RI... is that going to be the case for archery deer tags as well?

Tough luck tsaxybabe... I wish I could say I've never missed... stay at it and you'll stick one!
sounds like an exciting hunt, regardless!

As far as I know, it applies to all of the licenses. I'm glad I didn't put my $200 down for archery when its only gonna cost me $125.

W. MA- It looks like I was given some bogus info. The fees have been reduced, but it is more than a 25% increase over last year. Archery permit/tags is 35% over last years fee. $135 is still better than $200. There is a posted schedule of fee reductions at the CT DEP website.

Well people, I'm off tomorrow to SD to chase after some Merriams for 5 days. I'll try my best to put down a bird or 2 for our team. I'll report back in a few days

Still waiting. The last scouting expedition I took we heard about 40 or 50 different birds. Season cant get here fast enough.

Tomorrow's the day!

Good luck to all those starting to hunt! Wow Shoulder Strap, I'm lucky if I hear half that many birds during the whole season!

We start here on Wed AM. I will be out with gun loaded and ready to roll! I Can't wait. i also got the ok to do some hunting on 40 acres about 45mins from here, so I can get some quick ones in the am's or some late evening ones after I do my "I am in the middle of moving " list of stuff to get done YUCK!!! LOL Be safe!

Good luck everyone... i'm w/ RI... we are lucky to hear half that many all season long!
Hunt hard and be safe everyone..
1 week and counting here!

Ok, now I'm dying here. Less than a week and a half until my season starts and I have to go to Norfolk for work all next week. I'll miss the first 3 days of the season. If I don't go to Norfolk I'll probably be jinxed and have horrible weather or miss an easy shot plus it won't look good at work. If I do go, I'll still have most of a month to hunt anyway, so it looks like I'll be waiting a little longer to get out there. I'll be flying back on Friday night and have to wake up at 0-dark-thirty to get to where I want to be on Saturday, so I may hunt a little clos er to home. Grrrrrrrr...