Another inequity

[cisco]

There is no end to bureaucratic blunder. Since the annual brown trout tourney begins Thurs in Door County (Baileys Harbor) my brother phoned the WDNR to see if his Minn lifetime disability license (as a result of Viet Nam duty) would apply in Wis. "No, not unless you are a resident." I guess the assumption is he was representing Minn with the US Marine Corps while in Nam. He asked further, "Do my handicapped auto plates apply in Wis?" -- "Sure" was the reply, "why wouldn't they?"

Well, why not fishing licenses?

[Jesse-WI]

How about the fact that disability plates revolve around federal law while fishing is state law.

If you want the benefits a state has to offer in most cases you have to live in the state.

For what its worth, I'm on your side on this topic but then we need more laws.

[cisco]

A non-resident college student can get a resident license to fish in Wis.

How about this -- a non-resident under the supervision of the Wis Dept of Corrections can be incarcerated in Wis and still be given permission to fish Wisconsin waters free.

An active member of the Armed Services in Wis also gets a break -- No break for non-resident disabled American vets.

[Hans]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but why would a Minnesota fishing license be good in Wisconsin?

Hans

--
"There is nothing; absolutely nothing; half so much worth doing,
as simply messing about in boats." :-)

[Big C]

I think you have answered your own question. The groups of people you mentioned physicall live in WI. Your brother does not. Your brother seems to have 2 options. If he wants a free lic he could move to WI or buy an out of state lic.

I personally dont mind paying for a lic if I know the funds are going to the fisheries departments to better my fishing opportunities.

[cisco]

Housing in a state correctional facility makes one a "resident"? I don't think so. Convicts stay in the state, but under less beneficial conditions to Wisconsin than my brother who pays for motel, food, incidentals, and all the rest, while having ruined his health (permanent disability) while serving the US -- which still includes Wisconsin.

I didn't answer my own question -- you failed to see the question.

[cisco]

It's a veterans disability license -- as in the case of disabled plates on vehicles. There is such a thing as reciprocity. The universities acknowledge it, and you can fish the Mississippi, and other border waters without holding several licenses -- as a matter of fact, I remember fishing Lake Michigan before any state license or trout/salmon stamp was required of anyone.