was just looking at MN licenses in preparation for getting a new fishing license this year and I decided that im going to buy the super sportsman license this year. Usually don’t think of this until hunting season comes around and then I kick myself for not thinking ahead. What do most IDO’ers get? I guess it boils down to how many of you are multi sport enthusiasts.
Combination Sportsman.
I’ve never heard of the Super Sportsman. Will have to look that one up.
Sports Combination, $52.
This license provides a fishing license for my wife and I, and a small-game hunting license for me. Then I’ll also add a Pheasant Stamp.
I always do the combination sportsman and then pheasant and trout stamp.
What is the Super Sportsman? Is this new?
Grouse
Super Sports Individual – Code 142
Description:
Super sports license includes fishing,small game, state trout, waterfowl and pheasant stamps. Choice of firearm,archery or muzzleloader deer license after August 1. $93 bucks
I always do the combination sportsman and then pheasant and trout stamp.
What is the Super Sportsman? Is this new?
Grouse
I looked it up. same as Sportsman with the addition of a duck, pheasant and trout stamps plus choice of deer archery, muzzle or firearm lic.
i usually do the Combo sportsman as well but i might have to look into the Super Sports one
Sports Combination, $52.
x2
Married Conservation Fishing License
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Sports Combination, $52.x2
Same here, I’ll then add the waterfowl, turkey, pheasant, trout, and walleye stamps that I collect. They’re all collecting in a drawer somewhere.
Wow. Count me in on the Super Sportsman. Had not heard of that one before.
Grouse
Out of state annual angler
Individual Sportsman for me. The Combo Sportsman is two fishing and one small game, so my husband and I have to each have individual licenses since we both hunt.
I buy the super sports now…saves me $6!
On top of that I buy:
Federal Duck
Spring Turkey
Early Goose
Darkhouse Spearing
Bonus Anterless (buy one regardless, i’m in 601)
At the end of the day I end up spending $171.50. That is still a bargain in my mind, but others don’t feel the same. If chosen, I could be harvesting hundreds of pounds of free-range protein each year, all for less than $200. There’s some years I don’t Trout fish, early Goose hunt or shoot 2 Deer, let alone 1. Nonetheless, I like spending my money on supporting the DNR, no matter how I feel about some of their decisions.
I don’t know if anyone else has done this, but I bought a lifetime angling license when I was 29 or 30. Can’t remember the exact price but it ain’t cheap, but I figured at the current rate it’ll be paid off in my mid-50’s or so.
Crappie, not trying to tell you what to do financially or anything, but I know you’ve got that young kid of yours. A guy I work with recently bought a lifetime angling license for his very young daughter. I’m not sure the price on that either but he said if you buy the lifetime ones when they’re that young it’s paid off very early in life.
Out of state annual angler
x’s 2 with me for 20 years and two others with me. We fish 4 to 5 days once a year. Then a maybe one other trip “Up Nort”. 
I don’t know if anyone else has done this, but I bought a lifetime angling license when I was 29 or 30. Can’t remember the exact price but it ain’t cheap, but I figured at the current rate it’ll be paid off in my mid-50’s or so.
Crappie, not trying to tell you what to do financially or anything, but I know you’ve got that young kid of yours. A guy I work with recently bought a lifetime angling license for his very young daughter. I’m not sure the price on that either but he said if you buy the lifetime ones when they’re that young it’s paid off very early in life.
yes sir, I was pricing that out and crunching numbers today on that for both myself and my boy. Im still considering it for him. The prices are somewhat substantial. For him it would be $304 for a lifetime angling license. Now that doesn’t sound like much but consider that he wouldn’t legally need to buy one until he was 16 years old. Now at $304 at currently $22 for a yearly fee, add in a bit of inflation, he/I wont start to make money on the deal for 11-13 years. So he would be around 30, or 30 years from now, before it would benefit him. In thinking that way I think that’s actually a pretty solid deal. unless of course he doenst end up liking fishing but $300 is a small price to pay to run that risk. I may end up buying him a lifetime license.
Now me on the other hand im not convinced. I hunt and fish so if I were to get lifetime licenses for sport, angling, and deer, I would be looking at close to 2 grand (still have to buy a duck stamp currently 27.50 with a lifetime license). I believe the math would have me breaking even after about 20 years and from there on out id be in the black. Im not an old man per say at 34 but 2k is a lot to throw down on a 20 year return. Im still thinking it over, but considering my family history, im not too sure what type of condition ill be in at age 54. Probably be better to throw that 2k at my boat loan and pay down that principal to save on the interest 
All good food for thought though. I do especially like the idea of getting one for my boy so he can have a leg up on enjoying the outdoors
A valid fishing is all I need.
1 day out of state license for a tournament over there.
When I found that the lifetime purchases stay effective even if you move, I bought a lifetime sports license very shortly before I changed residency. Knowing I would still angle and grouse hunt back home, it was a very short payback that seemed like a no-brainier to me. It was a good move financially for me.
I will buy my boy a lifetime license soon, regardless of financial sense. I think it would be a nice remembrance yrs from now when he renews it annually to think back that his dad was thinking of him. Hopefully it stirs good feelings. That’s my $.02 anyhow…..
I’m not a multi-sport guy, just multi-location. I seldom keep any fish, so it’s Minnesota Conservation fishing.
+ Ontario Conservation
+ Ontario RABC permit
+ Wisconsin Conservation
+ Texas saltwater
+ Maybe North Dakota this year.
I don’t buy green bananas any more so my licensing is simple: resident angling with the trout endorsement. 3A deer and one management tag.
Lifetime Fishing and deer.
Resident angling and walleye stamp.
Combination sportsman
federal and state duck stamp
turkey stamp
pheasant stamp
walleye stamp(now)
archery, muzzy, gun and bonus deer tags
early goose
I think that covers most of it. It’s a big bill all at once, but like Merican Eagle said, it provides a lot of protein for me and my family, plus the benefit of the enjoyment of hunting and fishing. 3-4 meals each week are some type of wild game. Worth every nickle in my mind.
Married fishing license…
Did you know if you are 65 and over you can fish trout without a stamp. 
Married sports combo + pheasant stamp.
I don’t understand why the “married sports combo” includes fishing for two but only small game hunting for one. Looks like it’s $2 cheaper to get a married sports combo, small game for the spouse, and two pheasant stamps versus buying two individual sports combos with pheasant stamps.
Crappie, One thing to think about with the lifetime license for children is they may not ending up living in MN. One of my kids lives out of state but is back every summer to visit, we go to the lake and go fishing. That means they need an annual non-resident license. If I had factored that in back in the day, it (buying a lifetime license) would have been the obvious choice.
As it is, I did not factor that in, but I sure wish I should have.
Crappie, One thing to think about with the lifetime license for children is they may not ending up living in MN. One of my kids lives out of state but is back every summer to visit, we go to the lake and go fishing. That means they need an annual non-resident license. If I had factored that in back in the day, it (buying a lifetime license) would have been the obvious choice.
As it is, I did not factor that in, but I sure wish I should have.
This is the reason why I am considering buying one for my 10 month old daughter, and all future kids. I grew up in Iowa but haven’t lived there for 9 years now, there’s been a few times in those 9 years that I would have casually fished for a few hours here and there with family and friends while back home. Instead, I have skipped most of the short local trips because I don’t want to buy a license, and instead buy a one day for days where it looks like we may be out all day. And I’m not back enough times in a year to consider buying a year long non-resident.
Crappie, One thing to think about with the lifetime license for children is they may not ending up living in MN. One of my kids lives out of state but is back every summer to visit, we go to the lake and go fishing. That means they need an annual non-resident license. If I had factored that in back in the day, it (buying a lifetime license) would have been the obvious choice.
As it is, I did not factor that in, but I sure wish I should have.
that’s a great point ptc!! I think that alone makes it a no brainer to get my little one a lifetime license. thanks for bringing that up!
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