Lifetime License Types

  • Lifetime licenses are valid for the lifetime of the license-holder.
  • Additional privilege licenses may be required with a basic license.
  • Infant, Youth, and Disabled Lifetime Licenses cannot be purchased online.

 

           
  • Lifetime licenses are valid for the lifetime of the license-holder.
  • Infant, Youth, and Disabled Lifetime Licenses cannot be purchased online.
Hunting & Inland Fishing - Lifetime Resident Cost

Age 65 (or older) Sportsman
Statewide hunting and inland fishing for residents. Includes hunting for big game, hunting on game lands, hunting for waterfowl (does not include federal duck stamp), fishing in Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters. It does not include fishing in coastal waters.

$15

 

Hunting, Inland and Coastal Fishing - Lifetime Resident Cost

Unified Age 65 (or older) Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing
Statewide hunting, inland and coastal recreational fishing. Includes hunting for big game, hunting on game lands, hunting for waterfowl (does not include federal duck stamp), fishing in Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters.

$30

 

Fishing - Lifetime Resident

Cost

Age 65 (or older) Comprehensive Inland Fishing
Statewide inland fishing for residents. Includes fishing in Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters. It does not include fishing in coastal waters.

$15

Age 65 (or older) Coastal Recreational Fishing
Authorizes fishing in coastal and joint waters. It does not authorize fishing in inland waters.

$15
  • Lifetime licenses are valid for the lifetime of the license-holder.
  • Additional privilege licenses may be required with a basic license.
  • Infant, Youth, and Disabled Lifetime Licenses cannot be purchased online.
            
  • Lifetime licenses are valid for the lifetime of the license-holder.
  • Additional privilege licenses may be required with a basic license.
  • Infant, Youth, and Disabled Lifetime Licenses cannot be purchased online. 

 

Hunting & Inland Fishing - Lifetime Nonresident Cost

Sportsman (ages 12 & older)
Statewide hunting and inland fishing. Includes hunting for big game, hunting on game lands, hunting for waterfowl (does not include federal duck stamp), fishing in Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters. It does not include fishing in coastal waters.

$1000

Sportsman (ages 1–11)
Statewide hunting and inland fishing. Includes hunting for big game, hunting on game lands, hunting for waterfowl (does not include federal duck stamp), fishing in Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters. It does not include fishing in coastal waters.

$350

Sportsman (under age 1)
Statewide hunting and inland fishing. Includes hunting for big game, hunting on game lands, hunting for waterfowl (does not include federal duck stamp), fishing in Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters. It does not include fishing in coastal waters.

$200

 

Hunting, Inland and Coastal Fishing - Lifetime Nonresident Cost

Unified Adult Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing (ages 12 & older)
Statewide hunting, inland and coastal recreational fishing. Includes hunting for big game, hunting on game lands, hunting for waterfowl (does not include federal duck stamp), fishing in Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters.

$1350

Unified Youth Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing (ages 1–11)
Statewide hunting, inland and coastal recreational fishing. Includes hunting for big game, hunting on game lands, hunting for waterfowl (does not include federal duck stamp), fishing in Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters.

$450
Unified Infant Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing (under age 1)
Statewide hunting, inland and coastal recreational fishing. Includes hunting for big game, hunting on game lands, hunting for waterfowl (does not include federal duck stamp), fishing in Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters.
$275

 

Coastal Recreational Fishing - Lifetime Nonresident Cost

Adult Coastal Recreational Fishing (ages 12 & older)
Authorizes fishing in coastal and joint waters. It does not authorize fishing in inland waters.

$500

Youth Coastal Recreational Fishing (ages 1–11)
Authorizes fishing in coastal and joint waters.  It does not authorize fishing in inland waters.

$150

Infant Coastal Recreational Fishing (under age 1)
Authorizes fishing in coastal and joint waters. It does not authorize fishing in inland waters.

$100

 

 

Privilege licenses authorize particular hunting and inland fishing activities and must be obtained in addition to the appropriate basic license. Unless otherwise specified, privilege licenses are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

Privilege Resident Nonresident

Big Game Hunting (Resident) or (Nonresident)
Needed to hunt deer, bear, and wild turkey. Nonresidents hunting bear or must also purchase the Bear Hunting Privilege License.

$10 $ 60
$195 GA
$100 SC
$160 TN
$ 85 VA

Big Game Hunting –Six-Day (Nonresident)
Hunting of deer, bear and wild turkey during the six-day period specified on the license. This license privilege is needed in addition to the basic state hunting license. Does not include the nonresident bear hunting privilege.

N/A $ 40
$110 GA
$ 80 SC
$ 90 TN
$ 80 VA

Bear Hunting (Nonresident)
Needed by nonresident license holders, in addition to the big game privilege, to hunt bear.
Nonresident lifetime license holders who purchased their license prior to May 24, 1994 do not have to purchase this additional privilege license to hunt bear. Those who purchased their license after this date must purchase this additional privilege license to hunt bear.

N/A $125

Bonus Antlerless Deer (Resident) or (Nonresident)
Allows the harvest of two additional antlerless deer per report card in counties or parts of counties with a maximum either-sex season or any municipality enrolled in the Urban Archery Season. Not valid for use on game lands. Refer to the Big Game section for more information.

$10 $10

Game Lands(Resident) or (Nonresident)
Needed to hunt or trap on game lands. See the Game Lands section for other uses that require a game lands license.

$15 $15

Waterfowl Hunting(Resident) or (Nonresident)
Needed to hunt waterfowl.

$10 $10

HIP Certification (federal requirement)
(Resident) or (Nonresident)

Needed to hunt migratory game birds (waterfowl, doves, rails, gallinule, snipe and woodcock).

FREE FREE

Special Trout Fishing (Resident) or (Nonresident)
Needed to fish in Public Mountain Trout Waters. Includes trout fishing on game lands.

$10 $10