Washington state's licensing structure is a textbook wealth transfer. Grandpa pays $22.63 plus $0.50/lb to put venison in the freezer. Your son pays $91.65 plus $2.03/lb for the exact same animal. That's not conservation pricing, that's a generational tax on people who can least afford it. Meanwhile the premise that hunting saves money against grocery store prices collapses immediately when you factor in the actual cost of entry. States are pricing younger people out of outdoor skills that used to be accessible. And calling it a license fee doesn't change what it is.