My license vendor told me that starting next year, the fishing licenses will be like the hunting licenses in that a new one will not be issued til the state has received the old one. I noticed this year that we did not have the option of leaving used cards at the dealer - they have to be mailed in.

It would be totally irrational for the WDFW to count all unreturned cards as full - although I have heard that before. If that was the case, then us sportsmen would really be getting hosed.