How to Buy Licenses and Permits

GETTING A LICENSE ONLINE:

All Kentucky hunting and fishing licenses and permits can be purchased through the secured Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Online License Sales site. Replacement licenses can be printed online for free. 

Licenses or permits purchased online must be paid for with a Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover card, or a Kentucky Fish and Wildlife gift certificate. Gift certificates are sold here online.

Those who purchase licenses or permits online will not be mailed a paper license or permit but will rec​eive an authorization number.  The authorization number, or a computer printout of the license or permit, and a picture ID must be carried in the field while hunting or fishing.

Purchase a License or Permit

1. Must use Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or a Fish and Wildlife Gift Certificate;
2. Must provide a name, address, date of birth and Social Security number;
3. Must carry proof of license/permit authorization number, or computer printout, in addition to a picture ID while hunting or fishing; and
4. Will not receive a paper license/permit in the mail.

GETTING A LICENSE IN PERSON:

Licenses and permits can be purchased throughout the state at about 900 locations, including country stores, some county clerk's offices, local hunting and fishing businesses, and some chain stores that sell outdoor sporting goods. License agent locations are listed at our Find a License Agent Locations Application.