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Updated: 6:45 PM EDT Mar 19, 2021Infinite Scroll EnabledAndy HershbergerNews ReporterPlay VideoSHOW TRANSCRIPT

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Many people have turned to the outdoors as a way to beat the restrictions of the pandemic, and that means license revenue is up for the Fish and Game Department.

Fish and Game officials said they have seen a bump in the number of various licenses they have been issuing in the last year.https://7600ae60a518a1bc9a4866906499ba35.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html?v=1-0-38Advertisement

“Something on the order of 40% to 45% of department revenue comes from the actual sales of licenses and permits, so you’re looking at something on the order of $14 million,” said Mark Ellingwood, of Fish and Game.

Officials said license revenue is up about 10% over…