A state's hunting resources are reserved primarily for it's residents. Every single state that offers hunting, works it that way. We're all NR's in 49 states, and can't expect the luxury of hunting in those other 49 states at bargain-basement prices. In a bunch of states, you can't even buy a deer license over the counter as a NR, like you can here. In some, you have to wait your turn and draw, which can take years. IMO an out-of-state, over-the counter deer tag for 240.00 is a true bargain in this day & age, and becoming more and more of a rarity.

Looking at the US cumulative CPI price inflation over the last 20 years....it comes to about 57%. And they raised the license fee by roughly that amount.