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Sporting License Sales Summary

Historical License Sales By Year

The tables below show how many people held a New York State sporting license each year, since the 2006-2007 season. There is an additional table at the bottom of the page that shows Total Items Sold for the past calendar year.

Keep in mind that hunting and trapping licenses run from September 1 - August 31, and fishing licenses run for one calendar year from the date of purchase. You may notice disparities in the numbers of holders versus sales. This is due to overlapping seasons (fishing, marine, etc.), and lifetime license holders who do not need to repurchase every year.

Fishing License Holders
License Year Resident Non-Resident Total Fishing
License Holders
2006-2007 838,064 153,020 991,084
2007-2008 846,169 153,020 999,189
2008-2009 881,097 154,272 1,035,369
2009-2010 795,440 146,019 941,59
2010-2011 766,071 141,957 908,028
2011-2012 791,674 149,174 940,848
2012-2013 746,824 165,009 911,833
2013-2014 731,285 147,477 878,762
2014-2015 648,075 162,040 810,115
2015-2016 618,735 132,705 751,440
2016-2017 770,282 155,667 925,949
2017-2018 750,770 178,402 929,172
2018-2019 700,931 182,620 888,551
2019-2020 830,111 169,001 999,112
2020-2021 745,964 185,168 931,132
2021-2022 727,891 191,931 919,822
Hunting License Holders
License Year Resident Non-Resident Total Hunting
License Holders
2006-2007 521,805 40,445 562,250
2007-2008 521,960 40,459 562,419
2008-2009 554,918 40,986 595,904
2009-2010 524,276 38,251 562,527
2010-2011 519,472 36,480 555,952
2011-2012 533,624 37,155 570,779
2012-2013 544,275 39,895 584,170
2013-2014 551,391 40,347 591,738
2014-2015 549,999 41,974 591,973
2015-2016 547,223 43,065 590,288
2016-2017 528,327 40,920 569,247
2017-2018 532,149 38,897 571,046
2018-2019 506,873 37,575 544,448
2019-2020 552,804 38,697 591,501
2020-2021 563,063 37,550 600,613
2021-2022 539,837 39,980 579,817
Trapping License Sales
License Year Resident Non-Resident Total Trapping
License Holders
2006-2007 12,875 269 13,144
2007-2008 12,732 241 12,973
2008-2009 13,395 426 13,641
2009-2010 11,193 187 11,380
2010-2011 11,824 200 12,024
2011-2012 12,539 206 12,745
2012-2013 13,739 90 13,829
2013-2014 15,567 82 15,649
2014-2015 16,510 65 16,575
2015-2016 15,221 62 15,283
2016-2017 15,161 68 15,229
2017-2018 14,987 73 15,060
2018-2019 14,148 53 14,201
2019-2020 14,906 61 14,967
2020-2021 14,842 70 14,912
2021-2022 14,662 73 14,735
Marine Registration Holders
License Year Resident Non-Resident Total Marine
Registry Holders
2006-2007 n/a n/a
2007-2008 n/a n/a
2008-2009 n/a n/a
2009-2010 n/a n/a
2010-2011 150,554 13,757 164,311
2011-2012 461,051 34,099 495,150
2012-2013 282,967 30,472 313,439
2013-2014 346,613 33,683 380,296
2014-2015 271,364 31,839 303,203
2015-2016 312,715 31,374 344,089
2016-2017 331,797 32,702 364,499
2017-2018 382,039 37,114 419,153
2018-2019 387,688 38,319 426,007
2019-2020 381,607 55,028 436,635
2020-2021 360,919 45,214 406,133
2021-2022 353,583 43,258 396,841
Gross License Sales by License Year
License Year Quantity Sold Gross Sales
2006-2007 1,866,543 $40,763,060
2007-2008 1,900,794 $41,223,002
2008-2009 2,071,957 $64,104,817
2009-2010 1,717,676 $49,749,695
2010-2011 1,735,424 $50,923,411
2011-2012 1,969,673 $52,520,481
2012-2013 2,041,202 $50,769,343
2013-2014 2,095,055 $49,084,245
2014-2015 2,530,487 $44,180,335
2015-2016 2,628,367 $45,234,593
2016-2017 2,571,238 $44,171,886
2017-2018 2,561,670 $41,964,395
2018-2019 2,553,651 $41,417,177
2019-2020 2,695,399 $44,830,601
2020-2021 2,767,758 $46,566,512
2021-2022 2,666,598 $44,929,782

2021-22 Sporting License Sales by Item

The following is a summary of all items sold through the DEC Automated Sporting Licensing System (DECALS) for the 2021-22 license year, which runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.

Item Code Item Name Quantity Total Fee
2 Res Fishing Mil Dis 4,223 $ 21,115
3 Res Fishing 1-Day 16,555 $ 82,775
5 Resident Fishing Blind 342 $ -
6 Resident Fishing 471,239 $ 11,780,500
26 Resident Trapping 10,318 $ 206,320
27 Res Trapping Mil Dis 719 $ -
28 Resident Jr Trapping 297 $ 1,485
29 Habitat and Access Stamp 46,747 $ 233,550
35 Non-Res Jr Bowhunting 250 $ 1,000
38 Non-Res Bowhunting 11,791 $ 353,610
39 Non-Res Muzzleloading 10,548 $ 316,350
40 Non-Res Turkey Permit 8,921 $ 178,340
41 Non-Res Fishing 1-Day 63,730 $ 637,270
43 Non-Res Fishing 63,069 $ 3,152,800
46 Non-Res Trapping 60 $ 16,500
51 Lifetime Hunt/Fish/Turkey 2,189 $ 831,820
52 Lifetime Hunt/Fish/Turkey 746 $ 399,110
53 Lifetime Hunt/Fish/Turkey 122 $ 92,565
55 Lifetime Fishing 928 $ 426,880
62 Lifetime Trapping 116 $ 45,820
63 Lifetime Bowhunting 1,361 $ 319,835
64 Lifetime Muzzleloading 884 $ 207,505
74 Lifetime Hunt/Fish/Turkey 1,690 $ 106,730
75 Lifetime Fishing 653 $ 42,380
77 Lifetime Hunt/Fish/Turkey 2,252 $ 1,689,530
83 Lifetime Hunting 324 $ 172,805
101 Conservationist (Mag) 440 $ 5,280
102 Hunt Ed Cert Repl 686 $ 679
105 Replace Lifetime Card 2,041 $ 2,135
110 Resident Trapping (NA) 361 $ -
111 Resident Fishing (NA) 757 $ -
113 Non-Res Fishing 7-Day 65,031 $ 1,820,868
114 Res Fishing 7-Day 6,727 $ 80,724
155 Lifetime Fishing 49 $ 22,540
163 Lifetime Bowhunting 63 $ 14,805
164 Lifetime Muzzleloading 144 $ 33,840
166 Lifetime Bowhunting 263 $ 61,805
167 Lifetime Trapping 10 $ 3,950
184 Lifetime Hunting 13 $ 6,955
185 Support Venison Donation 6,986 $ 25,087
187 Trail Supporter Patch 893 $ 4,465
190 Trail Support Patch (Set) 462 $ 11,550
191 Support Conservation Fund 11,931 $ 53,390
196 Lifetime Muzzleloading 37 $ 8,695
197 Lifetime Hunting 13 $ 6,955
198 Lifetime Hunt/Fish/Turkey 127 $ 96,620
212 Res Sr Fishing 50,178 $ 250,850
215 Resident Sr Trapping 1,746 $ 8,730
223 Recreational Marine Fish 397,884 $ -
251 Res Fishing Patriot 3,082 $ -
253 Resident Trapping Patriot 122 $ -
254 Non-Res Jr Trapping 12 $ 60
300 Resident Jr Hunting 16,922 $ 84,610
301 Non-Res Jr Hunting 1,088 $ 5,440
302 Resident Hunting 330,907 $ 7,279,668
303 Non-Res Hunting 38,809 $ 3,879,900
304 Resident Sr Hunting 30,219 $ 151,065
305 Resident Hunting Mil Dis 9,425 $ 47,120
306 Resident Hunting (NA) 605 $ -
307 Resident Hunting Patriot 2,842 $ -
310 Resident Hunting Mil Dis 397 $ -
351 Immediate DL Reprint 547 $ 6,575
352 Renewal DL Reprint 323 $ -
012A Res Bowhunting 154,036 $ 2,310,420
012L Res Bowhunting 9,989 $ 149,835
013A Res Bowhunting Mil Dis 5,804 $ -
013L Res Bowhunting Mil Dis 249 $ -
014A Res Muzzleloading 171,201 $ 2,567,910
014L Res Muzzleloading 13,692 $ 205,365
015A Res Muzzleloading Mil Dis 7,622 $ -
015L Res Muzzleloading Mil Dis 317 $ -
019A Res Jr Bowhunting 4,930 $ 19,720
019L Res Jr Bowhunting 1,251 $ 5,010
023A Res Turkey Permit 149,835 $ 1,498,290
023L Res Turkey Permit 574 $ 5,730
107A Res Bowhunting (NA) 436 $ -
107L Res Bowhunting (NA) 2 $ -
120A Res Muzzleloading (NA) 510 $ -
120L Res Muzzleloading (NA) 1 $ -
213A Res Sr Bowhunting 11,217 $ -
213L Res Sr Bowhunting 9,701 $ -
214A Res Sr Muzzleloading 16,324 $ -
214L Res Sr Muzzleloading 13,568 $ -
D006A Deer Management Permit - Youth - Instant 9,411 $ -
D006L Deer Management Permit - Youth - Instant 1,811 $ -
D090 Deer Management Permit LT - Instant 46,205 $ -
D103A Deer Management Permit - Instant 237,472 $ 2,374,650
D103L Deer Management Permit - Instant 17,423 $ 174,070
FMDA Res Fishing Mil Dis 296 $ -
HC Lifetime Hard Card 5,825 $ -
HMDF Resident Hunting Mil Dis 33 $ -
HS Habitat Stamp 437 $ 2,185
NRB Res Bowhunting 249 $ 3,720
NRFP Non-Res Fishing Patriot 101 $ 2,525
NRHP Non-Res Hunting Patriot 83 $ 1,826
NRM Res Muzzleloading 358 $ 5,355
NRT Res Turkey Permit 44 $ 440
NRTP Non-Res Trapping Patriot 1 $ 20
RFMD Res Fishing Mil Dis 7,582 $ -
RFMDA Res Fishing Mil Dis 258 $ 1,285
RHMDA Resident Hunting Mil Dis 373 $ 1,865
RTMD Res Trapping Mil Dis 52 $ 260
RTMDA Res Trapping Mil Dis 3 $ 15
T100A DMP FCFS Choice 1 29,819 $ 298,190
T100L DMP FCFS Choice 1 1,014 $ 10,140
T103A DMP FCFS Choice 1 1,261 $ -
T103L DMP FCFS Choice 1 184 $ -
T104 DMP FCFS Choice 1 1,821 $ -
T107 DMP FCFS Choice 1 F 30,983 $ -
TMDF Res Trapping Mil Dis 24 $ -
2,666,598 $ 44,929,782

Sales by County

Gross sales and quantity of licenses sold by county since 2002 is available


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