I don't understand why people get so up in arms about buying a tag. Isn't it like $12 or something? It's not like it breaks the bank... get a tag. Go hunt. Check harvested animal online. Done.
It's not worth it, if you ask me.
For me, it was all about what I was used to. In NC, you buy your hunting license and you get all the tags for your yearly limit of deer - 6 in total of which 2 can be bucks, and 2 turkeys all for for $36.
I hate the idea of being nickel and dimed when buying a license here which on its own is useless for deer hunting until you purchase the add ons.
But I've been here long enough that I finally wised up and bought the lifetime license.