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So I have been reading all of the threads about 2 buck limits (THAT IS THE LAST THING I WANT THIS THREAD ABOUT) and within those threads and others how license sales are down or price increase has influenced sales. As for myself it has not influenced me at all. I normally buy archery and ML and then hunt with my ML through gun and for next year I will probably buy a sportsman and be done with it. I personally did not like the increase but it was not enough to keep me from one of my favorite hobbies. Of course if I didn't hunt I would probably be a far better golfer but that is another story.

I would like to get feed back purely out of curiosity about how or if it influenced others.

What do you normally buy? What did you buy this year? Did you not buy and take advantage of land owner exemption? Did you stop hunting?

Again I don't want this about limits or other aspects just purely about if license prices changed your annual decision on licenses and your thoughts.

Of course I am sure we on this forum are probably considered the more earnest hunters and would buy period and the "opening day" hunters that hunt that day and no other time or the casual hunter probably aren't on here and they are probably the ones it affected most but that is just a guess.

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My parents got me my lifetime sportsman when I was 12 (best gift ever) so I dont have to worry about it. But If that wasnt the case, I would buy an annual sportsman unless I just absolutely didnt have the money. I duck hunt and turkey hunt a lot, so the sportsman only makes sense.
 
I bought my lifetime this past year before they skyrocketed so that's how it influenced me. I also believe there's a good chance that option will go away if they don't figure out something on the return rate. The price was already bad, now it's just crazy.


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I bought the lifetime license before the increase. If not I would have continued to buy the Sportsman's license. Like someone else said, I wont let a few dollars keep me from my favorite hobbies of hunting and fishing.
 
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I always purchased a Sportsmans license even after I gave up my lease even though I could of hunted for free on my landowners exemption.
I turned 65 this year so I purchased the Lifetime Senior citizen license.
 
I buy archery and gun. Normally buy ML but was out of state for most of the season so I didn't this year. What will hurt is when my son turns 16 next year.


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Either a 7 day or season Non-Resident all game, a type 94 or 95 and a season NR fishing, no trout.

After I factor in the total cost of coming back to TN from ID for 1-2 weeks the license costs are negligible.
 
In hindsight I should have bought the Sportsman's license but with my trip to CO I wasn't sure how much I would get to hunt in each of the seasons. I bought Archery, ML, Rifle and Type 94 so in essence, no change in what I bought this year versus previous years.
 
Bought lifetime license right before changing residency. $1200 back then, but has more than made up for the purchase price, since NR license is $300/yr.

If I lived in TN, I would probably just buy the fishing license, and hunt under landowner exemption, since it's pretty rare I'm not hunting my own property.
 
Dbllunger":2crlaa4s said:
I bought the lifetime license before the increase. If not I would have continued to buy the Sportsman's license. Like someone else said, I wont let a few dollars keep me from my favorite hobbies of hunting and fishing.
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deerhunter10":hq8cqfrm said:
I bought my sportsman's before they went up and will buy again every year til I die.
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This. I bought all three of my sons lifetime licenses before they turned 3 years old so it was cheap and they are set for life. Lifetime for me is just unaffordable.
 
Past couple years I bought sportsman. This year i fortunately got a bonus that helped pay for about half my lifetime license before the increase. Wife was pissed. My parents bought my daughter her lifetime for her 1yr birthday so she is set. Cousin didn't buy a ML license just because of the increase, just hunted it with a bow and I would have done the same if I hadn't ran into that bonus at the perfect time, so it has affected people imo


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I have always purchased a sportsman license, but this year will probably be my last.

Still trying to determine what I will do, but it's looking like this might be my last year of duck hunting. It pretty much sucks around here anyway and it is the only thing keeping me buying a sportsman. For an enjoyable hunt I can take a few days out of state and probably kill more ducks than I can here in east tennessee all season.

I will probably buy an archery and gun tag next year. I usually bow hunt during muzzleloader anyway so it will be easy to give that tag up.

One more piece of property and I'll be that much closer to only hunting under landowner exemption. Then the only money I spend will be a fishing license and out of state license fees and as of now the non resident tags for kentucky and ohio are as cheap or cheaper than the sportsman
 
I would love to buy the lifetime license, and have not looked at prices since they went up, which may influence me not to.

I buy a sportsman's license every year and bought mine this year before they went up. I will still buy one next year. I hunt WMA's dove, turkey and deer (all 3 segments) Its a no brainer for me.
 
smstone22":3kafzyb5 said:
I bought my lifetime this past year before they skyrocketed so that's how it influenced me. I also believe there's a good chance that option will go away if they don't figure out something on the return rate. The price was already bad, now it's just crazy.


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I don't know that i call a $300 and change increase skyrocketing. I figured this out. With the new price of the annual sportsman's license ($166) if you buy that license for 12 years assuming no new rate changes, you will have paid for a lifetime license and little more. The problem is it is tough to pony up $1,976 all at once for hunting licenses.

I'm 40 so if I hunt till I am 65 (God willing) I could have paid for a lifetime license 2X over assuming I continue to buy annual sportsman's licenses. Of course at 65 the price drops exponentially.

If i could afford it I would buy it in a heart beat, because I do agree that they will take the option away, except maybe for senior citizens. Most states have a low cost one time fee for a lifetime license for senior citizens.
 

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