Because of a thing called identity fraud. A SSN is one of the golden tickets to steal ones identity. I agree it is BS to have to give your SSN to apply for a hunting lic. No reason a DL or other valid method of ID should not be enough. I refuse to give mine out at doctor and dentist offices and tell them it really is not their place to be asking for that information. Talk to someone who has had their Identity stolen, it is a major cluster to get back out of it and sometimes takes years and a lot of money just because some slimeball behind a desk sold your info. All so someone could work in the USA illegally or buy something under your identity. If I recall, one state that uses your SSN for your F&G was also using the prison system to do the draw or app system in the past. Times have changed, I keep my SSN pretty tight, and back in the old days people used to engrave it on items in case they were stolen. I had a gun that someone actually had a SSN engraved into it, and all joking aside it was a Savage 99
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