Free fishing license proposal for veterans 🎣

[GOYABEAN]

Fishing licenses could soon be free for veterans. It's part of a mental health recovery bill that was recently approved by the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee.

https://www.wnep.com/mobile/article/...c-c1f0ff6ba1a3

[streaker69]

Are they going to raise the fees for the rest of us to cover that?

[MARINE DIVISION TWO]

About Time 1

[ar15jules]

Are they going to raise the fees for the rest of us to cover that?

Go ahead. I would gladly pay more. A fishing license is still a great value.

[abner13]

Sounds racist!

[Gman106]

I think fishing should be free for everyone. Who the hell is the government to step in and make you pay a fee to satisfy a basic human need, i.e., to eat? Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he has to pay The Man first or else starve.

[abner13]

I think fishing should be free for everyone. Who the hell is the government to step in and make you pay a fee to satisfy a basic human need, i.e., to eat? Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he has to pay The Man first or else starve.

So who pays for the annual restocking of trout and other over-harvested sport/food species?

[JAKIII]

Are they going to raise the fees for the rest of us to cover that?

It*s popular to elevate veterans to special status, worthy of extra perks. However, unless you*re a combat veteran, then you aren*t worthy of anything special.

Full disclosure: I have veteran status, but am not a combat veteran.

[DukeConnor]

I think fishing should be free for everyone. Who the hell is the government to step in and make you pay a fee to satisfy a basic human need, i.e., to eat? Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he has to pay The Man first or else starve.

Without licensing fees how are the fish cops gonna get new Tahoes every year?

[fistv]

Don't know about now but active and reserve military hunted and fished for free in NJ when I lived there. That was 40 years ago.