The only part of Montana's non-resident license requirements that I disagree with is that the same license fees apply to kids from 12 - 17 years old as for adults 18 years and older. So a 12 year old non-resident kid has to pay $96.00 for an annual fishing and conservation license, the same as a non-resident adult pays.

I believe that the age was reduced a year or two ago, and personally I think that such a high fee may actually discourage some kids from fishing, or discourage their parents from taking them fishing, rather than encouraging them to fish, or it might result in them fishing illegally without buying a license.

I think if Montana wants kids 12-17 years or so old, residents or non-residents, to have a license, the fees should be a lot less than what they are now - perhaps just $20 or less for an entire season.