No More Portable House License!!!

[PierBridge]

Especially on Red or Mille Lacs once your 2 or 4 Fish have been consumed some will just start on another limit!

[LaZyDayZ]

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Especially on Red or Mille Lacs once your 2 or 4 Fish have been consumed some will just start on another limit!

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And you don't think they do that already??

I am all for it, the bad have always done it and always will. It's about time the rest of us who follow the rules get a break and are allowed to have a meal while on the ice.

With today's modern shacks entire vacations are spent on the ice, days maybe a week at a time. Not being able to have the days catch as a meal was a ridiculous law. The abusers don't care if there is a law or not.

[GRAND DAD]

Hey Lazy If we hook up this year for the Lake of the woods your kids can use my portable and won't have to worrie about were I put the license. And I totally agree with you Good guy's will always follow the rules and the bad one's could give a sh*&.

[ozzie]

i didn't feel it was that big of a deal to license my portable for $12 a year...figured it went back into the DNR anyways.....but now they will lose 100K off an already tight budget.......then the license thing is just dumb...it is good for 1 years time.....I guess people should buy there license in March and then they will get there 12 months just like I do.. If they really want to make it easier for people to remember when to buy a license then have the renewal dates start on 1/1 or leave it the way it is!!!

[SomethingFishy*]

I didn't really mind having to buy a shelter liscense. I figure if you can afford the shelter,auger, rods , reels, tackle, bait, heater, and whatever other luxuries you bring with you then you can afford the $12/year.

All this does is take money away from the DNR, that extra money along with the raises in non-resident liscenses could hire a few more DNR officers to enforce the laws and take down more good for nothing low-life poachers.

[vikinglandman]

WHAT No license for portables-- rats I have mine already but didn't use it this spring

Eatting fish on the lake wow--the new regs. should say walleyes --poss. limit 6 fish and all you can eat

[TRZ]

if your that rich make a donation to the DNR every year! i can't believe they finally did this, AMEN Brother-it was the biggest rip-off stupid law in fishing. The extension of licenses is also a wonderful idea, i don't know how many times i have accidentally went out with an expired license in March.

[McGurk]

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if your that rich make a donation to the DNR every year! ...-it was the biggest rip-off stupid law in fishing.

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THAT RICH? How much do you spend in bait on one trip? On food/drink for one trip? $12 for 4+ months was a deal to me, I guess. C'mon. And yes, I do make a donation to the DNR (Loon plate) and still have no problem with a portable shelter tag. I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I hope they jack up another in-state rate to compensate, and not just hit up the out-of-staters alone.

[DigitalFisherman]

Now don't spend those 12 clams all in one place TRZ.

[TRZ]

12$ would buy me a new tip up or enough jigs to last me a winter, and it is more the premise than the money. a fee (tax) to put my shelter on a public lake for a few hours, or even worse a lake i may own, obserd. That is why we were the only state to do it. And why not hit the out of state people, do they pay taxes in Minnesota? last time i checked they didn't, an increase fee to use our public funded facilities seems very fair, if they don't like it thay can stay in Iowa and save a few bullheads for me.

[DigitalFisherman]

I was just giving you the needle.

I disagree; however, that the burden of replacing the lost revenue should be passed on to out of staters. I have friends who come to MN every year for both deer hunting and ice fishing and these boys spend a lot of money when they come. They eat in local bars and restaurants, buy bait and hunting supplies at local stores and bait shops, they even use a MN butcher and taxidermist. On top of that they are spending twice as much as me on a fishing lic and about five times as much on a hunting lic… I fail to see why they should be paying even more.

[Scott K]

I am just glad I dont need to put them on my house anymore, I still have the one from last season in my billfold, and this years . Could they make them things any cheesier? The $12 didnt bother me much, just the fact that I needed to babysit the sticker to make sure it didnt fall off yet!

[PierBridge]

$40 dollars is a bargain....Wisconsin charges us $50 to fish in there state.

[IceJohn]

I am happy to see the tag lis.gone now I can fish in comfort.Each weekend trip to MN. cost me $150 to $200.Food,gas,motel,bait.more tackle,fun priceless just a ICEHEAD from Iowa.ICE JOHN TEAM ICEHEAD and PROUD OF IT

[hovermn]

I wonder if we'll still need to post our info like License number or address on the portable. Anyone know?

[Captain B.R.K]

Bummer deal we had to buy the 2007 license to fish this last March!

I too am torn about the whole idea of doing away with the shelter license fee. When I read that they are doing without the license for those truely using "portable houses", to off set the lose of money they raised the out of state fees. However they are short plenty of money.

I shouldn't complain since the law is saving you and me $12.00. But when the DNR starts getting less revenue and you hear about water quality issues, overharvest concerns, etc. When their dollars get pinched, we (Outdoorsman's)could suffer the consquences.

[LMITOUT]

Other states do just fine without the fees. I think we'll be OK.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I too am interested in if we will still need signage on portables.

[harvey lee]

Captain

I too, worry that the drop in revenue could possibly hurt other programs. But, one can still buy the tag if they so choose. It doesnt bother me if they charge the non-residents a little more as that is what I have been doing for the last 10 years in other states.

It doesnt matter where I go fishing or hunting in other states, the rules have changed and the non-resident pays more. One can look at Montana and see what a resident and non-resident is paying for a Elk license. Hundreds of dollars in difference for fees.

When I hunt in North Dakota for deer, I pay 220 for a tag and I believe the residents are at 22. I know one doesnt want to much of this going on but the other states started this game and we in Minnesota might as well reap some benifit once in awhile.

[lookincalifornia]

why not do both? raise the outta staters rates and keep the portable fee? it's still cheaper than a boat liscense isn't it? i am a born and raised iowan. when i moved to mn and had to pay $30 for a liscense, i was like sure. when i became a minnesotan and had to pay $80 for an iowa hunting license i was like 'whoa'. but was i gonna not shoot pheasants, i don't think so. i'm sure you could go with $45-$50 for a year round out of state license. i know i would pay it. after all, minnesota is still regaurded as one of the best fishing states in the country. trust me as an out of stater when i say i'll pay what i have to to.

[hovermn]

One thing's for sure, we'll probably never hear the question asking about needing a shelter licese while fishing from a vehical again! hehe

[Jameson]

What if you fished in the vehicle overnight?

[PierBridge]

You would need a shelter tag.

[toughguy]

Can you fry up a fish in your truck?

[B420]

Being that a portables only purpose is to keep the wind/elements off you and keep you warm, where do I buy a license for my boots, glove, bibs, and hat?