Do you not get all the privileges with your lifetime liscence that I get with my liscence I purchased this year.

I just pulled out my wallet and looked at the physical license. There are no exceptions listed. It entitles me to a lifetime of hunting privileges. If they increased the limit of squirrels, I would also expect that to be included, for no additional charge.

So what privilege does someone get when they purchase an annual liscence that you do not.

most of ya'll have completely missed the OPs point. He bought a lifetime RESIDENT license when he lived here, now the money grabbers in Montgomery want to make him pay for a NON-RESIDENT bait permit. I'd be pissed too, hell I'm pissed for him.

That's because he is a non-resident.....i'm not sure why that is so hard to understand.

With a lifetime license is there a need to purchase a WMA permit to hunt WMA's or not?

[quote=dirkdaddy]With a lifetime license is there a need to purchase a WMA permit to hunt WMA's or not?

In your world, why even have restrictions? Anyone who hunts or fishes should have a license, from birth to death.

Right? Daddy takes Lil' Johnny on a dove hunt and Lil' Johnny is ecstatic about taking his BB gun, eating snacks and helping Daddy.

But first they have to get Lil' Johnny a license and Customer ID number and Happy User Experience Number and GameCheck blood test and every other thing needed for him to become a real hunter and become immersed into the system. Gotta make sure he's fully involved so the numbers will be accurate and that P-R money comes back.

And Grandpa wants to go out to his family farm one last time and maybe walk with the dogs or sit in a deer stand. He's 87 but would like one last hunt. But by gosh, he has to get his license and GameCheck number and everything else to do that so he can be counted.

If you're for this, you should be for zero exemptions for anyone for anything, ever. No military exemptions. No field trial exemptions. No exemptions for anyone on WMAs for any reason - hikers, hunters, whatever. Everyone must have their papers!

You're doing a good job of PR for the department.


As for license money, fines, permit money, fees and anything else, the Department should be posting line-item explanations of everything that is received, spent, allocated, salaries and other expenditures. The public darn well should know where the money from the "baiting privilege license" fees goes and who has access or how it's spent.

You can be sure exactly where the money from baiting permits and licenses goes with a completely transparent, open manner. That's how government agencies receiving spending taxpayer money are supposed to be run. Shrugging it off as "Oh, well, you can't be sure exactly where it goes!" is folly.

My god, you're right. You've changed my mind by using extreme examples that have no relevance! Just kidding. All I hear is whining that poor old grandpa has to follow the rules like everyone else. Awww poor baby. God forbid old people and little baby snowflakes have to pay $5 for a license!!! No, instead lets make all the 20-40 year olds subsidize their license fees. Lets teach our kids that just because they are children, they don't have to follow the rules like everyone else. Great way to raise them. You probably agree with participation trophies too, huh? You're doing a great PR job for the liberals...


FYI, you actually can see exactly where the money is spent by the Department, line by line. Maybe you should look into it sometime, instead of talking out of your ass and acting like they just spend it on champagne and caviar. You might see why more license fees and Pittman Robertson funds would be helpful. But you're right, losing out on possibly millions of dollars over the years is worth it so poor ol' granpappy can go hunt without the huge hassle of clicking "Purchase" on the computer.

FYI, you actually can see exactly where the money is spent by the Department, line by line. Maybe you should look into it sometime, instead of talking out of your ass and acting like they just spend it on champagne and caviar.