recreationstate

Permanent Hunting and Fishing Licence, Free, From 30%

The wildlife and parks secretary must issue a PERMANENT licence to hunt and fish, free of charge, to any resident who proves they are a disabled veteran — which here means a service-connected evaluation of 30% or higher.

Verified August 22, 2026

What this benefit is

What it's worth: A combined hunting and fishing licence, issued once and never renewed or paid for again

No annual figure is claimed because the statute prints no fee schedule and the department’s own fee page could not be read. The value is the ordinary resident hunting and fishing licence cost, avoided every year for life.
It is described as PERMANENT in the statute, so the saving compounds rather than repeating a single-year figure.

Who is entitled to it

You served.
Your discharge is honorable or general under honorable conditions.
Your service-connected evaluation is 30% or higher.
You are in 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

1Get the rating figure in writing before applying. The statute turns on a service-connected evaluation percentage of 30% or more under 38 U.S.C. §1101 et seq. or 10 U.S.C. §1201 et seq., so the VA Benefit Summary Letter showing the combined evaluation is the document that settles it.
2The disability must have been incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval, air or space service — the statute names the space service explicitly, which matters for recent separations.
3Residence in this state is part of the test, so keep proof of it with the application.
4The licence is permanent, but the rules are not: the statute says a holder hunting or fishing here remains subject to every rule and regulation on hunting and fishing. Seasons, tags, permits and limits all still apply.
5Ask the department what else the licence does and does not cover before relying on it. The statute grants a licence to hunt and fish and is silent about separate permits, stamps and big game tags.

Form: Disabled veteran permanent licence application, with proof of disability
File with: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Documents you will need: va benefit summary letter · dd214
No renewal: Once granted it does not need renewing.

CorrectionThe threshold here is 30%, not the 50% this state uses for the disabled veteran licence plate. Two different statutes, two different numbers, and a veteran rated 30% to 40% who was told they do not qualify for the plate may still have this licence.

Worth knowingThe duty is mandatory — the secretary "shall issue" the licence on satisfactory proof — so this is not a discretionary concession the department can decline for budget reasons.

Known gapWhat the licence covers alongside the base hunting and fishing privilege was not verified: the department’s special licences and permits page refused every connection with a 403 this session, so processing time, the application form, and the treatment of stamps and big game tags are unread.

Sources

authority · statuteK.S.A. 32-934 — Disabled veterans permanent hunting and fishing licenses

Why only one source type: The administering agency’s own special licences page returned HTTP 403 to every attempt this session, so only the statute could be read. The record is published on the statute alone rather than padded with a secondary write-up.

This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.