ildrhntr Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 If we are not carefull hunting will become a rich man's sport like it is in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Looks like I'll never hunt Iowa..... Me either........Thats a ripoff. I do not care how big the deer are there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 So, along with all the other reasons why hunter numbers are deteriorating across the nation, we can now add the ever-increasing cost of licenses. We all understand that if you want to eliminate an activity in the public behaviors, simply tax it. Well that's what license fees really are........taxes. What the heck, lump it in under the category of "sin taxes" so you can easily increase it as far as you want and get all kinds of public support for it. If you want to discourage hunting, just keep cranking the fees up. Apparently it works well as a deterent. And No.........Iowa doesn't have a lock on this kind of excessive taxation of hunting. Most of the states are trying to balance their budgets on the backs of hunters. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I know the prices are high in Illinois and surrounding states. I'm fortunate enough to live in Illinois so I can avoid the higher prices for a big whitetail. My buddy and I were talking about paying to hunt on a guys property just north of us. We decided against that and ever paying to hunt for whitetails anywhere else in the country. Why do that when you are already in one of the best states in the country for deer and we can hunt tons of public and private property? I decided that the only way I'd ever hunt in another state is if it was for a different species than I can hunt in Illinois. That's why I'm saving for a trip to hunt in Wyoming with Mr. Beilgard if he'll let me next year. I figure the money's worth it and it's an experience I'll never forget. I've seen tons of Antelope on my trips through Wyoming so I'm pretty jazzed about the chances. I just think the thrill is in hunting and learning about a new species you don't see all the time. It's something I think is worth filming and saving forever. Good luck fellas and I guess that's why they call them hunt's of a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I know the prices are high in Illinois and surrounding states. I'm fortunate enough to live in Illinois so I can avoid the higher prices for a big whitetail. My buddy and I were talking about paying to hunt on a guys property just north of us. We decided against that and ever paying to hunt for whitetails anywhere else in the country. Why do that when you are already in one of the best states in the country for deer and we can hunt tons of public and private property? I decided that the only way I'd ever hunt in another state is if it was for a different species than I can hunt in Illinois. That's why I'm saving for a trip to hunt in Wyoming with Mr. Beilgard if he'll let me next year. I figure the money's worth it and it's an experience I'll never forget. I've seen tons of Antelope on my trips through Wyoming so I'm pretty jazzed about the chances. I just think the thrill is in hunting and learning about a new species you don't see all the time. It's something I think is worth filming and saving forever. Good luck fellas and I guess that's why they call them hunt's of a lifetime. Just about how I feel about it Joe. Hope your trip for antelope works out. Once I try for a wild boar this winter and then again for a bear next spring, antelope is next on my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 (edited) Missouri NR license are reasonable and over the counter too. $225 for 2 deer. I've hunted deer as a NR before in Missouri along with hunting IL, IA, KS and TX. I've seen better deer hunting the midwest in IL, KS and IA (spent a lot more time there though), but Missouri certainly has some really nice bucks too. I only bowhunted Missouri once but I should have put a tag on a mature P&Y 8 point buck. Just made a nonlethal hit into a shoulder bone and got next to no penetration. Saw several P&Y class bucks and passed up a 3 1/2 year old P&Y class 9 point before slingin at the other one. Missouri is certainly one to consider at a reasonable price for that once in a lifetime hunt. Ohio would be another choice to consider for that once in a lifetime hunt at a very reasonable NR price. I haven't hunted there yet though but everythng I've read about it puts it up there with some of the best Midwesten states. That is if you ignore Chris' post. NR license is $164 for NR license, deer permit, and doe tag ($15) if you choose to purchase a doe tag too. It's also over the counter. BTW...I checked my hunting journal for details on my Oct., 2005 (26th - 31st) Missouri bowhunt. In 6 days of hunting I saw 75 does & fawns and 26 bucks. 6 of those bucks were P&Y class with 2 passing in bow range. The biggest buck I saw was a 150 class 8 point at ~60 yards. Edited June 12, 2009 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 here in ohio you have to buy a lisecn and the tags it is 150 for the licesn and 50 for a tag then you can buy antlerless tags for 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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