Might want to fill out this survey. Sounds like a bunch of MO residents have been crying. They wanting to limit non resident access plus increase license cost.



https://moconservation.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6KEkmFst4NyA9oy

Other states have been crying too. THP has ruined public land huntin.

Florida is looking into changing out of state hunting laws now
You are correct ,there’s a bunch of travel hunters walkin around with
Cameras and cell phones with the Onx app open
No woodsmanship needed
The web has ruint hunting

Don’t just blame them… people’s been doing it for years, it’s just been brought to social media and made public in the last several…

Right - but the ones who wanted to be “stars” put the downfall on steroids. Some of us hunted out of state and lied to our friends and families about details. I still do

Gulf shores was nice before all the Midwest people overran it. You guys are just doing the same.

I do that about local in state stuff, but totally agree where he was headed. Social media hunters pimped it out

So we should charge out of staters more for coming to the beach? Sounds welcoming

If we had any kind of department of conservation that cared about hunters. Alabama could have great public lands state wide.

Answered the survey.

Here was my comment. Feel free to copy, edit, or use as you see fit -

While I have not typically hunted Missouri, we travel significantly to hunt and fish. As a significant portion of all Fish & Wildlife funding comes from taxes in the form of funding from the Pittman-Robertson act, among others, it seems that all citizens should be allowed similar access to wild game pursuit,
There is no problem with a non-resident paying a higher price than a resident, but it should not be punitive. I am certain that Missouri anglers and hunters who fish or hunt out of state would not be in favor of excessive fees when they do so.
If it isn't appropriate for other states to charge Missouri residents excessively or limit their access, then we would respectfully ask for the same treatment.

Hunting is becoming a rich man’s sport. To many people think it’s cool to put their pictures on Facebook so they can claim to be a “trophy hunter”. It’s driving the price of everything way up

The issue is until recently Missourians typically never had much of a leasing tradition. Just ask somebody to hunt and most of the time it was fine. Most Missourians have never paid to hunt. Things are changing and many don't like it.

The good and bad of it is that a relatively small percentage of MDC is funded by permit sales and federal reimbursements.

My county in GA only charged those with out of county plates to use the parks. IF I recall correctly Gulf Shores Park used to charge me less for being an alabama resident.

In truth our tags are very easy to buy in Missouri. All are over the counter. It is simple supply and demand. Unless the state starts charging more to non-residents it will need to start rationing tags or lowering limits like the states to our north, west, and east. As a resident I don't want that.

Damn yall are 30-40 years behind us in that.

For ducks it’s gonna get worse. Kansas and Oklahoma are sleepers for now. They’ll feel it sooner than later. Back in the 90s Maryland told Arkansas careful what you wish for you may just get it and they did. Maryland crashed their goose numbers. Arkansas has for now.

Turkey hunting is no different, its all about the likes

Missouri was a sleeper for deer too but words out. Arkansas has some sure enough toads if you know you know, those rich bottomlands produce.

We’ve entered the “show me the money stage”

Gotta consider the us population has almost doubled in the last 50 years.

I'm all in on charging any of these States additional money to come to the Beach. They have driven up the cost of everything on the Gulf Coast.

They are butthurt. Turns out people want to kill a nice deer. That's why we only get Cajuns and the Florida Man coming to AL.

I will never vote for higher taxes.

I think any car with a license tag north of the Mason Dixon line should be stopped at the northern border. Troopers should drag all occupants out and severely beat them on the side of the road and ask them if they want to continue their trip.