elkantlers
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Did anyone watch the Cental region RAC meeting last night.
It's no wonder we as Sportsmen have zero confidence in the RAC / WB system.
Long story short. The DWR is asking for a modest fee increase to cover $5 million in addition costs per year projected over the next several years due to soaring inflation.
The increases the Division are asking for are for the most part in line and not too much. For example: Resident Hunting and fishing licenses, General deer tags, general elk tags increase $6 each
doe deer increase $3 cow elk $6.
A couple I don't agree with is Swan and Crane jump from $15 to $40 and a Multi season elk tag goes from $150 to $200 even though the single season general elk only raises to $56. So, triple that would be $168.
Here's the RAC Packet. all the fee increases are at the very bottom.
The thing that I really didn't like was the Chairman and a couple RAC members kept trying to increase some of the licenses and permits even more that the Division recommended. Like charging way more money is no big deal. well, it is a big deal. The Division is asking for increases that are enough to cover the cost of inflation. So, why would the RAC want to raise them any more than what is proposed? The license and tag fees should be kept at the minimum amount needed to cover costs. We shouldn't be raising prices above what is needed to keep the Division in the black.
The Central RAC also went off on NR fees and basically wanted to screw the NR hunters who had a big fee increase a couple years ago.. I have friends and family who are NR and they pay a pretty hefty price to apply and hunt already.
The other thing that pissed me off was the Chairman kept blowing off the RAC members when they brought up the comments that had been received. He would just say that they only received six comments. Well, those six people took the time to comment, and they certainly shouldn't be minimized by that dipchit chairman .
Long story short. The DWR is asking for a modest fee increase to cover $5 million in addition costs per year projected over the next several years due to soaring inflation.
The increases the Division are asking for are for the most part in line and not too much. For example: Resident Hunting and fishing licenses, General deer tags, general elk tags increase $6 each
doe deer increase $3 cow elk $6.
A couple I don't agree with is Swan and Crane jump from $15 to $40 and a Multi season elk tag goes from $150 to $200 even though the single season general elk only raises to $56. So, triple that would be $168.
Here's the RAC Packet. all the fee increases are at the very bottom.
The thing that I really didn't like was the Chairman and a couple RAC members kept trying to increase some of the licenses and permits even more that the Division recommended. Like charging way more money is no big deal. well, it is a big deal. The Division is asking for increases that are enough to cover the cost of inflation. So, why would the RAC want to raise them any more than what is proposed? The license and tag fees should be kept at the minimum amount needed to cover costs. We shouldn't be raising prices above what is needed to keep the Division in the black.
The Central RAC also went off on NR fees and basically wanted to screw the NR hunters who had a big fee increase a couple years ago.. I have friends and family who are NR and they pay a pretty hefty price to apply and hunt already.
The other thing that pissed me off was the Chairman kept blowing off the RAC members when they brought up the comments that had been received. He would just say that they only received six comments. Well, those six people took the time to comment, and they certainly shouldn't be minimized by that dipchit chairman .
