MN fishing license date change

[Crappyfisherman]

March 1 to Feb.28 is 12 months, 12 months is 1 year. Fish which ever months you want. It all comes out the same.

[Great Outdoors]

Exactly!!

[Alagnak]

Unless you just moved here in january in which you pay full price for a couple months. Not that I'd expect you guys to understand that. Let me guess- walleye?

[going4it]

Don't fish then for 2 months or pay the 20 bucks. Not complicated or outrageous.

[Alagnak]

No just a rip off for many consumers.

[going4it]

Yes quite the rip off to pay as low as 15 bucks for 2 months of fishing. If it's too much no one is forcing you to buy them. Maybe they need tissues at the registers for all the whiners who don't think it's fair. Get over it.

[amateurfishing]

no one is forcing anyone to purchase a full license for 2 months, that is consumer choice, and if consumer does not like that choice, there are other choices, 1 day, 3 day, 1 week, etc. but sure one would find a reason to complain bout those as well, whiners b whiners.

[GIANT1]

Maybe they need tissues at the registers for all the whiners who don't think it's fair. Get over it.

+100

[chris63]

So the state sits on the fee's from this budget cycle and collects intrest on all the license fees collected?Do they do that with all revenue they "collect"?I've been looking at the budget annalysis reports and can't seem to find any info on intrest accrued on revenue from the tax/fees or the like?c63

[boXCar JiggY]

Itys all a conspericy theroy, The state keeps us confused so we dont know when to buy a lisence then nails us for fishing without one when we cant remeber to by one an generates more revenue. LOL!

[candiru]

So the state sits on the fee's from this budget cycle and collects intrest on all the license fees collected?Do they do that with all revenue they "collect"?I've been looking at the budget annalysis reports and can't seem to find any info on intrest accrued on revenue from the tax/fees or the like?c63

They have to pay it out in salaries and expenses. Unless there is some kind of special deal for gov't that I don't know about, there is no such thing as interest anymore. Money in the bank earns next to nothing.

[candiru]

The other thing I thought of with a 365 day lic. is that someone that only fished for a week a year (mostly non-residents) could get away with fishing every year but only buying a lic. every other year by moving their dates slightly. Example: vacation here the first week in July and coming back the next year during the last week of June and only buying one license.

Under the system the last couple of years a group from out of state can come in and fish for a 5 day weekend in March and purchase annual licenses. Those licenses were good till April 30 of the next year. They can come back the next march and not buy another license.

How much that happened or would happen - I don't know, but it needs to be considered.

[candiru]

A resident individual angling is $22 and $15 for the conservation license. If a person can't come up with that, they really shouldn't be fishing.

A 365 day license could cost the DNR revenue and it would also lead to CO's having to deal with many more well-meaning people who merely forgot to get a license. Was it intentional or not? Do you write them a ticket or not? This would take time that could be used to go after people intentionally violating; over-limits, double-trippers, slot violations, extra lines......etc...

[LMITOUT]

I think they changed it to the end of april so you didn't have to get a new license while people were still fishing the hardwater season.

Bingo.

Unfortunately people were too dense to figure it out and they had to change it back.

[CAMAN]

Bingo.

Unfortunately people were too dense to figure it out and they had to change it back.

I never had an issue with it, but if the government wouldn't have put two dates on the license nobody would have had a problem.

[raymondk]

The license is the only thing that is a good deal complain about the gas,bait,fishingline and the cost of everything else you need you can hardly buy 3 rapalas for the price of your license!!!!!

[LMITOUT]

I never had an issue with it, but if the government wouldn't have put two dates on the license nobody would have had a problem.

Yeah, I'd like to know why the DNR did that. It sure didn't help, but it still wasn't that difficult to figure out. Everyone got two months "free" that first year to get the new, later expiration date into place and everyone lost their minds.

[candiru]

The DNR didn't do it the legislature did. I am not 100% sure, but I thought licenses after the first year were also valid for 14 months if purchased on March 1

[CAMAN]

No it wasn't difficult at all to figure out, but if it isn't clearly spelled out in black and white some people just can't think past it.

[JakeJ_Mn]

Buying a license allows you the priviledge of fishing/hunting a period of time depending on your interests. No one makes you buy a license.

Minnesota fishing licenses run Mar 1, 2014 - last day of Feb. - Resident ind. is $22 - Married combination is $35.

North Dakota fishing license run April 1 - Mar. 31 - Res. fee is $16 - Hus/wife is $22 - Non-Res fee is $45 - Hus/wife - $60 plus $2 certificate fee.

South Dakota fishing license run Dec. 13, 2013 to Jan. 31, 2015 Res. fee is $28 each(no hus/wife available) Non-res fee is $67(3 day is $37)

Ontario, Canada for 2014 non-res fee is $81.57 plus $9.68 for a required Outdoors card for indentification. Passport is necessary.

Where ever you go to fish and hunt requires a proper license. Rules are sometimes confusing, such as the many slot limits across Minnesota, BUT you had better know the rules.

I am lucky enough to fish Mn. - SD - ND - Wis. - Manitoba and Ontario, and hunt in Mn. - SD - Kansas - Wyoming and Montana. I spend alot on licenses and required stamps / it's what I enjoy. Each has it's own set of rules/regulations.

I hope we all can do what we enjoy whatever it is, but not much is free nowdays.

If you have vehicles, atvs, snowmobiles, motorcycles, canoes, boats, trailers and fish or hunt you buy many licenses. If you golf or ski/snowboard there is a fee to use facilities.

Many attractions have daily or seasonal fees. If you camp or stay at a resort you pay.

All is all we pay a good portion of our earnings to do the things we enjoy - it is all fair - who knows, but it is a way of life.

[LMITOUT]

The DNR didn't do it the legislature did.

The legislature didn't print the licenses.

Making the law is one thing, executing it is another.

[amateurfishing]

go look at some fishing magazines.....some of you sound way too bored.

[CAMAN]

go look at some fishing magazines.....some of you sound way too bored.

I'm not interested in buying 50 pages of advertisements so I no longer have any fishing magazines.

[ZachD]

Everyone complaining why don't you just buy a lifetime license and be done with it....

[Hookmaster]

I did buy a Lifetime Sportsman license 2 years ago before they raised the prices. You still have to get the paper one printed out and carry with you, so you still need to know the dates. It just doesn't cost you anything. I even took the option of adding the lifetime trapping for free. I have never trapped in my life but you never know. Now if they can only figure out how to have the Federal Duck Stamp available when you get the new license in the spring, I'd be sitting pretty.