Don, it could be worse. I use dto live in Jersey. Things are downright silly there. You need 4 permits to go deer hunting:
1. permit to buy a shotgun
2. hunting License (generic)
3. Deer permits
4. Travel permit (which means you can have your shotgun outside of your home)
If you want to go muzzle loader, you can add a rifle license and a rifle deer permit.
And if you use slugs of muzzle loader bullets with Hollow points, you better not leave any in your car after hunting season, that is a felony.
I just got off the phone this morning with a guy in Jersey who is setting up some out of state permits for us. It is going to cost us almost $400.00 for two people, just to hunt for two days in N.J.- I figure we are going to be paying about $10/ lb by the time we get the deers butchered IF we get deer.
We are paying $500 for two out of state licenses in Texas this weekend, but at least the deer down there are worth hunting!
Every state has its problems, but you'd have to offer my one hell of a job to get me to move to the list of bad ones:
NJ, NY, MA, MD, IL, HI, DE, DC, CT, RI