May 26, 2913 - 200 Servings of Fish and Chips

[glatt]

The last thing liberals are thinking about is hunting license fees. It doesn't even register as a blip on the radar. Just sayin...

[xoxoxoBruce]

That depends on whether they are hunters, in a sporting goods business, or gun sales.

[Lamplighter]

Don't forget the tourist industry

... if Fish and Wildlife don't produce big stags, the out-of-staters go elsewhere.

Then the guides, sports goods, restaurants, hotels, start lobbying
and the Dept of Commerce pays attention to them.

At least Montana is transparent about all this, and keep their out-of-state licenses very low.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Yes, trophy hunting is a whole other game, especially for western states. Here, deer hunting is more like a more vigorous trip to the meat store, half tradition, half recreation, which puts meat on the table. But for the guys that travel to deer camps, and hunt the game lands rather than their own back yard, it can be very expensive meat.