On Apr 6, 3:50*pm, "Derek" wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message

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Damn, it's that time of year when I have to renew all my
fishing licenses. I bought non-resident fishing licenses
and trout stamps in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota plus
fishing and hunting resident licenses in Illinois and the
bill came to $209.16. And I still have to buy the federal
waterfowl stamp.

I'm not complaining, just wondering how in the hell folks
can afford this fishing and hunting habit.

(could be worse, as I recall I paid just as much for the
combination of non-resident Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and
Yellowstone.)

--
Ken Fortenberry

Be thankful in England as well as a rod licence at £24.50 ($49) for Trout or
£66.50 for
*Trout and Salmon ($133 ) we get to pay local *tickets *to actually fish.A
ticket for the season
on Ladybower comes in at £310 ( $620) to be fair it is a stocked water but
there is little or
no 'free fishing' of note thats what we get for living on a small island.
Derek
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Small island thing maybe, but in Western Ireland a few years ago it
seemed the deal was quite open. I ran into some French kids on an
opportunistic fishing road trip, and natives with a refreshing
attitude toward creative tresspass. But then that could just be the
Irish attitude toward most things involving authority.

Dave