Quote Originally Posted by huntinslabs View Post
Take a look at their out of state hunting liscense and your state non resident hunting liscense. Now think about all the people from midwest and northeast that reside in Florida for 3 months every winter. If they can afford that stay they could easily pony up $150.00 for a fishing liscense. And central Florida south is the only place on this planet for Osceola turkeys. We should charge $300.00 for non resident stamp. Sure would pony up alot of funding for patrols research and habitat funding. Cut down on some of the poaching if we could double the staff and prosecute some of the riffraff.
Your turkey stamp is $125 for out of state. Here is the deal, Florida's economy only survives off of tourists. These out of staters have to pay gas taxes, sales taxes, motel taxes. Not to mention support all the local business' where they stay. They also are the majority of licenses purchasers by far. Without the out of staters you would be paying state income taxes, higher tag fees, more at the pump, etc. Also, the state would not be able to afford the up keep of many roads, parks, and other things such as boat landings and keeping grass out of these lakes. Though I live minutes from the state line I have gladly spent the $50 to fish Florida Freshwater and another $50 for saltwater for over fifteen years. Many years I have purchased both for my wife also.