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Michigan Gunner said:
Why not just say you can hunt the entire season? Perhaps folks would make more trips then. I don't think they sell very many second licenses anyway. It could mean more business for all.

Lock and Load! :D
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But the way I understand it, you can hunt the entire season, just buy another license every two weeks.:cheers:
 
UGUIDE said:
Plain and simple is game and fish keeps the residents happy by charging non-residents and arm and a leg compared to what the residents have to pay.
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I cannot blame the residents for that, it is their resource and they do have a right to put whatever price tag on it they feel is appropriate.
 
I think a season long non resident license would be a good money maker for the Game and Fish plus the state economy. If they want to keep whatever crazy combination of days some of you dream up on another or current skeem that is fine but it sure would be nice not to have to continually screw around having to rebuy licenses or change dates. If it cost me more I'm willing to pay for it.
 
Augusta said:
I cannot blame the residents for that, it is their resource and they do have a right to put whatever price tag on it they feel is appropriate.
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my guess is game and fish could care less about the residents, the big money is made off the NR's that come in droves every year, just a fact, but always nice to think they care about the locals.
 
hunter94 said:
my guess is game and fish could care less about the residents, the big money is made off the NR's that come in droves every year, just a fact, but always nice to think they care about the locals.
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That is not always the case. Out of state hunters can not get an east river rifle buck tag. That I believe is out of consideration for resident hunters.
 
Other than pheasants it is pretty tough to get other types of hunting tags. Elk is resident only, Rifle antelope and deer would take a couple years for a buck tag. East river you can't get a any deer tag
 
haymaker said:
That is not always the case. Out of state hunters can not get an east river rifle buck tag. That I believe is out of consideration for resident hunters.
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well, that is a good thing then for you guys, but to be honest, deer tags and deer in neighboring states are easy to come by, elk hunters go to Wyoming, Colorado and N.M., antelope hunters spend their time in Wyoming where there are thousands of goats........unless there is a personal reason, an NR big game license in SD would hardly be coveted, just pointing out the obvious big money is derived from NR pheasant hunters..
 
hunter94 said:
well, that is a good thing then for you guys, but to be honest, deer tags and deer in neighboring states are easy to come by, elk hunters go to Wyoming, Colorado and N.M., antelope hunters spend their time in Wyoming where there are thousands of goats........unless there is a personal reason, an NR big game license in SD would hardly be coveted, just pointing out the obvious big money is derived from NR pheasant hunters..
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You can discredit South Dakota deer hunting all you want, but the fact remains, I'd buy an east river buck tag in a heartbeat.... if I could.

let me reiterate... as a non resident, I hope they never issue a season long license to NRs.. Unless they want to put it at $12.50 per day for the length of the season..
 
Red Dog, what has your panties in such a twist over selling a season long small game license to non residents? The state game and fish would most likely make more money off a renwable resource, the vendors of fuel, lodging food may do better and it would create a little more freedom in your life. I don't see where it would hurt anything.
 
I agree with you...season license for non-residents makes sense @ the same price - $110.

I wonder how many multiple licenses are sold? With today's economy, I assume very few.

Season license may encourage several trips and would add to the economy of SD; I doubt it would reduce the number of multiple licenses sold.

And it would simplify the current multiple- date mess now in force.
 
The multiple date "mess" has been in place for over twenty years. It works just fine. I believe it used to be 10 consecutive days only.


Jonny,, you want a NR season long license for $110? Aint gonna happen..
I buy 2 or 3 licenses annually and dont use anywhere near all my allotted days.. I'm not rich by any means, just have an understanding wife, employer, and have my priorities in place as to where I spend my recreational $ at.

iIm not going to be so bold as to say that the state wouldnt or couldnt use (or doesnt want) the revenue... but at what cost to its citizens or the resource?

The State of South Dakota is taking care of their residents, protecting their resource and I respect that, nothing more, or nothing less.

As the bird belt tightens, I would expect them pay particular attention to this type of issues.

No panties in a bunch, just dont agree with you Bob or Jonny. I said earlier I would probably get railed on. I just happen to have a difference of opinion than you harbor.
 
The State of South Dakota is taking care of the state of South Dakota coffers....simple as that...just an observation.
 
hunter94 said:
The State of South Dakota is taking care of the state of South Dakota coffers....simple as that...just an observation.
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Well whats wrong with that?:D
For all it's faults the SDGF&P has done a pretty good job over the last 5 decades IMHO. Nothing is perfect but they do try--I once knew a guy that "managed the Black Hills Deer herd" only problem was he didn't get to do that, as he said " I manage people--they won't let me do what I was trained to do" same as everywhere LOL :cheers:
 
SDJIM said:
Well whats wrong with that?:D
For all it's faults the SDGF&P has done a pretty good job over the last 5 decades IMHO. Nothing is perfect but they do try--I once knew a guy that "managed the Black Hills Deer herd" only problem was he didn't get to do that, as he said " I manage people--they won't let me do what I was trained to do" same as everywhere LOL :cheers:
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there isn't anything wrong with it......just an observation. :)
 
I didn't say there was anything wrong with SD Game and Fish. I just think that a season long license has a place for some. It just seems so riduculous in this world to have to continually have to screw around WITH MORE PAPERWORK TO BE CURRENT AND LEGAL when another option could be available that may even bring more revenue to the Game and Fish also the state. I have had friends and including myself plan on a trip to return to SD and things have come up at the last minute that were way more important than another hunting trip and the planned hunting trip was canceled. Nine times out of ten when I asked my friends if they wanted to go on another date they stated they were so busy with their need to change their plans at the last minute they forgot to change the dates on their license and they didn't want to have to buy another license. I know it was their doing but emergencies or last minute change of plans are sometimes very hectic and I see that as window to be a little bit more open to at least consider or offer a season long license in the first place to have just a little more freedom. I'm not asking for it to be free, charge $250 or more if necessary but make it reasonable. I doubt that it would effect the state or resource negatively but if it does change it. Also, I wonder just how much the state, private enterprise and game and fish spends each year to get you come to SD? I would also bet that the big money collected for all is not in the license fee but the revenue that is raised by you the hunter going to S.D.

Stores have sales not necessarily to make a buck off that item but the main thing is to get you into the store then impulse buying takes over and the revenue increases. Getting the hunter to S.D. is the main thing in my opinion to increase revenue for the State, Game and Fish and private enterprise which I think stimulates good game mangement to continue the cycle.
 
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