Actually, you can get a "Public Lands" hunting permit with your normal license. The state then allows you access to a bunch of public hunting areas to hunt various game.
I pay the extra $$ every year to do it although I've only taken advantage of it a couple of times and instead hunt on a private lease.
But to be honest, I hadn't heard about this upland fowl stamp before. But I'm looking at my "Super Combo" hunting/fishing license and I see a Red Drum tag, four turkey stamps, five white tail deer tags, two mule deer tags, fresh water fishing, saltwater fishing, archery, public hunt, migratory game bird stamp, and ta-da, the upland game bird stamp.
Guess I'm lucky I always buy the super combo package... yet never use any of it except fishing a bird hunting.
Anyway, the media cracks me up. They are all bent out of shape because they didn't get the story first. I think it is funny that the WH went to FNC to do the interview. I would love to see them do that more often just to tweak the MSMs.... I say screw the MSMs...
There you go..... that's good information. I agree that it's funny they chose Fox for the interview. The standard answer should be ... "Well we just wanted to be interviewed by the cable news network with the most viewers".