25.00

Resident Annual Trapping
2005-14.00 2006-17.00

Resident Spring & Fall Turkey
2005-23.00 2006-25.00

Resident Youth Hunt/Fish
2005-7.00 2006-7.00

Non-Resident Hunting
2005-60.75 2006-80.00

Non-Resident Fishing
2005-25.75 2006-35.00

Non-Resident 7 Day Fishing
2005-12.75 2006-20.00

Non-Resident 5 Day Hunting
2005-25.75 2006-31.00

Non-Resident Annual Trapping
2005-114.75 2006-140.00

Non-Resident Turkey
2005-114.75 2006-120.00

Trout/Salmon Stamp
2005-9.25 2006-11.00

2005 Licenses and stamps have had their expiration dates extended to March 31, 2006. Licenses can be purchased online a www.indianaoutdoor.in.gov (http://www.indianaoutdoor.in.gov)
Fall Turkey and Deer Licenses will be available later in 2006.

[Dean Weimer]

SHOCKER!!!! That has nothing to do with you either dnrlawman. Why are they waiting to post the deer tag prices???

[goggleye57]

Lawman- Thanks for the info. it makes me more thankful all the time I have a lifetime hunting license

[Dean Weimer]

Count your blessings Goggle!!! I missed getting mine by a few days. I thought I had read, or heard that it was going to be on sale through July, but when I called after the fourth they told me the bad news.

[JL]

Lots of disappointed people out there about the Lifetime.

[HuntinIN]

Maybe Mitch and Kyle will need some quick cash and run a "you missed it the first time special". I somehow managed to find the jack for the lifetime hunting first time around.

Eric

[JL]

I think I'm still paying for it on my credit card...it's still worth it.

[Bocephus]

Im glad I have a lifetime license...I got mine when they cost....ummm...they were....ummm.....Oh wait, they were free, my girlfriend bought them for me. Lucky me.

[treehugger]

I'm still :banghead3 because I screwed around and didn't get my LL. And now the annuals keep on climin' %$*&#@. Maybe they couldn't post the deer tag $ yet because they didn't want to give us too much sticker shot all at once. :bash:

[goggleye57]

For the outdoor time we get even the new fees are a bargain. Somebody has to pay for research and enforcement. I still have to buy a fishing license.

[lilkrou]

This is a link that I posted a few weeks ago to give those of us without a LTL that there is a bill in the House of Representatives in the current legislative session, that would bring the LTL back.
http://www.indianasportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1286

I would like to see those of us that do not have a LTL as well as those of you who do, please contact your state elected officials to let them know that you support this bill.

[buckmaster]

that sucks i never got one. to bad for me but hey thanks for all the info any on the youth liscence.

[buckmaster]

aint that the truth a good friend of mine already got his and now he really loves it because after i cant hunt on a yl i am going to be paying out my ass for tags.

[CutNShoot]

I've been told by a very high ranking IDNR employee that this bill will go nowhere.Not too many pols will vote for this when they voted to eliminate it last year.

One thing that will be looked at in the future is a yearly "Sportsman's License" (like Kentucky has) that will cover all licenses and tags like the Lifetime License, only it would have to be bought yearly.

That could be a savings to hunters that hunt everything.

[treehugger]

CNS...I would be for the Sportsman License if the LL never comes back.

[lilkrou]

I was listening to the radio this morning and they were talking about the selling of the toll road here in northern Indiana. One person called in and stated that on some other issue last year, she wrote to her elected official and stated her case on whatever it was. She then followed up with it and found out that of all the constituents in the district, the elected official had only been contacted 6 times with opinions. That means that that elected official was making a decision based on input from only 6 people. If we all were to contact our own elected officials, then maybe this will go somewhere.

[lilkrou]

Assuming that the LTL is dead, then I would be for a yearly license to cover everything...

[LoveHunting]

yep, just as many of you have said, i'm so glad i got my lifetime hunting and fishing liscense when i was 14.

[single_shooter]

OKAY...someone please explain to me the sense of this.

If the stae DNR biologists say that there are too many deer in some areas, why increase the cost of hunting these deer? I would think that they would wish to keep it as cheap as possible to keep up the ability of people to afford multiple tags.
If I am attempting to sell something...I don't want to increase the price and reduce the demand on my product. Could it be that the state legislators are really more interested in increasing the amount of cash they get from us than in keeping our hunting heritage intact? Or, could it be that they figure that if they keep raising the price in small amounts they can cause it to become too expensive for many people, thus removing them from the woods, and possibly from the list of firearm owners?
As it is now, there are many days that I enter the woods with one of my children armed with nothing but a skinning knife and a pair of binoculars just so they can shoot the does and we can afford to fill the freezer this year. The trouble with this system is that they don't stay 14 forever...
Where is this going to end???

[Bocephus]

We are still cheaper than most states on our license fees, shop around.

[treehugger]

Could it be that the state legislators are really more interested in increasing the amount of cash they get from us than in keeping our hunting heritage intact? Or, could it be that they figure that if they keep raising the price in small amounts they can cause it to become too expensive for many people, thus removing them from the woods, and possibly from the list of firearm owners?

Single Shooter...You hit the nail on the head on this one...the state legislators ARE more interested in increasing the amount of cash they get from us than in keeping our hunting heritage intact. I believe we are the only ones that can keep our hunting heritage intact, by our own actions, voicing our opinions, continuing to hunt/fish regardless of some of the rules they throw down no matter how ridiculous we think they are. Whenever you hear someone say "its not about the money"...it is about the money, these days everything is about the money. Why else would the state be bidding out the toll road operations, state park lodges/hotels operations, etc...IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY. I would be very interested to see how many of our state legislators hunt/fish, own any type of outdoor license for said activities, own lifetime licenses, etc. My guess is, and I could be wrong as I have been wrong at least one other time that I know of, the state legislators that fall in this category fall in the minority category. Hunting and fishing issues for these elected officials are probably more of a nuisance for them to deal with and they would just as soon not even see anything remotely related to these issues to have to discuss and vote on. My guess is many of the issues raised that they have to deal with in this area they are not very educated on...thus you have the "caged hunt" debacle going on again.

treehugger

[CambyGSP]

We are still cheaper than most states on our license fees, shop around.
I have and your wrong.

Show me the states your talking about. (cheaper than *most* states).

Make sure you READ the fine print.....

In Indiana a *RESIDENT* deer hunter can spend upwards to $75.00 to hunt ONE BUCK DEER!....and an additional $24.00 (and going up) for EACH antlerless deer they choose to hunt

Some states don't charge their NON-residents that much!

[Travis907]

Bocephus is correct........look around at the other states license fees.

[goggleye57]

If there is going to be any money besides Pittman-Robertson funds, its going to have to come out of our pockets. Our govenor is not going to put any money into the outdoors. we have emerald ash borers spreading through the state. The feds will cover about 90% if Indiana pays 10% for abatement efforts.
Gov Daniels says no.

[ICOKnoy]

Dean,

I did a little inquiry on why they have not posted the deer tag prices for the 2006 season. They are in the process of lowering the price on antlerless tags. The word is the price could be as low as 5.00 for each antlerless tag. This takes some rule changes and time. Look for the new prices to come out in the next couple of months.

[Dean Weimer]

Fair enough. Where you been Lawman??? I was told that perhaps the antlerless tags would decrease in cost as they were used. Maybe the first one would be full cost, then the next one maybe $10, the next on $5, etc.

[DaWG of Indpls]

DNRLawman

Now you're talking. I personally have a lifetime license so the cost does not directly affect me, but lowering the cost of antlerless tags is progressive thinking, especially if they are reduced to $5.

[ICOKnoy]

Sorry for the lack of posts lately but work has been pretty consuming. Maybe after a few loose ends are tied up I can update the site with some of the bigger cases made by local officers. It has been a busy season and an even busier off season but the hard work has really paid off state wide.

[treehugger]

Dean,

I did a little inquiry on why they have not posted the deer tag prices for the 2006 season. They are in the process of lowering the price on antlerless tags. The word is the price could be as low as 5.00 for each antlerless tag. This takes some rule changes and time. Look for the new prices to come out in the next couple of months.
dnrlawman...is this for real??? it seems to good to be true that they would drop to that low of a price.

[ICOKnoy]

Tree this is very real. Current administration is wanting to decrease the deer herd. One way to do this is encourage hunter's to take antlerless deer. Therefore they are going to drastically reduce the price of antlerless tags as an incentive. Keep in mind the antlered tag will more than likely increase slightly.

[treehugger]

Thanks for the followup dnrlawman. I figured there would be an increase somewhere but since we can only take 1 buck it should be worth it. Maybe if it costs too much to hunt bucks less hunters will hunt them and there will be more big bucks out there, combined with the OBR, this could be a good thing and bring the doe/buck ratio in line where it needs to be.

treehugger