Here’s my resident activities:
Fishing
Trout stamp
Pheasant hunting
Pheasant stamp
Duck Hunting
Duck stamp (state and federal)
Turkey hunting
Is there a combination license I should look at? What about a lifetime license? Previously I have bought everything seperate, but as I’ve been adding stuff on the hunting side I’m wondering about one of the combo licenses? I deer hunt occasionally, but not on a regular basis so I left that out completely.
Sportsman’s license gets you fishing and small game. if you add deer hunting to your fun get a super sportsman, it gets you fishing, small games, trout, pheasant, state duck, and deer
The lifetime license on any of these requires some math. You have to estimate how many seasons you intend to still hunt or fish and then divide that out by the cost. Generally the older you get, the less it pays off (obviously). Its a great deal for a younger person in their 20’s but its also a gamble as you sometimes don’t know if you’ll end up living here long term.
The lifetime license on any of these requires some math. You have to estimate how many seasons you intend to still hunt or fish and then divide that out by the cost. Generally the older you get, the less it pays off (obviously). Its a great deal for a younger person in their 20’s but its also a gamble as you sometimes don’t know if you’ll end up living here long term
Very true. I bought a lifetime fishing license maybe 7-10 years ago when I would’ve been in my late 20’s. Then that’s where the math comes in. At the time the lifetime angling license was in the $500’s I think, so I basically used the current (at the time) annual angling license rate to figure out that once I was in my mid-50’s I would, in a way, be receiving licenses for free. Literally the next year the annual ones went up $2, so now that time would be even sooner.
I also bought my son a lifetime license for his 1st birthday (he loved it haha) and will be doing it soon for my second son. I believe the cutoff for the first age group is 3 and under, and that’s a really good deal, assuming they both fish (if not, we’re going to have a serious discussion).
If you run the numbers it can be a very good investment.
Sportsman’s license gets you fishing and small game. if you add deer hunting to your fun get a super sportsman, it gets you fishing, small games, trout, pheasant, state duck, and deer
Smackem, I didn’t know a super sportsman license exits. Do you recall how much it costs?
I bought my lifetime Sportsman’s license in 2012 just before the DNR raised the prices. I need to be around 8 or 9 more years to break even. It’s kind of a pain that you still need to go and get a paper copy each year but I also need to buy the stamps each year. I wish the MN DNR made the Federal duck stamp available at the time you need a new fishing license so you didn’t need to remember to get it later in the year. Last fall I almost forgot to get one.
The lifetime license on any of these requires some math. You have to estimate how many seasons you intend to still hunt or fish and then divide that out by the cost. Generally the older you get, the less it pays off (obviously). Its a great deal for a younger person in their 20’s but its also a gamble as you sometimes don’t know if you’ll end up living here long term.
I agree that the lifetime license needs math. But one thing to include in the equation is that if you move out of state but would still be coming back on occasion to fish with friends or family, you would eliminate the cost of a non-resident license.
I get the Sportsman with spouse fishing every year. For my non-resident in Wi I get the family fishing that covers my wife but must buy hunting separate.
I agree that the lifetime license needs math. But one thing to include in the equation is that if you move out of state but would still be coming back on occasion to fish with friends or family, you would eliminate the cost of a non-resident license.
Absolutely. A lot of variables to take into consideration and the cost of a non-resident hunting license is quite expensive.
its also a gamble as you sometimes don’t know if you’ll end up living here long term.
Or living at all.. I wish I would have done it earlier in life. Not sure it makes sense anymore.
I just looked at the cost of lifetime license. Wow they have jumped up from when I bought my lifetime. I ran the numbers back then and paid it off a couple of years ago. I bought my son a lifetime also for his first birthday. It can be a great investment. It’s even a better investment if you ever move out of state and want to come back to play.
A buddy bought his son a MN lifetime license for high school graduation, a ND lifetime license for college graduation (NDSU grad). He lives in the Fargo-Moorhead area, hunts everything in both states. He’s now 33 and happy as can be. Great gifts for kids.
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