Sporting Licenses Fees
In April 2009, the NYS legislature approved a license fee increase package. The new fees are in effect for purchases of all 2009-10 licenses.
Important Notes:
- The minimum age for Senior license types has been raised from 65 to 70.
- A new Trapper Super Sportsman license provides all the privileges of a fishing license, big game and small game hunting license, trapping license, muzzleloading stamp, and turkey permit.
- Deer Management Permit Applications will now be free only to Junior Hunting and Junior Bowhunting licenses holders and to holders of Lifetime Sportsman Licenses purchased prior to October 1, 2009.
Sporting License Types & Fees
| License Type | Fee (all 2008-09 licenses) |
Fee (all 2009-10 licenses) |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation Legacy | $76 | $96 |
| Super Sportsman | $68 | $88 |
| Trapper Super Sportsman | $88 | |
| Sportsman | $37 | $47 |
| Senior Sportsman | $5 (65+ years) |
$10 (70+ years) |
| Small & Big Game | $19 | $29 |
| Deer Management Permit | $10 (fee for Junior Hunting and Small & Big Game) |
$10 (fee exempt for Junior Hunting and Junior Bowhunting) |
| Military Disabled Sportsman | $5 | $5 |
| Bowhunting | $16 (16-65 years) |
$21 (16-69 years) |
| Free Bowhunting (ages 70+ yrs or 40%+ Military Disabled) | $0 | $0 |
| Junior Bowhunting (ages 14- 15 yrs) | $9 | $9 |
| Muzzleloading | $16 (16-65 years) |
$21 (16-69 years) |
| Free Muzzleloading (ages 70+ yrs or 40%+ Military Disabled) | $0 | $0 |
| Small Game | $16 | $26 |
| Junior Hunting (ages 12 - 15 yrs) | $5 | $5 |
| Turkey Permit | $5 | $10 |
| Trapping | $16 (16-65 years) |
$21 (16-69 years) |
| Discounted Trapping | $0 (70+ years or 40%+ Military Disabled) |
$5 (70+ years) $0 (40%+ Military Disabled) |
| Junior Trapping (under 16 yrs) | $6 | $6 |
| Fishing | $19 (16-64 years) |
$29 (16-69 years) |
| Senior Fishing | $5 (65+ years) |
$5 (70+ years) |
| 7-day Fishing | $12 | $15 |
| 1-day Fishing | $15 | $5 |
| Recreational Marine Fishing | $10 | |
| 7-day Recreational Marine Fishing | $8 | |
| 1-day Recreational Marine Fishing | $4 |
| License Type | Fee (all 2008-09 licenses) |
Fee (all 2009-10 licenses) |
|---|---|---|
| Super Sportsman | $250 | $280 |
| Big Game | $110 | $140 |
| Deer Management Permit | $10 (fee exempt for NR Super Sportsman and NR Junior Bowhunting) | $10 (fee exempt for NR Junior Hunting and NR Junior Bowhunting) |
| Bowhunting | $110 | $140 |
| Junior Bowhunting (ages 14-15 yrs) | $9 | $9 |
| Muzzleloading | $110 | $140 |
| Bear | $30 | $50 |
| Small Game | $55 | $85 |
| Junior Hunting (ages 12-15 yrs) | $5 | $5 |
| Turkey | $30 | $50 |
| Trapping | $225 | $310 |
| Fishing | $40 | $70 |
| 7-day Fishing | $25 | $35 |
| 1-day Fishing | $15 | $15 |
| Recreational Marine Fishing | $15 | |
| 7-day Recreational Marine Fishing | $10 | |
| 1-day Recreational Marine Fishing | $5 |
| License Type | Fee (lifetime licenses till 9/30/09) |
Fee (lifetime licenses after 10/1/09) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsman1 | child under 5 yrs old | $300 | $380 |
| child 5-11 yrs old | $420 | $535 | |
| Adult | $600 (12-64 years) |
$765 (12-69 years) |
|
| Senior | $50 (65+ years) |
$65 (70+ years) |
|
| Small and Big Game | $350 | $535 | |
| Bowhunting | $180 | $235 | |
| Muzzleloading | $180 | $235 | |
| Trapping | $300 | $395 | |
| Fishing | $350 (0-64 years) |
$460 (0-69 years) |
|
| $50 (65+ years) |
$65 (70+ years) |
||
| Recreational Marine Fishing | $150 | ||
| Combination Fishing and Recreational Marine Fishing | $450 | ||
| License Type | Fee (all 2008-09 licenses) |
Fee (all 2009-10 licenses) |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation Patron2 | $12 | $12 |
| Federal Duck Stamp3 | $15 | $15 |
| Habitat & Access Stamp4 | $5 | $5 |
| Venison Donation5 | $1 or more | $1 or more |
| Conservation Fund Donation6 | $1 or more | $1 or more |
Notes:
1 Includes lifetime turkey permit. Annual application for Deer Management Permits is included with Lifetime Sportsman Licenses purchased prior to October 1, 2009.
2 Conservation Patron is a purchase package that includes a subscription to the Conservationist and a habitat and access stamp.
3 Federal Duck Stamps are available at most Post Offices and some sporting goods stores.
4 Habitat & Access Stamp is a voluntary stamp. Revenue from sale of this item will go into a dedicated account within the Conservation Fund and can only be used for projects to protect and improve habitat and to provide public access for fish and wildlife-related recreation.
5 Gifts to New York's Venison Donation Program go directly to pay for the costs of processing donated venison and helping to provide meals to hungry New Yorkers.
6 The Conservation Fund is the primary source of funding that supports the mission and activities of the DEC Division of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources.
