How much do you spend on hunting licenses and tags for your state,and do you think it is a fair amount?
MT. You have to have a conservation license that is $8.00
Bow and arrow (archery) .....................................$10.00
Hunting access enhancement fee...........................$2.00
Deer A .................................................. ............$16.00
Elk .................................................. .................$20.00
Bear.............................................. .....................$19.00
Deer B................................................. ...............$15.00
Deer B antlerless whitetail.......................................$1 0.00
Upland bird.............................................. .............$7.50
Sportsmans with bear.............................................$ 85.00
First time youth hunter 12-17..................................$ Free
I have spent $92.50 this year not including my fishing license.
I think it is great that first time youth hunters who pass their hunter education gets their youth combo sports for free.I have noticed a lot of new young hunters since they started this.
I think the price of licenses and tags here in Mt. is ok but is getting a little inflated each year for the efforts I have seen done.
Elkshed

Looks pretty cheap yo me Montana. I'll bet we're about double most of those feesjust to the south of you! I will never complain about the rising cost of fees so long as there are poor non-residentslobs that are getting gouged each year by our G&F's. $418.00 for non-resident elk. $43.00 for me.
Beside, we all know that when we tell our wives that we hunt because it's cheap meat, we're all lying! (lol) $875.00 for rifle/scope. $23,000.00 for a 30' camper. $45,000.00 for the truck to pull it.And so on . . .But so long as the elk widowbuys it, I'm gonna pay whatever the G&Fasks.
Hee, hee.

Here's my year on tags. Colorado

Furbearer $26.00
Combo Small Game and Fishing $41.00
Habitat Stamp $10.00
Turkey $16.00
Deer $31.00
Elk $ 46.00
Bear $41.00
Pronghorn $31.00
Mountain Lion $41.00

Total $ $283.00 as a resident to hunt in my state but thank god we still have over counter tags.

for British Columbia 2005
General all species - 32.

grizzly bear - 80.
black bear - 20.
Bison - 70.
caribou - 20.
moose - 25.
elk - 25 (rosy or rocky)
sheep - 60 (Bighorn, California Bighorn, Stone or Dall)
Mtn Goat - 40
Deer - 15 (Blacktail, Whitetail or Mule)
Couger - 30
Bobcat, Lynx, or Wolverine - 8.
wolf - no charge

with so many tags a guy can spend a fortune..................isn't it great

Deer - $35
Moose - $43
Small Game - $18.50
Migratory Bird - $18.50

Here is a breakdown of my home province of Saskatchewan, canadafor hunting.

Habitat Certificate: $11
Over the counter tags for Residents:
1st Whitetail Deer: $33.00
2nd Whitetail Deer: $33.00
Anterless Whitetail Deer: $20.00
Archery Mule Deer: $38.00
Elk: $33.00
Moose: $33.00
Black Bear: $17.00
Upland Game: $ 11.00
Migratory Bird: $18.00

Draw Tags for Residents:
$4.00 Application fee for each species
Mule Deer: $38.00
Anterless Mule Deer: $20.00
Antelope: $38.00
Elk: $55.00
Moose: $55.00

My 2006 at this point looks like this:
Habitat, 1st whitetail, Anterless whitetail, Draw Mule Deer, Draw Anterless Mule Deer, Black Bear and Elk
$172.00
+ $20.00 Draw App fees
= $192.00

Still up in the air will be a bird hunting ($29.00) and possibly 2nd Whitetail ($33.00). So potentially I could spend$254.00 this year on tags or permits to hunt.

How does the non-res draw work for elk in MT? I would really like to get in on some of that. No elk here in ontario!

I believe the NR drawing deadline is March 15 prior to the season for that year.They now have the super tags also where you can increase your chances for a certain tag like moose or sheep for $5 per try.
We buy our tags over the counter except for moose,sheep,antelope,bison,mountain goat and certain area elk and deer hunts.Not exactly sure how the drawings are held for NR.
Here is the FWP website fwp.mt.gov
Elkshed

ty for the info elkshed

You could make one of those "priceless" comercials out of the statement. But how right you are!

In Utah:

General Elk....................................... $65
General Archery Deer......................... $40
Extended Archery Deer....................... $5
Antlerless Elk.................................... $65
Fishing/Small Game Combo.................. $35
Getting the little lady to buy all
of my excusesfor hunting..................... Priceless