Why In the world do you need a fishing license?

[Ricky Bobby]

Just another way the government gets your money just like taxes.

 

[leann]

You would think that a a fishing license would be required for underage but its quite the opposite. Why is this?

 

[dumdum]

The only reason that a license for anything exists is to make money for the government. Just look at the hunting license situation. To hunt now you need a small game license, a big game license, and a muzzle loader license, and an archery license. and permit to hunt the state management areas that cost an additional $15.Plus a duck stamp.It cost me around a $100 a year for all my license to hunt and fish.

 

[gimmenamenow]

Federal law requires state license fees for things like fishing and hunting to go back into the resource... conservation, research, etc., etc. Purchasing a license not only allows your state to keep track of how many people are taking advantage of the opportunity to fish and/or hunt, but also assures that you'll have the chance to continue doing so in the future.

 

[RC-heat]

the underage need to get involved therefore it is free to them

 

[Jose V]

Because its hunting. You can't just go fish all you want you might destroy the fishes ecosystem, they expect kids won't catch much