I understand your point even though your example is an extreme. Cost of living will always go up, its just a fact of life. I believe in fair and equal treatment, if I go to a movie I know there is a senior discount and I don't complain. Your example does not take into account a fair example, I don't think anyone is asking to raise the rates above what everyone else has to pay nor are they asking you to pay more, heck it might even be less. I respect your opinion and understand were you are coming from but in this case I think even ground is fair for all of us. Now if they asked seniors to pay more then I would have a problem with it. For me the number of hours of hunting and fishing that I get out of an annual combo license equals out to pennies on the hour, even if they did triple the cost like your slippery slope example I would still be having fun for pennies on the hour. You can't buy that cheap of entertainment.

At the root of it, I guess I see it as I am supporting the outdoors by buying my permits, stamps and licenses not getting taxed. I don't see public land as my right I see it as a privilage. I guess the outdoors has given me so much I don't feel bad when I have to give something back. Thats why I try and support outdoors groups like DU, QU, PFE and I donate my time to kids fishing derby's and give back what I can.

Again, undetstand that bigger goverment is bad and I 100% cuss it almost daily when I see what comes out of my paycheck, but in this case it makes sense to me for all of us to support the the sports we love and help make it better even if we are only supporting the parks with a fraction of what we give.