Thread: Gamebird licence...

Originally Posted by Tussock

Cheap for what? You don't get anything. $90 for nothing is not cheap.

I bet if opening day ceased to exist, which is the only bit thats really controlled anyway, heaps of people would quit. A vast number of people no doubt only shoot opening, probably only for the social aspect. Cant be that many places left where there are enough shooters to keep the birds moving round.

Ditch fish and game and I doubt numbers would fall. Its not like people would suddenly take up the sport because there was no policed licence system. People would quit in vast numbers. I bet the duck numbers would go up considerably. Serious hunters would likely do better.

You make some good points Tussock, but without a unified voice, we duck hunters would probably face a huge task keeping the anti-hunters from closing down the sport. Some of the licence fee also goes to wetland preservation ( I believe the duck stamp funds are for this).