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#3

Simply they are not recognizing you as a resident for 6 months. So you hunt as you are a non-resident because that is what they consider you. You'll have to buy appropriate licenses/tags, etc..
#4

Most states have a waiting period before you are considered a resident, I suspect your home state has a similar law. It prevents people who move around on their job and stay in different states fr a month or so then move on from claiming residence status when in fact they are transients.