Ham Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Not all of us have PC's and printers. Just sayin. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Deadstream Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Nor do some of us use Pay Pal or want debit/cc info flying around the web.
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted October 31, 2015 Author Root Admin Posted October 31, 2015 I guess I didn't make myself clear... You will still be able to go to WalMart and buy a license, assuming they go ahead and sell them- and I'm sure they will. They will go online and fill in the blanks - like they do now except it will be online. And print the license for you but it won't be on special paper. I bought a fishing license in Texas about 5 years ago and that's exactly how they did it. We will sell licenses too- and print on plain paper.
moguy1973 Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I have always wondered the same thing as Harris has brought up. What would stop someone from taking their license from the previous year, scanning it, and photoshopping in a new expiration date for the current year, printing it out on plain paper and using that? I don't think I've ever had an agent run my numbers after asking for my license. Doesn't seem real official without the plastic paper. -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
fishinwrench Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Why not just add .25 cents to the cost of the permit and continue to do it the old fashioned way? Whatever! I'll carry around a soggy, torn and faded piece of printer paper and they can check their database if they wanna question its validity. It ain't like any of us get checked that often anyway.
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted October 31, 2015 Author Root Admin Posted October 31, 2015 MDC pays a company in Tennessee to handle selling their licenses. It's outsourced except online sales - but even online sales may be handled by a company other than MDC - I don't know. So I don't know if it's 25 cents per license or not... I know a vendor gets 2.5% for selling licenses. Cutting out the license machines, printers, paper and trouble shooting (what the company in Tenn. does) probably saves MDC quite a bit of money. And like I said, other states have been selling online for years. Not disagreeing with you, just pointing out what I think are the facts.
snagged in outlet 3 Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I've been buying them online since it became available. Love it! Saves time and money. I trim it down to the smallest it can be but still have all the info. Fold it half and laminate it myself with clear box tape. One in my waders that stays there all year and one for my pocket when not wearing waders. Plus, if I print it at work I feel like my getting over on the man. Pete Ham 1
fishinwrench Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 My insurance co. operates the same way. I threw a fit and told them I had been paying premiums since I was 16 and had only filed one piddly claim so SEND ME A DANG CARD! They do now, every 6 months. :)
Mitch f Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 8 hours ago, Phil Lilley said: I guess I didn't make myself clear... You will still be able to go to WalMart and buy a license, assuming they go ahead and sell them- and I'm sure they will. They will go online and fill in the blanks - like they do now except it will be online. And print the license for you but it won't be on special paper. I bought a fishing license in Texas about 5 years ago and that's exactly how they did it. We will sell licenses too- and print on plain paper. According to my friend, in order to get a Duck stamp he either had to go the the post office, or go to Walmart and fill out a form and wait two weeks. Plus the price of the stamp went from $15 to $25. If this is true, that's a shame. "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted October 31, 2015 Author Root Admin Posted October 31, 2015 Is that state? What is federal now? I don't know anything about duck stamps since I don't duck hunt. That does sound ridiculous.
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