Should I buy Lifetime Hunting and Fishing License?

[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.