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Reduced-Fee Hunting and Fishing Licences at a 40% Rating
Reduced-fee hunting, fishing and trapping licences, plus preference for Deer Management Permits, for a veteran rated 40% or higher.
Verified August 18, 2026
What this benefit is
Reduced-fee hunting, fishing and trapping licences, plus preference for Deer Management Permits, for a veteran rated 40% or higher.
What it's worth: Reduced-fee hunting, fishing and trapping licences
- Estimated against standard New York resident licence fees. Confirm the current reduced fee with DEC.
- The Deer Management Permit preference is a separate and genuinely valuable part of this — it improves your odds in the draw, not just your price.
Who is entitled to it
- You served in the U.S. armed forces.
- Your rating is 40% or higher.
- You are a New York resident.
- Your home is in New York.
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
- 1Send DEC a VA letter showing a 40% or greater rating to establish eligibility.
- 2Buy the reduced-fee licence from any licence issuing agent.
- File with
- NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
- Documents you will need
- va rating letter ny · proof of residence ny
- Renew annually
Sources
- authority · published policyNYS Department of Veterans’ Services — Reduced Fee Hunting and Fishing Licences for Disabled Veterans
- operating · published policyNYS DEC — sporting licences
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