Veteran Hunting And Fishing Benefits By State And Territory

Alaska residents with a disability rating of at least 50% can apply for a free permanent card. Applicants must be physically in Alaska, and the card becomes void if residency ends. Harvest-record requirements still apply.

Residents rated 100% permanent and total can buy $1.50 lifetime hunting or fishing licenses, or a $3 combination. A $52.50 combination applies at 70%, or 50% with a Purple Heart.

Colorado residents with at least 50% service-connected disability can apply for the lifetime fishing and small-game combination. Purple Heart recipients have a separate eligibility pathway.

Residents who have lost a limb or permanently lost its use can receive free hunting or trapping licenses with physician verification. Permits and stamps are excluded. Nonresident eligibility depends on reciprocal privileges.

This is a functional-disability benefit, not a benefit for every VA disability rating.

Veterans with a disability rating of at least 60% may qualify for no-fee hunting, trapping and fishing licenses. Confirm license-specific eligibility with the issuing agency.

Georgia residents who served at least 90 days of federal active duty and were honorably discharged on or after July 1, 2005 can receive one free one-year sportsman license. It can only be issued once.

Honorably discharged residents ages 16 to 49 can buy an adult lifetime sportsman license at a 20% discount. Permanent-total disability supports a separate discounted three-year license, subject to application and disability documentation.

Resident and nonresident veterans with at least 40% service-connected disability can apply for reduced license and tag fees. Submit VA documentation to Fish and Game; the fee schedule differs by residency.

Veterans receiving at least 10% service-connected compensation or a total disability pension may hunt and fish without purchasing the ordinary licenses. Obtain and carry the IDVA affidavit; the agency includes qualifying nonresidents.

Qualifying resident disabled veterans can buy a $2.75 annual license or $27.50 ten-year license. These cover small game and fishing; deer, turkey and required stamps are excluded.

Honorably discharged Kansas residents with at least 30% service-connected disability can apply for free permanent hunting and fishing licenses. Hunting applicants born on or after July 1, 1957 must provide hunter-education documentation.

Veterans with a permanent service-connected rating of at least 50% may receive free hunting and fishing licenses. They expire annually and must be renewed.

Veterans rated at least 50% service-connected can receive a complimentary hunting, fishing and trapping license with listed permits. Maine and specified reciprocal-state residents qualify. Residency must continue, and lottery permits still require applications.

Veterans with total service-connected disability need not purchase a hunting or fishing license, but must carry proof of age, residency and disability while participating.

Honorably discharged veterans rated at least 60% service-related, or former POWs, may hunt specified wildlife without a permit. Black bear, deer, elk and turkey are excluded; migratory-bird permits and federal duck stamps remain required where applicable. Carry VA eligibility proof.

The described exemption applies to residents and nonresidents and does not authorize trapping.

Permanently and substantially disabled Montana residents can apply for an $8 conservation license and half-price general deer, elk, fishing and upland-game-bird licenses. This program requires its own disability qualification.

Veterans with at least 50% service-connected disability may qualify for Nebraska's lifetime small-game hunting, fishing and fur-harvest permit. A separate resident disabled-veteran vehicle park-entry permit uses the same listed rating threshold.

Eligible Nevada resident veterans, including honorably discharged veterans with at least 50% service-connected disability, can obtain a $15 specialty hunting and fishing combination license, plus processing fees. It is valid for one year from purchase.

Veterans with a permanent 100% rating and honorable discharge may obtain a permanent fishing, hunting/fishing or archery license for a one-time $10 administration fee. Residency must continue in New Hampshire or an eligible reciprocal state; other license types remain annual purchases.

New Hampshire residents with 80% to 99% permanent service-connected disability for more than two years may qualify for a lifetime license at half price. Submit disability, discharge, residency and applicable hunter-education evidence.

Honorably discharged New Jersey residents with a VA service-connected disability can receive free annual hunting and fishing licenses. Submit disability and service evidence to Fish and Wildlife.

Service-connected disabled veterans can apply for a $10 small-game and fishing license regardless of percentage. Veterans rated 100% service-connected may obtain a free lifetime small-game and fishing license.

North Carolina residents with at least a 50% VA disability rating can apply by mail or in person for a lifetime hunting and fishing license. Submit VA certification; the license remains valid while the rating stays at least 50%.

Ohio residents with a VA permanent-total disability determination, VA pension or compensation and an honorable discharge can apply for free fishing and hunting licenses and specified permits. Veterans issued qualifying wheelchair-symbol plates have a separate pathway.

Resident disabled veterans with VA certification can purchase a lifetime hunting and fishing combination for $200 below a 60% rating or $25 at 60% and above. It carries the benefits of a resident lifetime combination license.

Residents for at least 365 days can apply for a disability license covering hunting, big game, WMA access, state migratory-waterfowl privileges, and fresh and saltwater fishing. Provide current disability-benefit evidence from VA or another listed agency, plus state identification.

Qualifying South Dakota residents can apply through disability or former-POW pathways. The agency lists a VA K award and qualifying service-related disability at 40% among those pathways. Documentation and license-specific rules apply.

VA-certified resident veterans rated at least 30% from war service or 100% service-connected can apply for the $10 hunting and fishing license, plus processing fees. WMA, special and federal permits require separate purchases.

Resident and nonresident veterans with at least 50% disability or loss of use of a foot or leg, receiving compensation, can obtain the free hunting and all-water fishing package. Apply in person annually with current proof; the federal duck stamp is excluded.

Utah residents rated at least 20% service-connected can purchase discounted hunting, fishing or combination licenses with VA or service-branch verification. Once approved, the discount can be used for later renewals without a new disability application.

Resident veterans with at least 30% service-connected disability, or veterans age 65 or older with service-connected disability, can qualify for reduced hunting and fishing fees. Confirm discharge eligibility and the current fee schedule with Fish and Wildlife.

Resident veterans may qualify for free hunting, trapping and fishing licenses with a VA automobile-grant qualification, 100% permanent and total disability, or former POW status. Apply through Natural Resources.