Auction of Bear Tags and Elk Tags?????

[Justin]

If the herd can stand five more elk removed, they should be included in the general drawing. Don't let them kid you, the money from these auctions will disappear into some pet project or someones pocket. I'd rather they raise license fees and drop this idea.

[sullyxlh]

I can picture it now
some office goober with his felt fedora hat decked out in all new never used crap with the most expensive rifle you can get (because we all know the more you pay for a gun the better it will kill an animal....) got an elk cause he can afford 10k for a tag but don't know dick about hunting....
Might as well be a high fence hunt..

[Spartan88]

Five kill tags, big deal. Chances of pulling an elk tag here are about .5%. When, not if, license fees increase will all of you against this idea complain about the fee hike too?

[Justin]

I welcome it. It's overdue.

[hubbarj]

I think that this auction way out of line. I wouldn't have a problem with a license increase at all. That is the cheapest fun you can have. People will complain and say they won't pay for an increase but guess what they will. If the fees doubled and that is enough for you to quit hunting then you weren't really that into it to start with and I say good ridecnce to you.

John

[Andy Drumm]

The money would never make a difference .It would be lost and never found . I think it is a very poor idea . There are way more places this state can get revenue to p1$$ away then by selling tags . Shoot we cant afford our state police officers but we can afford a big new shiny building lol .. talk about mismanagement .

[FixedBlade]

Just another bad idea from the DNR. We could generate more money from a .25 cent increase in the license fee.

[Andy Drumm]

I dont think this idea came from the DNR .. I believe this is a house proposed bill to generate money ..

[Atchison]

I could really care less on the bear as every 3 years or so you can get a point so I doubt those would sell for that much money, the Elk tag really bothers me though, I could spend 15 years buying points and never get a tag, but someone who is willing to spend $$$ could litterally pull a tag every single year and shoot an elk in MI every single year.