About thirty years ago the old Department of Game (good outfit before it was melded into the Department of Fisheries, then WDFW) asked for an additional 50-cents per license to acquire land for hunting leases/purchases and fishing access. The people agreed. Over the next several years we began to realize the fruits of our investment which is why we have access, boat launches, etc., today (there is still a lot of property being held that isn't being used as yet). The problem arose when everyone saw the new DOG access areas as "public land" and began camping, dumping garbage, maximizing the chemical toilets -- and whatever -- all over the place. Maintenance costs went through the rood, hence the conservation license. At first it didn't require a tag. Now it does. It is a good fee and we need it. As for anyone noticing your stickers and possibly breaking into your car -- that's another issue.
Les Johnson PS: Eventually the real estate lobbyists bonked the Department of Game land acquisitions. We should be acquiring land again in my opinion. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 4:42 AM Subject: RE: Time for a New Fishing License! > Dave, > > I am with you on this one. Even though the sticker on my two cars might have > actually added value. I have been told that the reason for the stickers was > to make other non sportsmen users pay for the use of the state maintained > parking lots: kayakers, rafters etc. Has anyone known this to be true? I > have always thought that stickers that showed me as a hunter/fisher in a > remote area would only make me a more likely target for a potential thief. > That is the reason that I have always left the TU, and other fly fishing > type stickers off my rig. No reason to let the possible thieves know what I > am into was my theory. Anyone else have any thoughts. Just my .02 after a > very long friday. > Tight Lines > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Weitl > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 12:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Time for a New Fishing License! > > > Ironically I just finished taking my new license stuff out of the envelope > after purchasing it online a couple of weeks ago. It has been sitting on my > desk since then. > > The letter accompanying the license stuff states: > > "...Access Stewardship Decal - this sticker must be placed on the inside of > your vehicle where it is clearly visible from the outside (on the dash or > hanging from the rearview mirror). It may be transferred between two > vehicles. Us a ballpoint pen to enter the license numbers of the vehicles in > the space provided." > > > I have been one of the quiet protesters of the sticker thingy since they > introduced it. I was just not willing to put a sticker permanently onto my > car, and I use two different vehicles. Sometimes I remembered my sticker and > would place it in the rear window on the inside with a piece of tape. > > I may get laughed at on the river for the car I am sometimes fishing out of, > a Black BMW 750iL. But I really have not had the nerve to stick a permanent > sticker on it anywhere because some genious in Olympia came up with a plan > to charge us money to access our own public property. I'm glad to see they > finally figured out a way to accomplish that without requiring us to also > deface our personal vehicles. Good change. > > -Dave > > ------------------------------------------------------- > David Weitl mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Program Director > Washington Volleyball Academy > 3380 NE Rova Road > Poulsbo, WA 98370 > (360) 779-3802 > (360) 779-1467 fax > http://wvba.org > > "Much can be accomplished by teamwork when no one is > concerned about who gets credit" > - Coach John Wooden > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brenden Portolese > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 11:18 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Time for a New Fishing License! > > > I meant to include that it actually told me to do this in the letter I > received with the license... > (Dont have it handy) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brenden Portolese > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 12:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Time for a New Fishing License! > > > I interpreted it to be stuck on the additional "hang tag" paper that you > stick your license to. > I received 2 of the durable paper tags in the mail after ordering online, so > it seemed logical. > Then put it on your dashboard or hang it from a rearview mirror. > > Perhaps if you get your license in person, the clerk may not be > aware/conscious enough to hand out the second "hang tag". > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean Grier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 12:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Time for a New Fishing License! > > > Has anyone gotten a definitive answer as to how the access sticker is to be > used. It doesn't make sense that they would put 2 lines on it to put > license > plate numbers, but then turn around and make you stick it on the back window > like last year's, but I don't want to have it hanging from my rearview > mirror > and get a ticket because it wasn't "properly affixed". I don't mean to cast > aspersions on your "gal at WDFW" Danny, but I don't think I could print your > e-mail out and use it as my defense in court! ;-) > > Thanks in advance. FWIW, I've just put my license number on it and dropped > it > on the front dash in clear view. Hope I'm not setting myself up for a > ticket > on a technicality! > > Sean > > Danny McMillin wrote: > > > Just a reminder that Washington state fishing licenses need to be > purchased > > for the new fishing year, which starts April 1st. I stopped by the fish > and > > wildlife dept. in Mill Creek today. Cost was $39.42 for a combo fishing > > license. I think you can buy them online, too. > > > > Something new this year: the access sticker has a place for 2 auto license > > numbers on it. The gal at WDFW said the way she does it is to place the > > sticker on an index card, use a hole punch and tie the card and sticker to > > the rear view mirror of the car you're using while at an access site. That > > way you can swap the access sticker between 2 of your autos. Just make > sure > > it can be seen from the outside, by the WDFW officers. > > > > And don't forget to turn in your salmon and steelhead punch cards, even if > > they don't have any punches! You have until April 30th to turn them in. > > > > Fish on, legally, my friend. > > Danny McMillin > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > >
