Discounted Hunting and Fishing From 20% — Apply Once, Keep Forever
A resident veteran with a service-connected disability of 20% or greater buys hunting, fishing or combination licences at a discount — and after the first approval, never reapplies: the discounted rate renews automatically.
Verified August 20, 2026
What this benefit is
A resident veteran with a service-connected disability of 20% or greater buys hunting, fishing or combination licences at a discount — and after the first approval, never reapplies: the discounted rate renews automatically.
What it's worth: Discounted hunting, fishing or combination licences from a 20% rating
- The division does not publish the discounted amounts on the page we read; ask the licence office for the current rates.
Who is entitled to it
- Your service-connected disability is 20% or higher.
- You are a resident of this state.
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How to claim it
- 1Apply once with verification: an official letter, statement or card from the VA or a branch of the armed forces certifying a service-connected disability of 20% or higher.
- 2After approval, buy at the discounted rate — and simply repurchase in later years; the division states no reapplication is needed.
- 3Hunting, fishing and combination licences are all covered.
- Form
- Disabled veteran licence application
- File with
- Division of Wildlife Resources
- Documents you will need
- va benefit summary letter
- No renewal
- Once granted it does not need renewing.
Sources
- authority · published policyDivision of Wildlife Resources — Application for a disabled veteran hunting, fishing or combination license
- operating · published policyDepartment of Veterans and Military Affairs — recreation benefits page
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