06/25/2024
Reading this online today. I continue to be disheartened by the fact that only one group of people have to pay for the upkeep of the land and resources when others pay nothing. But they’ll destroy, misuse and harass the people that have to pay to enjoy the land. They continually trash the game lands with their “camping” ,, destroy the trails and move the rocks for their art…
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will increase in the prices of hunting and fishing licenses for this upcoming season, which will go into effect on July 1, 2024.
Here’s a recap of some of the license fee increases:
• Statewide hunting goes from $25 to $30;
• Statewide fishing goes from $25 to $30;
• Big-game tags go from $14 to $17;
• An annual Sportsman license goes from $53 to $63;
• An annual Sportsman plus saltwater fishing goes from $69 to $82;
• Combo hunting and freshwater fishing goes from $35 to $42;
• Bear tags go from $11 to $14;
• A non-resident annual hunting license goes from $100 to $119.
Please note: these are the expected fee increases, this information is being provided in advance of the NCWRC notices.
In addition, most of the popular lifetime licenses – fishing, hunting, sportsman – are also scheduled to rise. And remember, those are just the basic license costs; there’s a surcharge added at the cash register that pays the wildlife cooperator agent a little bit for his time, and there’s a surcharge added even when you buy the license directly from the Commission.