[usmarine0352_2005]

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So I have looked at hunting and fishing Lifetime license in Minnesota and here is what I have come up with. The prices are a little lower now but will all be going up next year. I have included the yearly price that license will be next year. This is also assuming that the yearly and lifetime prices don't go up, which I think they will. So it makes a Lifetime license an even better deal.




Deer - Archery Yearly = $30. Deer Archery Lifetime = $573. Time to recoup cost: 19.1 years



Deer - Rifle Yearly = $30. Deer Rifle Lifetime = $573. Time to recoup: 19.1 years.


Fishing Yearly = $22. Fishing Lifetime = $383. Time to recoup: 17.4 years




Since I'm 32 years old now it would take me approximately until I'm 52 years old to recoup my cost. I can't retire from my job until I'm at least 55 years old and barring any bad luck will be working in MN until then. Besides the license is still useable if I move out of state. In MN when you reach 65 years of age prices of license gets cut in 1/2, but from 55-65, a decade, I would still be paying for yearly licenses if I didn't buy the Lifetime license.



So I think the yearly licenses for Deer Archery, Deer Rifle, and Fishing are a good idea. What do you think?


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[Axel Larson]

If you are planning on staying there then yes it is a great deal, if you move and do not get a chance to fish or hunt there often then it is less of one.

[theicemanmpls]

It is all a gamble. Odds are you will make it till your at least 80. However, as you know "stuff" happens. You may move out of Minnesota. You may have to give up hunting and fishing for a variety of reasons. Who knows. Its a gamble. I would say its a sure bet if you love the outdoors, have family here, etc, etc.

Besides, the state needs your money. They were broke last year, but as you know the Libs what to build a stadium in the very worse way.

We are thinking of moving from this Paradise. To cold, and to many taxes. Can't hunt anymore, due to heath. Fish is cheaper at the grocery store.

[usmarine0352_2005]

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Hopefully I can hunt for a long time. But if I get disabled prematurely than a $1,000 will be the least of my worries.


Luckily if you move out of MN the Lifetime License is still good.
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[351 WINCHESTER]

If you get disabled prematurely you can probably get your licenses free anyway.

[Ruezim]

I am from MN I moved to WI four years ago when I got married. I bought my Lifetime license before I moved best thing I ever did for hunting. Now that I live across the river it will be paid off all the sooner.

IMO do it even if you move it is even more worth it.

[spclpatrolgroup]

I grew up in MN, I still own land there that I deer hunt every year, but because I moved across the river to ND my out of state license costs $140 per deer, man I wish they offered those when I lived there, because they follow you as you move. So if you feel you that if you ever move from MN you will quit hunting there then I would say no, If you feel like you will never move from MN and allway hunt there then I would say why not lock in at a low fee. If you feel that one day you may move from MN but will still travel back to hunt then you most certianly should. Out of state fishing licenses arn't that bad.

[eastbank]

in pa. a life time fishing license is a little over 60.00 and a life time hunting license is a little over 100.00, that includes small game and large game, muzzle loader,artchy and trapping, but you must buy a doe and bear license every year. i got mine 5 years ago and am ahead already. eastbank.

[Sniper66]

I bought my Kansas lifetime hunting license in 1979 for $200. It has been proven to be a good investment. Just kicking myself because I didn't buy the fishing/hunting combo at the time.

[jbkebert]

It will be a 16th birthday present for each of my 4 kids.

[jmr40]

I bought one of the 1st availible here in GA and am glad I did. I was spending $70/year on hunting, fishing, big game, licenses. Add in extra for a WMA stamp,trout stamp and Georgia duck stamp.

The Lifetime hunting /fishing license was $500 and has paid for it's self in 7 years. The only thing I have to buy each year is a Federal duck stamp. I'm sure different states do things differently, but I bought my son one for $350 before he turned 16. One other advantage is that we can hunt and fish in Georgia for the rest of our lives even if we move to another state at a later time and not have to by a non resident license.

If I'm reading your post correctly you are looking at over $1500 for everything in MN. That is a little harder to justify. The biggest advantage I see for you is that you protect yourself from future price increases. That would make the payoff happen sooner.

[usmarine0352_2005]

I bought one of the 1st availible here in GA and am glad I did. I was spending $70/year on hunting, fishing, big game, licenses. Add in extra for a WMA stamp,trout stamp and Georgia duck stamp.

The Lifetime hunting /fishing license was $500 and has paid for it's self in 7 years. The only thing I have to buy each year is a Federal duck stamp. I'm sure different states do things differently, but I bought my son one for $350 before he turned 16. One other advantage is that we can hunt and fish in Georgia for the rest of our lives even if we move to another state at a later time and not have to by a non resident license.

If I'm reading your post correctly you are looking at over $1500 for everything in MN. That is a little harder to justify. The biggest advantage I see for you is that you protect yourself from future price increases. That would make the payoff happen sooner.




It's not cheap. One thing about MN is if you move to a different state your Lifetime License is still good too. Although I don't plan on moving.
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[ApacheCoTodd]

I always had great confidence that Minnesota F&G money was well spent so that and an assumption you'll be sticking around make it a good deal. Keep in mind that the costs will never go down and your scheduled recovery time will accelerate each time there's an increase.

[overcast_days]

I would do it in a heartbeat. You pay it once and never have to come up with the tag money again.
I really wished that my state had the option.

[ZeroJunk]

You can assume the yearly license cost will go up. Who knows what it will be in 20 or 30 years.

I could have bought a lifetime license including all tags at one time for $300.


Wish I had.

[Sav .250]

If you can afford to shell out the cash and your a "sportsmen". then by all means , get that lifetime Lic. They "may" even have a payment plan. :)

[eastbank]

i should have posted the life time license in pa. is only for those over 65, sorry. eastbank.

[CoRoMo]

I would do it just to avoid the bother of having to go through the hoops each year of acquiring each license. You pay once and you don't have to, ever again, worry about when the licenses expire or renewing or whatever.

Most times I don't go fishing simply because I don't have a license and I don't want to run to town to buy one.

I wish Colorado offered something like this.

[Grmlin]

Do you have any VA service connected disabilities? If so that could also effect the cost of a lifetime license.

[dprice3844444]

and when you move outa mn,you can come back into mn and hunt free,if they raise rates or add other licenses,your covered

[mattmann]

If your going to hunt enough to justify it definitely! That's my next big purchase .....
$1,000

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[langenc]

Like a poster just above said "what will it be in 10 yrs (or 3 yrs?) What was the yearly fee 5 yrs ago??

[Bobson]

If you are planning on staying there then yes it is a great deal, if you move and do not get a chance to fish or hunt there often then it is less of one.
Not necessarily.

If you move to another state at some point, and want to go back and hunt in Minnesota (even for a single season), consider the cost of an out-of-state license and tag(s). In some states, that could cost hundreds of dollars right there.

[beatledog7]

I don't buy lifetime anything. I don't even buy green bananas!

[mattmann]

I don't buy lifetime anything. I don't even buy green bananas!

But but but....
What about warranties! ??

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[Tim the student]

I believe I would, if I were in your position.

One of the first things I did after I got my VA disability paperwork was to go get a lifetime hunting and fishing license. IIRC, it was $5. I still need a trout stamp and deer tags, but its still a heckuva deal.

[dubya450]

Yeah its definitely worth it especially if you're under 45. I'm only 25 and bought a lifetime fishin and deer rifle license. Ill definitely get my $$$ worth.

[countertop]

It is all a gamble. Odds are you will make it till your at least 80. However, as you know "stuff" happens. You may move out of Minnesota. You may have to give up hunting and fishing for a variety of reasons. Who knows. Its a gamble. I would say its a sure bet if you love the outdoors, have family here, etc, etc.


Its also a gamble as to whether the state honors your license. Depending on how strapped for cash they are . . . . they could simply declare them null and void in the future. or change the way tags fees are calculated. Here in Virginia, for instance, the lifetime license now only covers your basic hunting tag (small game, etc). Want to hunt deer . . . . that's an extra cost for big game (and if you move out of state, even with a lifetime license, its a huge additional cost per year). Want to hunt big game with a bow or muzzleloader, those too are in addition.

I've resisted getting one, because I keep thinking I will move at some point, and the risk of having to pay expensive non resident fees for waterfowl or big game tags keeps me from doing it.