I’m not sure I caught a fish last year.
Actually, I’m not even sure I went fishing.
In the last couple of years my balance has deteriorated considerably, so I’m positive I didn’t step in a boat last year. And, I don’t remember doing any bank fishing.
I also know that I won’t be spending a lot of time fishing this year. My life has changed in that regard. Not necessarily for the better, but it is reality.
Despite that fact, I found myself online earlier this week purchasing my 2023 combo hunting/fishing license. The transaction cost me $28.
The senior combination hunting/fishing license is just $13.50. In addition. I shelled out another $5.50 for a habitat stamp and made a minor $5.00 donation to the Illinois Conservation. The remainder was for handling fees.
Why make the purchase if I’m not going hunting or fishing?
First, hunting and fishing can be incredibly cheap entertainment. Many of my contemporaries fish 100 days or more a year. If, by …