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
- 1Apply to ADF&G with the VA Benefit Summary Letter showing 50% or greater.
- 2The card is PERMANENT — no renewals — and it replaces the king salmon stamp and the state waterfowl conservation stamp, which everyone else buys yearly.
- 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.
Sources
- authority · published policyAlaska Department of Fish and Game — Resident Disabled Veteran Licence
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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