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Permanent Free Card — Hunt, Fish, Trap

At 50%, one complimentary PERMANENT card covers hunting, sport fishing and trapping — and exempts you from king salmon stamps and waterfowl conservation stamps besides.

Verified August 20, 2026

What this benefit is

At 50%, one complimentary PERMANENT card covers hunting, sport fishing and trapping — and exempts you from king salmon stamps and waterfowl conservation stamps besides.

What it's worth: A permanent identification card: hunting, sport fishing, trapping — plus king salmon and waterfowl stamp exemptions

  • The card is permanent — issued once, not renewed — while Alaska residency continues.

Who is entitled to it

  • You are certified 50% disabled or greater from service.
  • You are a resident of this state.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Apply to ADF&G with the VA Benefit Summary Letter showing 50% or greater.
  2. 2The card is PERMANENT — no renewals — and it replaces the king salmon stamp and the state waterfowl conservation stamp, which everyone else buys yearly.
  3. 3You must meet ADF&G’s residency definition and be physically present in Alaska when applying.
Form
ADF&G disabled veteran licence application
File with
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (online, email, fax or mail)
Documents you will need
va benefit summary letter
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingThe stamp exemptions are the quiet money: king salmon stamps and waterfowl conservation stamps are annual purchases for everyone else, and the card removes both for life.

Sources

Why only one source type: ADF&G’s own page states the 50% gate, the permanent card, the covered activities and the stamp exemptions in terms.

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