If you take or attempt to take game or fish, you are subject to licensing requirements unless specifically exempted by law. Unless you are license-exempt, you must obtain and carry while in the field proof that you’ve met the license requirements for the kind of hunting or fishing you’re doing. This proof can be either a paper license/permit or a license authorization number (when purchasing licenses/permits online). If you can’t show you’re licensed properly while you’re hunting or fishing, you risk being issued a citation.

Each hunter must have his or her own license or permit. Paper licenses and permits must be signed before going afield.

There are several ways to purchase licenses and permits. Our online license sales site is the most efficient and convenient way to purchase licenses and permits. When purchasing online, you will receive an authorization number that may be printed and kept with you when hunting or fishing.​ We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and Fish and Wildlife gift certificates as forms of payment.​

Some licenses are only available on our online license sales site. They are Shooting Preserve License and the Temporary Hunter Education Exemption Permit. We offer a discounted Senior License (65 years of age and older) and a Disabled License that is good for the license year. We also offer a Senior Lifetime Sportsman’s License for qualified residents. Once a person who qualifies for these licenses reaches age 65, he or she is considered a senior for licensing purposes, and no longer needs to follow the process of obtain​ning a disability authorization card.

All licenses and permits are good for the license year except for the 1-Day Small Game Hunting License, the 7-Day Small Game Hunting, the 1-Day Fishing License and the 7-Day​ Fishing License.