| LICENSE / PERMIT |
Resident |
Nonresident |
| LICENSES: |
| Annual Fishing |
$23.00 |
$55.00 |
| Joint/Spouses Annual Fishing |
$42.00 |
Not available |
| 1-Day Fishing |
$7.00 |
$15.00 |
| 3-Year Fishing (Online Only) |
$55.00 |
Not available |
| Nonresident 7-Day Fishing |
Not available |
$35.00 |
| Trout Permit |
$10.00 |
$10.00 |
| Annual Hunting |
$27.00 |
$150.00 |
| 1-Day Hunting (not valid for deer, elk, turkey or bear) |
$7.00 |
$25.00 |
| 7-Day Hunting (not valid for deer, elk, turkey or bear) |
Not available |
$65.00 |
| Annual Youth Hunting (ages 12-15 only) |
$6.00 |
$10.00 |
| Shooting Area Hunting License |
$5.00 |
$5.00 |
| Annual Trapping |
$20.00 |
$130.00 |
| Annual Landowner/Tenant Trapping |
$10.00 |
Not available |
| Annual Youth (ages 12-15) Trapping |
$5.00 |
Not available |
| COMBO LICENSES: |
| Annual Combination Hunting/Fishing |
$42.00 |
Not available |
| Senior/Disabled Sportsman's* (Includes same license and permits as Resident Sportsman's License, plus additional deer permits.) |
$12.00 |
Not available |
| Sportsman's License* (Includes combination hunting/fishing, statewide deer permit, spring and fall turkey permits, state migratory game bird-waterfowl permit and trout permit.) |
$95.00 |
Not available |
| Youth (ages 12-15) Sportsman's License* (Includes youth hunting license, youth deer permit and 2 youth turkey permits.) |
$30.00 |
Not available |
| DEER: |
| Statewide Deer Permit (four deer) |
$35.00 |
$185.00 |
| Youth (ages 12-15) Deer Permit (four deer) |
$10.00 |
$15.00 |
| Additional Deer Permit (two deer) |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
| BIRDS: |
| Spring Turkey Permit (statewide) (two turkeys) |
$30.00 |
$85.00 |
| Youth (ages 12-15) Turkey Permit (one turkey, spring or fall) |
$10.00 |
$15.00 |
| Fall Turkey Permit (statewide) (four turkeys) |
$30.00 |
$85.00 |
| Migratory Bird-Waterfowl Permit** |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
| Federal Duck Stamp** (available at post offices and online ) |
$25.00 |
$25.00 |
| Pheasant Quota Hunt Permit (if drawn) |
$25.00 |
$25.00 |
| Sandhill Crane Permit (apply for hunt drawing Sept. 1-30) |
$3.00 |
$3.00 |
| ELK: |
| Elk Drawing Application (deadline April 30) |
$10.00 |
$10.00 |
| Youth WMA Elk Drawing (deadline April 30) |
$10.00 |
$10.00 |
| Quota Bull Elk Permit (if drawn) |
$100.00 |
$550.00 |
| Quota Cow Elk Permit (if drawn) |
$60.00 |
$400.00 |
| Youth Elk Permit (if drawn) |
$30.00 |
$200.00 |
| Out-of-Zone Elk Permit |
$30.00 |
$400.00 |
| BEAR: |
| Bear Permit |
$30.00 |
$250.00 |
| Youth Bear Permit |
$10.00 |
Not available |
| Bear Chase Permit |
$30.00 |
Not available |
| Youth Bear Chase Permit |
$10.00 |
Not available |
| AREAS: |
| Peabody WMA User Permit |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
| Land Between the Lakes (LBL) Hunter User Permit |
$25.00 |
$25.00 |
| Land Between the Lakes Hunt/Backcountry Camping |
$35.00 |
$35.00 |
| Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area Admission Fees (per person) (may pay at the gate or purchase online) |
Daily: $3.00
Annual: $30.00
Children under 12 free |
Daily: $3.00
Annual: $30.00
Children under 12 free |
| Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area Special Activity Fees (per person, for use of horse trails, mountain bike trails and shooting range) (may pay at the gate or purchase online) |
Daily: $7.00
Annual: $70.00 |
Daily: $7.00
Annual: $70.00 |
| OTHER: |
| Temporary Hunter Education Exemption Permit (available online only) |
$5.00 |
$5.00 |
| Habitat Improvement & Public Access Donation (voluntary, available online only) |
Any amount |
| Kentucky Wild Membership (Includes a membership kit & the opportunity to go out in the field with our biologists!) |
Membership options range from $25 - $1,000 |