$380 in annual license fees to hunt and fish in Washington is what we paid last year. I paid that for me and two minors. Now I need to pay another $30 to hunt on land that WE all own.
Head to the lake in the summer and all of the waterskiers andjetskiers don't have WDFW stickers in their windows. No enforcement or tickets.
Head to Forks, fish and park in a WDFW controlled parking lot. Have my WDFW sticker visible in the window, on the dash as required, been there for 9 months and the thermal ink has faded. Driftboat trailer attached to truck, WDFW officer checked my fishing license, still wants to write me a ticket because I don't have a sticker. Show him the sticker, he says he can't read it.
I say I displayed it per the WDFW website "Permits must be placed in full view from outside the vehicle. Please have the license plate number(s) of the vehicle written in the space provided on the permit." Show him the plate number of the truck, clearly visible on the slip, watermark of WDFW clearly visible, barely visible thermal ink can be seen after I take it out of the window.
Still says he "can't read it, ticket time". Eventually I was able to reason with the asshole, but seriously, any organization that harrasses its patron like this is full of sh!t.
BTW, the cost of a vehicle use permit is $14, not $12.
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