colorado bob Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Rumor has it that Ohio is thinking about raising the Non -Res license fee. Has anyone heard this & if so what kind of increase are they talking about. I went the the website but nothing was posted yet. I guess it doesn't matter to me because I go back every year to hunt deer with my brother & his boys. I'll pay it-----just kind of wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 I have not read anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I've heard about $150 for license and about $100 for a deer permit... so approximately $100 more than what NR were paying for 1 deer tag. Still reasonable compared to other big buck states in the midwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I've heard about $150 for license and about $100 for a deer permit... so approximately $100 more than what NR were paying for 1 deer tag. Still reasonable compared to other big buck states in the midwest. This is what I've heard, but have not seen it officially rolled out by the state... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Pretty sure they have the hearings this month, but don't vote until later. Nothing is law yet. Here's a link you might want to read: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/News/NewsReleaseArchives/tabid/19075/EntryId/3381/Ohio-Wildlife-Council-to-Consider-Proposed-Deer-Hunting-Dates-Bag-Limits.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 If it does go up to ~$250 total cost, that's not high compared to most other states NR license. That's close to what it has been in MO for just a gun season buck tag & license...exactly the same if you add 1 doe tag. If you're a bowhunter it's double the cost if you want to hunt both the archery seasons and the gun season but you do get 2 more buck tags for the archery seasons. Only 1 of those archery buck tags can be used though before the MO Nov. gun season opens. In MS it's $380 for a NR if you want to add the Archery & PW seasons to your NR license...$305 if you don't. A NR can kill up to 3 bucks in MS. If a NR wants to hunt a Wildlife Management Area add another $30 to your cost. NR's do have the option to buy a 7 day permit though to deer hunt in MS for $130 but add another $75 to that if the NR is hunting the PW or archery seasons. If you want to see the high end for NR deer hunting permits...check out Montana & Iowa's NR license cost...and they're not over the counter sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorado bob Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thanks for the link, I read it later this evening. I wonder how it compares to the other neighboring states----PA, WV, NY, MI. I know they want to be classified in the Midwest group but they have a lot in common with the 4 I mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Generally speaking, IMHO, Ohio will produce bigger racks if that's what you're looking for. The states you mentioned have bigger populations of deer I think. There are exceptions of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Kentucky went up this year too. Last year I could get a license and tag for 190.00 now 260.00! Thing is a buck tag is good for bow, ML, rifle, crossbow, from the start till the end of the season. A buddy bought 100 acres and we're working to get it in shape. Still 260.00 is reasonable compared to the NR license and tags for the screwed up state I live in. If I was a non-resident it would cost me nearly 500.00 to hunt a buck during the archery season. Another 325.00 to gun hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I wonder how it compares to the other neighboring states----PA, WV, NY, MI. I know they want to be classified in the Midwest group but they have a lot in common with the 4 I mentioned. The quality of of the mature bucks killed in Ohio is more in line with the quality of mature bucks killed in the midwestern states. Hard to compare those 4 bordering states to Ohio. Like Chris said here: Generally speaking, IMHO, Ohio will produce bigger racks if that's what you're looking for. I just about fainted when he said it. Always been a standing joke of his and Tom that there aren't any big bucks in Ohio. Just about every year you'll see multiple articles in magazines of big bucks killed in Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorado bob Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Rhino----I agree & disagree. Southern Ohio along the Ohio River borders with WV. There are alot of deer but the not the mature midwest bucks that everyone likes to talk about. It's a healthy deer herd & has good numbers. The part that runs up along PA is in the same class. As you get farther west & I think the deer get to be a better. The increase is only $100 or so-----I'll pony up & pay. Hunting with family is more important to me than a "Ben Franklin". My brother has a cabin on Piedmont Lake, we hunt deer every year. We hunt public & private land-----we see & kill deer. Mostly basket racked buck or antlerless deer. Little Egypt wildlife area is a big public hunting area down there. That's part of the reason why he bought the cabin-----there would always be land to hunt on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorado bob Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I guess it's my turn in the barrel, I just wanted to whine. I hear about Non-Res license costs every year here in Colorado. Actually the cost of the tag is usually the cheapest thing in out of state hunting adventure. Rhino how much were the KS turkey tags? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 $250.00 is still cheap for a great opportunity for a trophy buck. I'll still pay this to hunt in Ohio, and doing a DIY hunt adds to lessening the cost. Probably $1,000.00 for round trip of cost is much less than any mid-west hunt IMHO. The increase will deter some non-res hunters from coming back up but not this one. Ohio is a great state and I don't mid contributing to the revenue for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 inflation is upon us. i expect everything to go up in the next 5 years. except my wages, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Prices for licenses and deer tags are increasing, as the quantity of deer tags available decrease. Sounds like the state is trying to offset some potential losses. Not that I disagree with that, it's about time the harvest limits are brought back down. Up until 3 years ago, I was part of the problem. If the state said I could shoot 6 deer, I tried to. Filling 4-6 tags per year was no problem. Years and years of hunters doing just that has taken a toll on the deer population... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Rhino how much were the KS turkey tags? Total cost including the convenience & processing fees is $124.03. BTW...since we're on the subject of comparing NR cost...the cost for my MO NR turkey tags is $190, excluding the additional c&p fees. Haven't bought those yet to get the total. Both states are 2 bird states except in MO you can only kill 1 of your 2 birds during the 1st week of the season. After the 1st week, you can kill your 2nd bird or both during the remaining 2 weeks of the season. Edited February 13, 2014 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Rhino how much were the KS turkey tags? Total cost including the convenience & processing fees is $124.03. BTW...since we're on the subject of comparing NR cost...the cost for my MO NR turkey tags is $190, excluding the additional c&p fees. Haven't bought those yet to get the total. Both states are 2 bird states except in MO you can only kill 1 of your 2 birds during the 1st week of the season. After the 1st week, you can kill your 2nd bird or both during the remaining 2 weeks of the season. Option for annual sportsman license? Pretty sure TN still offers annual sportsman for nr. Big game gun license here covers spring turkey and deer gun, you do also have to purchase the hunting and fishing license which is available in the spring. You pay per weapon, don't know what that has gotten to for non residents, but it was $28 each last year for residents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Option for annual sportsman license? As far as I know William, in MO they don't offer that option to NR hunters. Searched through the license options in MO in the past, extensively and never have seen that option at all. No need for me to do that in KS since I'm not an annual NR hunter there anymore. I do buy an annual sportsman license in MS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Prices for licenses and deer tags are increasing, as the quantity of deer tags available decrease. Sounds like the state is trying to offset some potential losses. Not that I disagree with that, it's about time the harvest limits are brought back down. Up until 3 years ago, I was part of the problem. If the state said I could shoot 6 deer, I tried to. Filling 4-6 tags per year was no problem. Years and years of hunters doing just that has taken a toll on the deer population... Yep. I can't really comment on the last 2 years as I haven't been able to hunt that much, but when I could hunt, numbers of deer seemed to be really reduced. Just a few years ago, it was almost like hunting rabbits, deer were all over the place. Not so much now it seems. The proposed limit laws don't seem to be backing off harvest numbers either. I don't know if it's pressure from the insurance companies and farm bureau or what. I've also heard Ohio's deer guru, Mike Tonkovich talk about Ohio's deer herd was approaching numbers that were unsustainable when it comes to producing quality (size and rack size both). Tonkovich related that Ohio's situation is approaching the situation they have in Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In light of that, I think the DNR maybe trying to reduce numbers to the point so that our population doesn't get stunted. The state is on record as trying to balance commercial concerns with sportsman's concerns; I'd like to believe that, but I just don't know. Anyway, as for non-res hunting, I'd bet some non-res hunters are going to go home empty handed and disappointed for the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorado bob Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Rhino-----Non-Res turkey here in Colorado is $101 plus $10 habitat stamp----That's for 1 bird. Colorado non-res deer tag is $364 plus you get a fishing license. I just wished Ohio would offer an anterless tag for 1/2 of what the either sex tag is. That way the guy who comes back for Thanksgiving & then decides to hunt down at Uncle Bill's farm could go have fun with the family. Shotgun season is 1 week--lots of guys I know push deer-----and whack the 1st legal deer that's pushed to them. Usually it's an anterless deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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