Guys, before I say this, I want you all to know I'm not picking on anybody here, I'm one very opinionated SOB. In my life I've seen this very agency slide into the gullet of political misuse. When I was younger it was called Fish and Game, a totally self-supporting agency with BIG MONEY on the books. The state stole it's money by combining that agency with Parks, it's basically been insolvent since. The generation of the time didn't stand up against this, now having done this once and being successful, history is going to repeat itself. The new generation for this, is mine and I'll tell you all if we just let it happen our childrens future is at stake. The reasons for license numbers declining are the same as the people wanting to charge this new fee. Where will it stop? If you think ante up, your feeding a progressive pot and folding before the flop. People get fed up and just quit, look at the license/permit sales. Next will be some form of ANS stamp and on and on.