Well, I decided to break down and buy my 2024 South Dakota resident hunting, fishing, and trapping license-- this is the longest I've ever gone into a year without having one. It will run through Jan. 31, 2025, although the fed waterfowl stamp I bought (through the state) lasts through June 30-- I never understand that date range, there must be somewhere in the United States were a waterfowl season goes into June, maybe the north slope of Alaska.

So, what I can do is hunt all South Dakota small game, waterfowl, fish, and trap. No deer, turkey, antelope,or elk included in this general license. All in, it was $147. I wanted the little plastic credit card style license that they now offer so add another $5. I also wanted to get my "Second Century" sticker (they change every year) so I needed to do at least $10 for that so I rounded up and gave Kristi actually $13 for her "Second Century". Thus, I paid the state $165 (so far, I might get an archery deer tag).

What I found amusing was that the state charges an "agent's fee" for you to come on and use their system. They get the same fee as if you went to a retail outlet and bought licenses there. Another interesting twist was that the agent's fee was at $8 but I forgot my furbearer "stamp" so when I added that ($30), the agent's fee went up another $4.That made me smile.

I know I shouldn't whine but its fun . I know the out-of-state-ers get stiffed a lot more than what I paid for the amount of time they get to use their South Dakota hunting licenses. Still, the price to do these things in South Dakota has basically gone up, it seems, about 200-300% in 25 years. I should look back at some old paper ones and actually do the math. Maybe I will...

Either let more non-residents hunt on increased liscense fees or residents have to pay more themselves.

I was going to fish SD a couple times this summer until I seen the cost of a NR license.

SD has a furbearer stamp?

Here in Wisconsin, we get to use our computers, printers, paper, ink, electricity, time, and they have the nads to charge us a CONVIENIANCE fee of 3.51

Leave it to the guy from MN to say let more non residents in to hunt and trap, lol .

Just a term from the old days. Yes, wild old style paper licenses, additional things were added by "stamps" that then went onto the paper license.

Most of the SD stamps had no art, just the words usually on some pastel colored background.

That lag in season dates is likely due to "special" order hunt reg's for Snow geese in most states.

95 bucks here for resident sportsman . Everything except trapping liscense. Includes up to 6 deer tags..

County assessor wants an additional 2.75% to pay taxes with a debit card

I just renewed the registration on my pickup. There was a $8 fee for doing the job of the DMV for them. WTH do we pay taxes for?

Bought a lifetime recreational hunt/fish license when I turned 50 for $375. Smartest purchase I've ever made.

Unfortunately, in Georgia, trapping is considered commercial and must buy that license each year for $45.

12 for the kids youth license used to be 6 then 7 anow 12. Includes everytthung but federal water foul.

I dont know what my combo hunt and fish was 32. Thats fishing and small game only. Would need to add a quail habat stamp if you want to hunt them. Deer tag in 39 or bundle 2 doe 1 buck is $91.

It may seem cheep to some but i rember the 12$ deer tags and just a few years agoo tge bundel was 65 and single tag was 24.

In cheap i only buy small game. I dont deer hunt anymore mainly taking the kids. But I uses to at least buy a tag ot two each year knowing i would not fill it. In case the kids taged out and maybe I would shoot something after. Now nope. Ic i ever shoot onw it will be at home where I dont need any tags.

I have money but its robber8y to me. Maybe afrer the kids are not going with me all the time or when they are not youths i may start hunting deer again. Heck by then tags will be 75 each.

May not be bad to some but the increase seems nuts to me. And im hard headed.

We let nonresidents in to do everything thing but trap. That law was passed before my parents were born, I've worked hard to get it changed. If you don't like it, well there isn't much good to say about Illinois