$50.00 is just a number i threw out there. FWC has to maintain their revenue and the $5.00 deer permit is a way to make up for some of the loss they suffered when doing away with the transferable permits. they ended up losing more money than they thought. FWC figured Florida's offshore fishing could sustain their current revenue and when it didn't they needed a way to bring in more money without "raising" the cost of a license...because that would have caused an uproar.

now since Florida's offshore fishing is taking a hit (oil spill in gulf), i'm betting they will need to make up even more money nxt year. guess on how they are going to do that?