After more than a decade without increases, lawmakers in both Michigan and Wisconsin are being asked to raise fees for resident hunting and fishing licenses.

In Michigan, where fees haven’t increased since 2014, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed budget increases the cost of a combined hunting and fishing license to $115, up from the current $76. The cost to nonresidents for a combined hunting and fishing license would rise to $275, up from $266, according to the Detroit Free Press.

In Wisconsin, where resident license fees have been stagnant for 20 years, Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget increases the cost of a conservation patron license that includes hunting and fishing privileges by $40, to $203, according to dnr.wi.gov. A nonresident patron license would also rise by $40, reaching $658.

Any increases hinge on approval from state lawmakers, many of whom have other ideas.

State Rep. Ken Borton, R-Gaylord, chair of the Michigan House appropriations subcommittee that handles the Department of Natural Resources budget, is a firm no.

“I don’t know how much clearer I can make myself; if DNR leadership continues this ridiculous crusade to hike fees across the board — an action that does nothing but punish those who love the outdoors — we are going to zero out their budget,” Borton said after Whitmer, a Democrat, presented her budget.

In Wisconsin, state Rep. Joel Kitchens, R-Sturgeon Bay, expects any increases will be lower than what Democrat Evers has proposed. “These dramatic fee hikes won’t be included in the budget plan we send back to Gov. Evers,” he told constituents in an e-update.

Under Whitmer’s proposal, the cost for a single deer hunting license would rise to $30, up from $20. There is also an $11 base hunting license fee that might also rise.

In Wisconsin, Evers’ budget calls for a resident deer license fee of $44, up from $24. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel compared those fees to neighboring states and reported these resident fees for deer hunting:

— Minnesota, $34.

— Illinois, $47.25, which includes a $12.75 resident hunting license fee and a $5.50 habitat stamp.

— Iowa, $70, which includes a $22 base hunting license and $15 habitat fee.

Under Whitmer’s budget, the cost for an annual resident all-species fishing license would rise to $40 for residents, up from $26. The fee for nonresidents would be $90, up from $76. Seniors would pay $30, up from $11.

Evers’ Wisconsin proposal calls for a resident annual fishing license fee of $30, up from $20. A nonresident annual fishing license would cost $65, up from $55.

Taylor Ridderbusch, executive policy advisor at the Michigan DNR, told Michigan Public Radio that tapping other possible funding sources, such as a portion of state sales taxes, would require support from lawmakers.

“It’s been a user pay-to-play system,” he said. “It’s been incredibly effective over the last hundred years in funding conservation. And maybe that has shifted with the shift away from people being interested in hunting and fishing, but right now that’s what we have available to us in statute.”

Wisconsin bumped up its fees two years ago for many nonresident hunting and fishing licenses, with increases ranging from $5 to $40. Otherwise, the Wisconsin DNR said, the last time license fees for residents or nonresidents increased was 2005. Inflation has increased 59% since the last Wisconsin resident license fee increase, the DNR said.

In Michigan, state Rep. David Prestin, R-Cedar River, on Wednesday issued a news release highlighting his testimony before the House Natural Resources and Tourism Committee in support of a plan to modernize policies for conservation officers.

House Bills 4073 and 4074 update warrant requirements for the department, requiring conservation officers to obtain a search warrant before entering private property. The plan also requires COs to utilize body-worn cameras, as do other law enforcement officers in Michigan — a plan that the House Fiscal Agency says would be supported by an $857,500 first-year allocation.

The body camera requirement is sponsored by state Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock. Markkanen’s plan would give COs the same protections from meritless abuse of power allegations that are afforded to other law enforcement officers, according to the news release.

The DNR modernization plan remains in the House Natural Resources and Tourism Committee, awaiting a potential vote.