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PREFERENCE POINT FEES » HOW IT WORKS. If you do not hold an active 2016 annual* or big-game license, or do not receive a license through the draw, you will be charged $40 PER SPECIES (for deer, elk, pronghorn and bear), for which you get a preference point. This fee applies to residents and nonresidents. However, residents getting deer or pronghorn preference points will be charged only $30 for each of those. For example: If a nonresident (who isn’t exempt from the fee) receives a point for all four species, they will be charged $160. A resident would be charged $140. » HOW TO AVOID IT. If you don’t want to pay the fee, you have until March 31, 2017, to purchase a 2016 annual fishing, annual small game, annual resident combination fishing and small game or resident senior fishing license. » HOW WILL I BE CHARGED FOR IT? If you are charged the preference-point fee, it will be deducted from your 2017 big-game application refund(s). For example, if you’re a resident and apply for a deer license or preference point and don’t draw (and you are not exempt from the fee), you will receive a $1 refund.
Ya you read my mind. I'm over 20 points in most states and intend to burn off as many as I can as quickly as I can before this house of cards falls.