A previous thread said not without a base license. So no short option. Full price plus waterfowl. The computer makes you buy a base to get the state waterfowl.


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7 day non resident small game would cover him($80) and then he would need waterfowl ($12) and fed stamp if he don't have it.

 

Man non residents really had price increase this year. Im told by several it was $165 for everything.

 

7 Day Small game will not cover him. You can only purchase additional licenses (waterfowl) on top of a base license. I do not know why it is this way, but I think it was a legislative oversight. I've heard they're working to fix it for next year. Do not plan on buying the 7 day NR small game, as you'll be out $80 when you try to hunt ducks.

 

That is correct, had a buddy from Indiana come up this week. I was unsure so I placed a call to licensing in Lansing. In order to purchase a waterfowl license you must first buy a base for $151. The 7 day license is only for small game and no other licenses can be purchased without having the base.

 

Yeah, you need to buy the full NR
base license, as far as I was told by the dnr agent. Have your out of state relative just retrieve the ducks for you.

 

Just an fyi, I was a meeting in November that included all of the DNR top officials, including the budget people. They are aware of this issue, and admit it was an oversight of the new license package to not include a shorter option. They are working on a revision to the license package to include a shorter, and more cost-effective option.

What's really odd to me is that none of the "watchdog" groups, conservation organizations, or ANYONE recognized this when the license fee package was being developed because the DNR got everyone involved up front (yours truly reviewed it several times...DOH!). So I guess if there's blame to throw, it needs to go across the board because this was not done in a vacuum.