It does make sense to go ahead and get the lifetime licence, but i'm sure my wife would kill me first and have me turned into a full head mount and hang me on the wall, but then again it doesn't hurt to ask.

Brian M Thomas Yard of Dreams Landscape Co.

I have often thought about that and if I could spare the 1000$ I would go ahead and get one, but alas I don't... One day though I will get one.

The plain and simple fact is it boils down to money. to some people $1000.00 is nothing. To others it might hurt but they can do it. Then to other folks (like me) that will pay a bunch of bills and is the kind of money seen once a year around tax time. The license without a doubt is worth the $1000.00 they ask. Maybe one day I can get one.

"Hate me if you want to, Love me if you can" Git-R-Done!

Depends -- over enough years it probably ends up being a real good deal, especially if license fees keep rising in the future. The younger you are, the better deal you get -- problem is that the younger you are, the less likely you are to be able to afford the $1000 up front. Plus, you could consider it a bad deal if you figure the time value of the money -- assuming a ten percent return on the $1000, you could just invest it, use the interest to buy your hunting license every year, and still have your $1000 available if needed. Most importantly, though, is the issue raised above -- how do you get the wife to sign off on that?!

"Life's too short to hunt with a beardless dog . . ."

Not everyone can drop $1000 bucks at one whack.  I can come up with the cash for the super-combo once a year. 

Guns don't kill people....Its those pesky little bullets making lots of holes that all the blood leaks out of.