I see Alabama's deer population, which is a shared state resource, as no different than something like a professional sports stadium. We (the states residents) hold a valuable resource that many desire to use, and in my opinion, we don't charge out of state hunters enough for it. If the deer hunting in Alabama is only so-so, then those out of state hunters can talk with their wallets and not buy an expensive out of state hunting license. The visceral reaction to this suggestion is all you need to know about whether out of state residents would continue to buy a license. If the hunting wasn't so good here compared to their home states they'd laugh it off and not care. We need to take pride in what our state has to offer and charge accordingly. We have more woods and huntable land here than almost any other state in the nation when you take into state size and population.
I hunt AL because that's where I'm from, that's where my friends hunt, and that's where I have access to land. None of those have anything to do with money. Do plenty of out of state people hunt AL and have money? Sure, but don't lump everyone into one category. Also, I would bet that out of state hunters already contribute almost as much, if not more money to the state than in-state hunters do, by the time you add up the $306 license, fuel, food, lodging, etc.
