Well that sucks! I was planning on heading up there next year, but for that price, I don't know if I can swing it. A $550 tag plus paying an outiftter will make it $3000 minimum.

I hadn't paid much attention to other things but they are also raising the price of a preference point from $10 to $50. So, if you buy your 2 points to get a tag and then your tag it will cost $650 for everything!

More deer for me! Most out-of-state hunters that hunt around me are jerks. They don't follow rules, and they ignore no trespassing signs. I don't want to generalize all non-resident hunters, but can't some learn some class!

I was born and raised in Iowa and all my family still lives in Iowa.Dumb enough to fall in love with a woman from Virginia and move there. Can't afford to pay the non-resident fee either. Guess I will just have to pay my 18 bucks here in Virginia where I get a tag good for 3 bucks, 3 does, 3 turkeys and one bear.

Does anyone know if non-resident students get their tags at resident price? I've been looking at grad schools in Iowa but this might put an end to that.

Taken from the 2008/2009 Iowa Hunting Regulations book

REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASING
RESIDENT LICENSES
Hunters must meet at least one of the following
criteria to purchase a resident hunting or trapping
license in Iowa:
1. Have an Iowa driver’s license or Iowa
non-operator’s identification card and have physically
resided in Iowa at least 30 consecutive days
immediately before applying for or purchasing a
resident license.
2. Be registered to vote in Iowa. In order to
do so, you must meet all of the qualifications to
register to vote as outlined in Iowa Code chapter
48A.5.
3. Be a full-time student at an educational institution
located in Iowa and reside in Iowa while
attending the educational institution.
4. Be a nonresident under 18 years of age
whose parent is a resident of Iowa.
5. Be a member of the armed forces of the
United States serving on active duty, and: (a) is
stationed in Iowa or (b) is stationed outside of
Iowa, claims residency in Iowa, and has filed an
Iowa income tax return for the preceding tax year.
Hunting License

Don

They charge that much because they can. It's Iowa after all...

Well I love hunting in Iowa but they can kiss my a#$. Everytime I've been there it has been FANTASTIC hunting. A Non Res point is $50 now, I went to buy one tonight as this is the last day to purchase one and it jumped form $10. You need 2 points to get drawn for an Archery Licence in Zone 4 so you can add another 100 bucks to the crazy $550 licence. Guess what, I'll be hunting Ohio. Over the counter and some good bucks there too.

Nick as far as making a statment about most out of state unters are Jerks! Well I have a problem with that, All I hear is from the locals is how they kill two or three bucks a year with landowner permits and bending the rules a little. Why can the locals kill like that and you can call the out of staters Jerks. Why did the Governor get involved in the cost of non resident hunting fees. What does DNR do??

My 4 Iowa pref points and money will stay in Illinois this year. Heck I get 2 buck tags here for $26/each. I wish all states would just price everything the same for everyone. It's just out of control.

Iowa is only hurting their own. My buddy runs a small operation and has numerous people cancelling their hunts. They picked a bad time to up license fees with the economy and all. When my group goes out to Iowa, we dump alot of money into the local economy. Walmart, food joints, hotels, carwash, grocery stores, sportshops, fuel. Whats funny is they raised the licenses midstream, I paid less the first week of May, than my buddy paid the last week they were onsale. This could be our last year, unless I become a resident for 30 consecutive days before Nov.1 ! I have a problem with Nicks comments also, but I no longer entertain that kind of b.s. There are jackasses everywhere Nick. In my state and yours.