Here's some outdoor news that can't or won't wait until the next issue. Contact Todd Masson and tell him all about it. The non-resident fees, and the economic impacts that such drastic increases might have, were discussed in Thursday s meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. DWF officials outlined the license hikes, but there was stiff opposition from some commissioners and many hunters and fishermen. I think we have some major problems with these license fee increases, said Commissioner Glynn Carver, who owns a tackle store near Toledo Bend.
Some adjustments have to be made.
Carver said he has seen license sales drop by two thirds in the last 30 days. I think we have some major problems here. The DWF commission doesn t have the authority to raise fees, but the governing body can lower them. The hikes have not become effective yet. We would certainly like to sit down and discuss it, Verret said.