Michigan Turkey

Sucks for you if you were looking forward to it (and I think you were.) Sucks more for them as it will be losing revenue.

Unfortunately that seems to be the way it's going for most states, Michigan and Ohio included. Soon people will only be able to hunt their own states and those with the big $$ will have their pick. Guess that's how some want it though.

Don't blame ya. They got the same birds we got, Eastern. I'd save for a couple years and look at going somewhere that has Merriam's, Rio Grande's or Osceola Turkey', something I don't get to hunt here.

I lease land in Illinois and it is 126 for the tag plus another 56 for a hunting license. This is at least good for my deer season also, but very expensive. I have been on this lease for 7 years so it is a tradition now. I hate to spend the money, but when I am there i don't even think of the cost of tags. 400 for the non resident deer tags hurts though.

Michigan went to the similar licensing system as Ohio this year, buy the hunting license and then just permits for the different critters.

That's why I have never supported higher non-resident tags. It's just BS. People often think "our resource" is worth more, more, more... I don't agree. It shouldn't cost a fortune for a non-resident to hunt here, and it shouldn't cost me a fortune to hunt elsewhere. I'm not dropping 500 bucks to hunt a stupid deer ----anywhere! I've done it for elk, and that seems like a waste of money, and it is! Everyone is quick to point out how outfitters are cashing in, well I feel the exact same way about any DOW raising prices to stupid levels. It's hunting, it's natural, it's what normal people do....and it shouldn't cost an arm and a leg to do it even if you do not live in the state in which you want to hunt!