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Nonresident deer rule for 2006

MaxRax....do you hunt IL......it is the same there as well in buying a hunting license in addition to the deer permit. I think most states have gone to that sort of licensing. Even as residents of IA, we are required to do the same. Just food for thought...

I agree about the price hike tho in just the antlerless tag...30-40 dollar increase overall would have been sufficient and included that "extra" tag as part of the whole license. I know when I was a nonres, I would not have shot a doe until the last minute and I was hunting in IA more than just a week. Even with the "extra tag" I would hunt the same way, just be out an extra $100 toward the state.
 
They're not going to price me out of hunting. I'll take all the pheasants,ducks,geese,squirrel,partridge,rabbits,fox,badger,mink,coon,beaver, muskrat,coyote,turkey that I am entitled to.I'll be there in May and the whole month of Nov., can't wait. (Maybe I'll deer hunt too.)
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I would encourage you to comment on any aspects of the proposed rule. Although some things can not be changed by the DNR (license fees, 6000 quota,... )other things can be changed. This is your chance to let the people in charge know what you think.
 
hunt Iowa,

Yes, under the proposed rule a nonresident could still purchase just the antlerless tag. The quota for these tags is 3500 and the are valid statewide.
 
Thanks Willie....working on it right now and will get it mailed out Monday.
Please let us know when it is appropriate to send letters to the legislative arm also (on changes being considered and not yet law.) I understand at this point our comments are directed to the NRC and Wildlife Director.
Merry Christmas!
 
The tag price hike is the old remo-supremo, but this seems to be the trend in most every state, so I'm not to suprised.

I would be a little easier to swallow if they would just jack the any-sex tag price up 100$, and throw in all the antlerless tags you want to buy. Charging a 100$ for an "antlerless tag", while knowingly having a population problem, which the state is openingly complaining about is a bit patronizing. Call it what it is a revenue generator.


Just hike the price of the anysex tag and not try to disguise it.

I understand all the NR issues in the state and will likely continue to hunt there, but for anybody who likes to hunt out-of-state you will be paying the piper. Its only getting worse everywhere. I had in over 2000$ just in applications last year, pretty sad.

Luckily, I am able to play, but I feel really sh!tty for those who work hard for a living and are being slowly priced out of the sport.
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All of the states are going up up up, so it evens out in the end for all those who hunt out-of-state, but in reality we are hurting ourselves with these extreme tag prices. More and more guys are loosing the ability to go on a "Quality Hunt, or hunts". This will eventually cause us to loose numbers, and without a big voice don't expect to get what you want.

This post is not intended toward IA specifically, but rather, the way things are going in general within our sport.

We need more laws like the one recently passed in MN, you get charged for a MN tag what your state charges MN residents to hunt there.

I hate to complain about this, because some will say supply and demand rules, and leaning more on the conservative side of things in life I agree, but hunting doesn't seem like it should be one of those things that are like that. A prime example, lets say you are a guy from Michigan, with a 40K salary, and want to take your son on a quality WT hunt in IL. Thats going to be near 1000$ just for tags.....wow! Think he's going to be able to afford that? I feel sorry for kids in that situation. Were not talking Moose, sheep, or Elk here fella's. Anyway, you get the general idea.

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas! Have a save Holiday!!!!
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The price hike will hurt the residents that travel out of state. Some states are already putting recipical fees in place. You want to hunt our state you pay what you charge for NR. I think the price on deer tags is just getting crazy.......
 
And so it goes.....

Perhaps it's time for Minnesota to get into the high price game and start charging accordingly for our fishing. Not too many Iowans come up here to hunt but I sure see a lot of them on the lakes. Fair is fair right?
 
With all due respect MN Slick, thats what we want to try to avoid. It helps no one in the end.
 
wjs this is not intended for you but the jack O--s that make the rules i hope when they retire all their 401ks are busted and their is no such thing as social security.
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jj6 retired and on a very fixed income. come to mo. and hunt, kill all the deer you want we won't charge much we are afraid of loosing our tax money.
 
If I were a NR I'd quit hunting here if I was getting screwed like they will be next year. I don't see any point in making it mandatory to have to buy a doe tag for a $100 period. I think it costs too much as a resident of Iowa to hunt deer now!
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I can't afford to hunt other states so I stay home, soon it'll be a rich persons sport and we can all thank over pricing and greed for it. Seems money can buy anything these days if you have enough of it.
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Man...what a disheartening post.

Although, I thank you for bringing it to our attention. As I said before, it's becoming a rich man's sport. I don't feel so sorry for myself, but I feel bad for my kids when they are finally old enough to hunt. Not taking them back to hunt our family farm where I was born and raised will really suck. I would think it's not too far off where only the residents will be responsible for doe management. A lot less non-residents = a lot less money spent on hotels, restaurants, gas stations, etc. Are they really money ahead in the long run?
 
Prices will continue to rise until they are left with unsold tags. Doesn't matter what you do, increase the anysex tag fee $100 and include a "free" anterless or tack on an anterless for $100, money has to come from the same pocket but at least you are getting a second tag. They could have just bumped the anysex $2-300 and still sold out.
 
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Man...what a disheartening post.

Although, I thank you for bringing it to our attention. As I said before, it's becoming a rich man's sport. I don't feel so sorry for myself, but I feel bad for my kids when they are finally old enough to hunt. Not taking them back to hunt our family farm where I was born and raised will really suck. I would think it's not too far off where only the residents will be responsible for doe management. A lot less non-residents = a lot less money spent on hotels, restaurants, gas stations, etc. Are they really money ahead in the long run?

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Dor, I agree 100%, a whizzing war between states helps no one, but it's hard not to be bitter about the new wrinkle to increase the NR price. I'll continue to hunt in Iowa though and will gladly fill the $100.00 doe tag and give it to one of my landowner friends.
 
A few thoughts...

Supply and demand is the driving force. The tag costs will (and should) increase when so many are wanting to hunt here.

Some are saying that the doe tags for NR's should be given for free along with an any sex tag. Hmm....if that were to happen then I want a free doe tag for every buck tag I purchase as a resident. See where that gets us? Free tags are a bad idea.

My goal is to hunt elk in New Mexico one day. I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm not going to get that done until I get at least $5k in the bank to cover such an excursion. Once again, supply and demand dictate the high cost. The same should go for NR's who want to come here. It's a "premier" destination in both cases. I have some empathy for the former residents who want to come back and hunt family properties...but if you left for bigger and better lives out of state then I don't feel too bad for you.

I love the ditch shooting ban. Get the lazy asses out of their pickups!
 
First off comparing whitetail deer hunting to elk hunting is ridiculous and two completely different ball games. Secondly, I'm not an Iowa resident but saying to those former IA residents who departed to make a living, too bad you left for a better life, is degrading. Many have no choice they must go for work and their families.
As I stated earlier for those with that type of attitude, don't complain when more and more unpopular methods of controlling the deer herd are introduced, ie. rifle seasons, predators, etc. The IA DNR and state legislature do not have your best interests at hand.
 
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They could have just bumped the anysex $2-300 and still sold out.

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They will and in the near future the NR quota will double and soon the great state of Iowa will be welcoming out of state hunters with open arms because of the revenue they bring to local economies every fall.

I watched it happen here in SD and now I am restricted to a tiny percentage of land to hunt pheasants that I used to hunt. I'm pissed but that doesn't matter, the non residents bring in huge money for the state and the state loves them.

Good luck.
 
I really don,t think i am getting screwed by Iowa.blame your outfitters they get all the hunters with money that is eventually where all the non-resident tags will go.!!illinois raised their non-resident tags 100.00 each year for the next three years, with outfitters getting the first 7000 tags. thank you pike county. what agrivates me is my home state of mo. lets all the non-residents in and they can kill all the does they want for 12.00 turn about should be fairplay. one of their main excuses is that we have to many peopl who move away and want to come back and hunt with their family.
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Merry christmas and a happy new year guess it will be about 2years untill i get to hunt iowa again since i got drawn this year.
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how long does it take to be a resident in iowa.
 
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