I buy a Wisconsin non-resident license for $70 bucks every year. I don't even question the price. I spring coho fish Lake Superior in Michigan waters but usually launch my boat in Wisconsin. I also take my daughter and occassionally fish inland trout lakes in Wisconsin. I always figure that the license fees I pay helps create the fishing that I enjoy doing and is a small price I pay for the fun I have . If its important to you, you will pay it and not think twice.