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Title:The Hunting Notesfile
Notice:Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270
Moderator:SALEM::PAPPALARDO
Created:Wed Sep 02 1987
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1561
Total number of notes:17784

1440.0. "MA to increase ALL licenses" by LUDWIG::BING () Mon Mar 27 1995 05:54

    Last week there was an article in the paper about hearings in
    MA to up the price of licenses. What they want to do is increase
    all licenses $10 unless you buy sporting license which will go
    up $20. There will be NO increase in the amount of pheasant or
    trout stocked, you will need to buy pheasant/trout stamps for
    that. More hearings are supposed to be scheduled so watch for
    them.

    Walt
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1440.1an update LUDWIG::BINGWed May 31 1995 16:2215
    
    Read some more on this the other day. Looks like:
    
    Hunting up $10
    Fishing up $10
    Sporting up $20
    doe permit, turkey permit, bear permit all up $5 for a total of $10
    archery stamp ?
    primitive firearms stamp ?
    
    yes they plan on seperating the two. All of this and not one more
    pheasent/trout to be stocked. All administrative costs. Oh boy. $45
    dollars for a sporting license. 
    
    Walt
1440.2SNAX::ERICKSONWhere is the grass greener?Mon Jun 12 1995 11:0120
    
    	At my last B.A.S.S. fishing club meeting this topic came up. The
    state was actually looking for input. From the MASS BASS affiliated
    bass fishing clubs. We filled out like a 20 question questionaire. If
    I remember correctly we said no to raising resident Hunting/Fishing/
    Sporting licenses. While raising the non-resident fees. Massachusetts
    has one of the lowest non-resident hunting fees. Compared to the
    surrounding states.
    	We also suggested a seperate trout fishing fee of $5. The state
    does not stock hunting animals (except Birds). Yet, hunters pay extra 
    money for a doe permit/archery/duck/turkey/bear. Yes, its all part of
    game management. We still felt that hunters end up paying more in the
    long run then fisherman. While a regular fishing license lets you catch
    anything. If a fisherman wants to keep the trout he catches pay the extra 
    $5.
    	I think a couple of the questions. Also were around seperating
    fresh water/salt water fishing. Having a seperate fee if you wanted
    to fish salt water.
    
    Ron
1440.3SNAX::ERICKSONWhere is the grass greener?Thu Jun 15 1995 11:257
    
    	At my B.A.S.S. meeting last night. We were told its official that
    all the fees are going up. What Walt posted in .1 is correct.
    Everything going up $10 with Sporting going up $20. With extra permits
    going up $5.
    
    Ron
1440.4call or write and ask for more time in the woodsLUDWIG::BINGMon May 13 1996 11:3218
    
    I read an article in New England Out of Doors (?) the other day about
    this increase. Basically it said that while the F&W folks can't give
    the sportsmen of MA more fish/pheasents, there's no reason why they
    couldnt extend archery season by one week and extend blackpowder from 3
    days to one week. Just so we got something for the extra money.
    
    It sounds like a good idea to me. Personally I don't think adding the
    extra time will have much of an affect on the deer population, and
    it will give us extra time in the woods. I know if they extended BP to
    one week I'd go but a BP gun this week. To me it's not worth it for
    3 days. Anyway the writer suggested we all write to the F&W dept and 
    ask them to do this in response to the license increase. I plan on
    sending a letter this week and will post a response if I get one.
    
    
    
     Walt
1440.5SNAX::ERICKSONMon May 13 1996 19:1714
    
    	Walt,
    
    		The F&W actually came to a Mass Bass Federation meeting
    and asked for our input for increasing the license fees, None of our
    sugguestions were used.
    	If you look at it from a hunting standpoint, you pay extra for
    a sporting licence, extra for doe permits, extra for turkey, extra
    for ducks, extra for archery, extra for Black Powder, etc... Yet, you
    can fish all you want for ONE price. They probably spend just as much
    money stocking trout as they do on Pheasant/Grouse. If you want to
    fish for Trout, get a $5 Trout fishing licence.
    
    Ron