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COMBINATION LICENSES 



Most fishing" licenses are issued in combination with 

 hunting licenses. The case can perhaps be more clearly 

 stated by saying that in Colorado, Idaho (resident). Mon- 

 tana, Oregon, Nebraska, Utah, and Wyoming the hunting 

 license carries with it the privilege of fishing. The effect of 

 such legislation is interesting. Most hunters are also fisher- 

 men and offer no objection to the requirement of a fishing- 

 license inasmuch as it entails no additional expense. All 

 fishermen, however, are not hunters, and some find it con- 

 venient to go fishing during their summer vacation before 

 the hunting season opens. In the case of non-residents 

 the licensee is apt to regard it as something of a hardship 

 to be compelled -to pay fees varying from $5 to $25 and in- 

 tended primarily to cover hunting, when he cannot or does 

 not care to avail himself of the privilege of hunting. 



For statistical purposes the combination license is a dis- 

 tinct disadvantage, as it is impossible to separate the hunters 

 from the fishermen, and although the fishermen usually 

 greatly outnumber the hunters it is no longer possible to esti- 

 mate even approximately how many persons have taken out 

 licenses solely to hunt game. 



MANNER OF ISSUE 



The manner of issuing fishing licenses is usually the 

 same as that of issuing hunting licenses. In Idaho and Wis- 

 consin the work is performed by the warden; in Colorado 

 and Nebraska by the commissioner or the county clerk ; in 

 Minnesota by the game commission, warden, or county 

 auditor; in Montana and Utah by the warden or justice of 

 the peace; in South Dakota by the warden or county treas- 

 urer; in Arkansas and Oregon by the county clerk; and in 

 Wyoming by the justice of the peace. Details of issue in 

 each state are shown in the following table : 



