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Resident Licenses and Requirements

Resident Licenses
 

 

Resident Licenses

Deer gun, pronghorn gun, moose, elk, bighorn sheep, tundra swan and wild turkey licenses are issued by lottery and require special application procedures. Go to Online Services to learn what lottery licenses are available at the present time or download and print an application.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite for all hunting and fishing licenses
Fishing, Hunting, Furbearer Certificate (need only purchase one per year) $1
Prerequisite for all hunting licenses except furbearer
General Game and Habitat License (need only purchase one per year) $13

Combination License
Combination License (age 16 or older); includes fishing, general game and habitat, small game and furbearer licenses. $32
Fishing
Fishing License (16 or older) under 16 not required, except for paddlefish tags, which are required for all paddlefish snaggers. $10
Husband/Wife Fishing License $14
Senior Citizen Fishing License (65 or older) $3
Totally or Permanently Disabled Fishing License (proof of disability required) $3
Paddlefish $3
Deer
Deer Gun (1st lottery) $20
Youth Deer Gun (under age 16) $10
Deer Bow License (age 16 or older) $20
Youth Deer Bow (under age 16) $10
Pronghorn
Pronghorn Gun (1st lottery) $20
Youth Pronghorn Gun (under age 16) $10
Pronghorn Bow License (age 16 or older) $20
Youth Pronghorn Bow (under age 16) $10
Small Game
Small Game License (age 16 or older); for upland species such as pheasant and grouse. $6
Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey, Spring and Fall (1st lottery); small game license also required for those 16 years and older. $8
Sandhill Crane
Sandhill Crane Permit; small game license also required for those 16 years and older. $5
Furbearer
Furbearer (trapping/hunting) License (16 or older) $7