federal duck stamp and lifetime license

[cajun bill]

Haven't duck hunted in awhile, but will be doing so this weekend. Question: years ago, it was a reg that duck stamps (fed and state) had to be affixed to your license, but haven't duck hunted since I got a lifetime license a few years ago. I know the La. state duck stamp is part of the lifetime license, but the federal one is not so I bought one today. I know I have to sign it, but does the fed duck stamp have to be affixed to the lifetime license? I'm guessing yes, but after a few years, gonna get kinda thick on my license. Just wondering

[youu_whoo_whoo]

I get the hip permit which is free. It's also something you are supposed to have to hunt migratory birds in la. It's printed just like the regular licenses and I put the duck stamp on the back of this. Could go on the back of deer tags too which are free as well with a lifetime license.

[kibb]

I just leave it on the card it comes on. I've been keeping the stamps for the past 20 years and the second year after I got my lifetime license I started keeping them on the card. You can get it off your lifetime license with a razor blade, but I see no point of putting it on there.

[cajun bill]

Originally Posted by kibb

I just leave it on the card it comes on. I've been keeping the stamps for the past 20 years and the second year after I got my lifetime license I started keeping them on the card. You can get it off your lifetime license with a razor blade, but I see no point of putting it on there.

Do you sign your name across the stamp because I know that is required to be in compliance with the law? I get the HIP and deer tags every year, but I'm interested in knowing what the regs say about this concerning lifetime licenses. Think I'll call LDWF today to see what they say. I'll report back.

[Goooh]

Yall got stamps this year? Mine was printed on the license sheet and I was told they don't hand them out anymore.


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[specktator]

Originally Posted by Goooh

Yall got stamps this year? Mine was printed on the license sheet and I was told they don't hand them out anymore.


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You will get it in the mail a few weeks later.

[Lake Chuck Duck]

Originally Posted by Goooh

Yall got stamps this year? Mine was printed on the license sheet and I was told they don't hand them out anymore.


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I was going to ask about this also. They said I would get it in the mail but it never showed up. If you look at the printed part on your license it says receipt valid for 45 days. Now if you bought one for teal season. That 45 days was up almost before big duck. Not sure what to do. Wish they would just give me the damn stamp when I paid for it and not made it a hassle.

[Lreynolds]

Originally Posted by Lake Chuck Duck

I was going to ask about this also. They said I would get it in the mail but it never showed up. If you look at the printed part on your license it says receipt valid for 45 days. Now if you bought one for teal season. That 45 days was up almost before big duck. Not sure what to do. Wish they would just give me the damn stamp when I paid for it and not made it a hassle.

A quick google search turned up this:

Hunters: If you bought an E-Stamp and you have not yet received your physical Duck Stamp, you should call Amplex at 1-800-852-4897

Remember, the E-stamp was intended as a convenience to both the hunter and the retailer. Hunters can now get a federal duck stamp any time of the day or night, on their phone or computer, without having to find a location that is both open for business AND has duck stamps in stock. It has saved at least 2 hunters at the Sherburne South Farm lottery hunts this year. Just try to find a physical federal duck stamp at 4:30 in the morning. Retailers no longer have to worry if they buy too many or too few duck stamps to serve their customers.

Like all new programs, it's not without it's glitches. But conceptually, it's a great idea.

[Gottogo49]

Originally Posted by Lake Chuck Duck

I was going to ask about this also. They said I would get it in the mail but it never showed up. If you look at the printed part on your license it says receipt valid for 45 days. Now if you bought one for teal season. That 45 days was up almost before big duck. Not sure what to do. Wish they would just give me the damn stamp when I paid for it and not made it a hassle.

Same thing happened to me, I had to call WL&F but they eventually mailed me the Federal stamp that I had paid for.

[specktator]

I just stick fed stamp on the back of my lifetime. Just stick a new one on top of old one.

[gasdad]

I keep mine on the card it comes on folded in my wallet. I don't affix it to the lifetime license.

[cumgetusum]

I have been in touch with LWFD years ago about this subject. You do not have to affix your stamp to anyting. Just make sure to sign the stamp and carry it with you.

[Goooh]

Originally Posted by cumgetusum

I have been in touch with LWFD years ago about this subject. You do not have to affix your stamp to anyting. Just make sure to sign the stamp and carry it with you.

Pretty sure you don't even have to do that anymore, you just sign on your license where it says you purchased the stamp...


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[cajun bill]

Originally Posted by Goooh

Pretty sure you don't even have to do that anymore, you just sign on your license where it says you purchased the stamp...


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Just spoke to the local enforcement office and asked the warden if the fed duck stamp had to be affixed to the lifetime license. He said it "could" be affixed to the deer tag portion also. I didn't specifically ask him if it could just be carried on the card that it came with, but he did say that it had to be signed.

[kibb]

^this

[evidrine]

When I picked up mine the guy behind the counter told me to put it on my hip permit. I just keep it on the card though.

[latravcha]

All I do is sign the stamp and put it in my wallet. I have been checked several times and never had a problem.

[ScubaLatt]

pretty much sucks thought to have to pay nearly $6 in shipping and handling!

Why cant they put it in an envelope with a $00.46 stamp on it?

[Lreynolds]

Originally Posted by ScubaLatt

pretty much sucks thought to have to pay nearly $6 in shipping and handling!

Why cant they put it in an envelope with a $00.46 stamp on it?

Really? If you buy it on-line with LDWF, you are charged $1.72 over the face-value of the duck stamp, which is $15.00.

Why not just the cost of the postage stamp?

Because the envelope, the person working to mail it to you, and the location he works isn't free. Convenience comes at a price, and Wal-Mart and Academy aren't going to pay for the convenience of not having to stock stamps.

[Armand16]

Originally Posted by Lreynolds

Really? If you buy it on-line with LDWF, you are charged $1.72 over the face-value of the duck stamp, which is $15.00.

Why not just the cost of the postage stamp?

Because the envelope, the person working to mail it to you, and the location he works isn't free. Convenience comes at a price, and Wal-Mart and Academy aren't going to pay for the convenience of not having to stock stamps.

Why don't they just do away with the stamp and just charge us and itemize it on our license. It would save them money. What's the importance of having a physical postage stamp? It's weird when you think about it.