FREE Hunting License (JOKE)

DRBugman85 · Mar 16, 2017

I'VE turned 65 in February and went to the DNR office to get my FREE LIFETIME HUNTING LICENSE and it's not FREE,after buying a hunting license for 49 years. The Clerk informed me there is a $10.00 fee for the plastic card plus a $3.00 transaction fee so the free license is not FREE.That's the DNR'S way of just getting more funds.What part of free cost $13.00, as I gave my life history to the Clerk she ask if I wanted to pay $55.00 to be counted as a paid hunter for life I smiled and and said I've paid all I'm going to pay for the rest of my life. ..Enough is Enough.

Milkman · Mar 16, 2017

DRBugman85 said:
I'VE turned 65 in February and went to the DNR office to get my FREE LIFETIME HUNTING LICENSE and it's not FREE,after buying a hunting license for 49 years. The Clerk informed me there is a $10.00 fee for the plastic card plus a $3.00 transaction fee so the free license is not FREE.That's the DNR'S way of just getting more funds.What part of free cost $13.00, as I gave my life history to the Clerk she ask if I wanted to pay $55.00 to be counted as a paid hunter for life I smiled and and said I've paid all I'm going to pay for the rest of my life. ..Enough is Enough.

Congrats on making it to the free license age !!

You missed out on the real deal. You could have purchased a lifetime sportsman license for $95 at age 60.

Danny Leigh · Mar 16, 2017

It's free if you don't buy the optional plastic card.

Hooty Hoot · Mar 16, 2017

Seems like I mailed in my paperwork with $95 and they just sent me a plastic card.

Hooty Hoot · Mar 16, 2017

I've got a question. Do you have to upgrade to honorary when you turn 65?

Danny Leigh · Mar 16, 2017

Hooty Hoot said:
I've got a question. Do you have to upgrade to honorary when you turn 65?

No

In fact, at age 65 you don't even need a card. Just your driver's license. Of course you still have to have the free harvest card, HIP and SIP if needed.

Milkman · Mar 16, 2017

Hooty Hoot said:
I've got a question. Do you have to upgrade to honorary when you turn 65?

Does your card say lifetime?

DRBugman85 · Mar 16, 2017

Here I go.. As a sportman of the State of Georgia that is my home state I always felt Buying a Hunting license every year was supporting the Wildlife Resources in Georgia so every year I bought every hunting license and fishing license that I needed for 49 years thinking the money would be well spent for Habitat in Georgia and guess what it goes into the general fund .So after 49 years of buying Georgia hunting/fishing license I looked forwarded to my honorary senior hunting/fishing license for free.WELL it's not FREE :huh:

I have not received the plastic card yet but the Clerk printed a license out and it reads resident senior 65-plus lifetime H/F plastic card and the clerk asked if I would like to have a plastic card and I told her yes ma'am.So I given my life history to this Clerk and my address Then the clerk said that'll be $13 sir I said what happened to free the response was the cards $10 and the transition fee was $3.And I still have to print the harvest record to carry also (paper) :huh:

.The 13 dollars broke the bank And I can't buy gas to go hunting this turkey season :biggrin2:

..My old Grand pappy all ways said Ain't Nothing free in life.I'll enjoy the time I have left to hunt and fish because its by God grace I can.

DRBugman85 · Mar 16, 2017

Danny Leigh said:
It's free if you don't buy the optional plastic card.

NO SIR $3.00 transaction fee

deast1988 · Mar 16, 2017

Last year when they re/evaluated the license fees. An they said it would increase licenses across the board I dove in. Bought a lifetime $500+. What's to stop them from doin if again I heard that they were re/evaluating this year aswell. Look at the big timber around me. BF Grant/ Clybel/ Ceder Creek massive timber removed to help pay the bills. They rape the land then jack prices on license you can't get a warden on the phone to save your life. I hope I'm grandfathered in an don't get hit with future license fees to cover my lifetime license.

Jim Ammons · Mar 16, 2017

Purchased & renewed mine from DNR website and printed paper license for last 13 years. No charge period.

DRBugman85 · Mar 16, 2017

Jim Ammons said:
Purchased & renewed mine from DNR website and printed paper license for last 13 years. No charge period.

And that is the Free 65 year oldsenior ,free lifetime license ?

DRBugman85 · Mar 16, 2017

Yes I've bought my license on the DNR site but the FREE senior lifetime license is not free.. $3.00

Pappy · Mar 16, 2017

Milkman said:
Congrats on making it to the free license age !!

You missed out on the real deal. You could have purchased a lifetime sportsman license for $95 at age 60.

Thats what the wife and I did a couple of years ago.

Jeff Raines · Mar 16, 2017

DRBugman85 said:
Here I go.. As a sportman of the State of Georgia that is my home state I always felt Buying a Hunting license every year was supporting the Wildlife Resources in Georgia:

Nope,just a legal bribe to the king that allows you to hunt his game.

Danny Leigh · Mar 16, 2017

DRBugman85 said:
NO SIR $3.00 transaction fee

NOPE

Lifetime license for 18 years and no trasaction fees.

DRBugman85 · Mar 17, 2017

Danny Leigh said:
NOPE

Lifetime license for 18 years and no trasaction fees.

Darn the luck YOU mush be special.

Huntinfool · Mar 17, 2017

You need to talk to somebody else. The rest of us who have lifetime licenses don't pay a dime after the initial cost. Just print your harvest record and that's it. It might cost you $3 to get it processed and set up. But you won't pay again.

But....if for some reason it does cost you $3/year...you're right...you should just not buy a license anymore. That'll show 'em.

Milkman · Mar 17, 2017

The difference may be doing it online vs by mail

Danny Leigh · Mar 17, 2017

Milkman said:
The difference may be doing it online vs by mail

The reason he had to pay the $3 transaction fee was because he got the $10 plastic card.

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