Hunting and Fishing

For several years I would double tow the boat to go fishing in TX each winter. I would spend a month in Del Rio and/or Zapata twice or three times a year. My cousin has a lake cabin in E. Tx and I would visit there also. A non-resident license was $55/year and I figure it worked out to about $.50/fishing day. Not counting fuel, and lost lures.

Now days with 2 grandsons in CA. I spend my summers fishing in the NM mountain lakes with a resident license costing $25 and go to CA to fish off of public piers for free in the winters.

Or you can just pull off the road for just the night at the first CG you see just to get out of a storm on the way to Florida.......

and find the CG you pulled into is on a huge lake on personal property and you can fish WITH OUT a license!!!

Stopped for the night and ended up staying almost 2 weeks fishing every single day! Pure heaven! :C

If you caught this huge one-eyed bass that was in the lake they gave you a credit for one free night camping. Catch, take a picture, release and head on up to the CG office for your free night.

Hunting and fishing is a big part of my reason for adopting a full-time mobile lifestyle. I’m currently settled in Sierra Vista AZ. My plan this year is to winter in southeastern AZ hunting quail through February, then enjoy stocked trout fishing in one of the local reservoir lakes through March or April as well as generally exploring the state with my Caravan, as well as mineral exploration. In April or May I’ll start heading north, this year I’m hoping to land a summer job as a geologist in one of the national parks. The early fall will find me in Montana or South Dakota. I plan to arrive a month before the regular hunting season so that I can scout the area. Come mid-November I’ll head back to Sierra Vista, AZ.

That’s my plan for the coming year. Last year I’d planned to spend the summer in northern Wisconsin fishing (I even bought a Porta-bote folding boat) followed by fall grouse hunting. However, I was seduced into spending the fall/winter in Houston attempting to sell an oil prospect I have. Unfortunately, my prospect sale tanked along with the oil market. That disaster was followed by the discovery that the bad valve lifter I’d heard clattering in my engine was actually a failing rod bearing:E. Replacing the engine (in between horrific thunderstorms) consumed my traveling funds and kept me in Texas through the spring and summer. So much for the best laid schemes of mice and men…

The good news from the past year’s troubles is that my RV now has a completely rebuilt engine to continue my journeys:B.

Steve

You might try hunting/fishing while traveling beyond your domicile without license.........

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Simply BAD advice!

Not a way to spread good will among residents and visiting non-residents while enjoying their conservation resources.

Fishing licenses are not all that expensive and many states even issue special fishing licenses good for a day or several days, etc. at a reduced price.

You now need a saltwater license too, except for GA, NY, NJ, and HI. TX charges $16 for 1 day!

I don't hunt, but I fish. I don't fish much out of state, because non-resident license fees are beyond my budget.

You might try hunting/fishing while traveling beyond your domicile without license, but getting caught can be expensive.

I have a Finnish-American friend who fishes only salt water where no license is needed, but that limits travels.

Some western states publish a list of fishing access sites and many allow you to spend the night in your RV....nothing better than listening to the stream!

I always have our fishing tackle and try to fish for a day or two wherever we go. If you plan ahead of time, you can usually find short term licenses for quite a bit less than annual licenses. Also, quite a few states are now offering free fishing days a few times a year. Check each state's game and fish regulations for details.

DW and I do just that. Hunt and fish from Alaska to Old Mexico, from west to east coast.
Great fun and adventure.
We are in Silverton Colorado trout fishing and will be heading to Kansas around Thanksgiving to pheasant and deer hunt.

That is just what my wife and I do, sort of. We do not travel just to fish and hunt, but rather do them during our travels. But the down side is just as JoeGood988 stated.

For example and by coincidence, we just returned after spending two months in South Dakota. Had a great time fishing and stayed long enough to get in ten days of SD's Ringneck Pheasant hunting. Expensive for non-residents is right. $110.00 a peace for a 10 day small game hunting license. An annual small game hunting license is not available in SD for non-residents. But it was worth every dollar. We had a wonderful time and great success hunting SD's wild birds on public land. :)

Big game licenses and permits in various states are a whole different matter and are even much more expensive and extremely hard to obtain in many states for non-residents.