License Increase Was Needed but Mishandled

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Published: 27 December 2021

By Louie Stout

As most Michiana sportsmen know, you’re going to be paying more for an Indiana license next season.

And in some cases, a lot more.

(If you missed the announcement, click here )

Let’s be honest. The Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), stewards of hunting and fishing, needs the money. The last license fee increase came 16 years ago.

It has operated in the red for the past few years, which caused rollbacks in some programs and a hiring freeze. Several vacancies remain in northern Indiana, where many district biologists have worked without assistants for several months. That limits the amount of research one man can do and any new projects he can take on.

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Indiana Hunting, Fishing, Trapping License Fees Going Up

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Published: 18 December 2021

(To see a full list of the new fishing/hunting/trapping fees click here.)

IDNR Report

For the first time since 2006, Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife (DFW) has increased fees for hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses. Commercial license fees also increase, some for the first time since the 1980s.

The increases will be applied to personal licenses starting with the 2022-2023 license year (April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023) that will go on sale in January. The fee increase does not affect licenses for the remainder of the 2021-2022 license years (April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022), even if those licenses are purchased after Jan. 1.

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