What to use for numbers on a hub style shack?

[SpecialK]

I bought a Eskimo popup hub shack and it came with a sleeve to slide the DNR number tag into. What is everyone using to write their number on to fit in those sleeves?

[kc0myy]

i am not 100% sure. but I think if you don't leave it on ice over night you don't have to have numbers on it. if you are always in it fishing i believe you don't have to have numbers on it. I would check the fishing regs to make sure.

[mmeyer]

You actually do have to have the numbers on there at all times. It's just the license that you don't need if you don't leave it unattended. As far as the numbers, I and most of the people I know simply write the numbers on a piece of cardboard cut to size and that's that. No need to get crazy complicated.

Good luck

[timbo147]

I have the same thing. I bought a plastic garage sale sign and cut a strip about 3" by 12", put the numbers on the back of the sign, slide it in the holder and your good for years.

[gunmunky]

I just did them on the computer and scaled to the size I wanted.

[Spearing Machine]

I used a piece of cardboard and used stencils to put my DNR# on it and slid it in the sleeve. Cardboard has gotten a little beat up and shriveled, but what do you expect after 5 winters of use and 200+ outings?

[SpecialK]

Cool I temporarily wrote them on one of the pieces of paper that they stick in the windows to get me through the day I was on the water, was curious what most folks did that was more permanent. Cardboard it is as I have a bunch of it laying around after Christmas

[canoepaddle]

I used the computer and printer to get the letters sized to 2" high. I also condensed the spacing to make it a little smaller. Then I cut out excess paper and covered it front and back with packing tape. Keeps it looking good for a long time. Slide it into the license holder and you're good to go.

[lutzy]

Computer with font at 2” then went to office depot and had it laminated. Only cost like 2 bucks. Should last for as long as I have the porty.

[V-12 Merlin]

I've heard it both ways, and here's what the current MN DNR regs say about it:

Shelters (fish houses and dark houses)

The following regulations apply to all shelters used on all Minnesota waters, unless otherwise noted elsewhere in this booklet.

• All shelters placed on the ice of Minnesota waters must have either the (1) complete name and address, (2) driver’s license number, or (3) the nine-digit Minnesota DNR number on the license of the owner plainly and legibly displayed on the outside in letters, and figures at least 2 inches in height.

• A shelter may not be left unattended anytime between midnight and

one hour prior to sunrise unless the shelter is licensed.

Note: The Dept. of Public Safety–DVS requires trailers used to haul fish houses or dark houses and enclosed trailers or recreational trailers used for fishing to be registered. See your local Deputy Registrar for trailer registration.

• A tag, furnished with a license, must be attached to the exterior in a readily visible location.

• Shelters left on the ice overnight need to have at least 2 square inches of reflective material on each side of the house.

• No person may erect a shelter within 10 feet of an existing shelter. • A shelter license is not required on border waters with WI, IA, ND, and SD.

• Shelters must comply with the identification requirements of the state for which the angler is licensed.

• Shelters may be used for fishing within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), but must be removed from the ice each night. The structure must be removed from the BWCAW each time the occupant leaves the BWCAW.

[Big Tom]

I used Powerpoint and then used the food saver to create a sleeve to keep all elements away from it. Looks pristine 5 years later.

[TroutYammer]

I went to the harware store, bought relfective 2" Mailbox Stickers, stuck them to a thin/flexible piece of plastic and slid the entire assembly into the fish house plastic jacket. I used my MNDNR number off the fishing license because it stays the same from year to year.