Florida Fishing & Hunting Licenses

Official fees, exemptions, stamps, tags, and hunter education rules for Florida. License period: Federal, Lifetime, n/a, not captured, not captured on FWC pages. Last checked 2026-11-12.

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41 official items recorded across fishing, hunting, stamps/tags, and exemptions.

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Fishing Licenses (12)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Resident Annual Freshwater Fishing Licence	Resident	$17.00	Required to take freshwater fish; youth 8-15 optional licence Fee includes state fees; vendor issuance fee 50 cents	Official page
Resident Five-Year Freshwater Fishing Licence	Resident	$79.00	Florida resident	Official page
Non-resident Annual Freshwater Fishing Licence	Non-resident	$47.00	Non-resident	Official page
Non-resident 3-Day Freshwater Fishing Licence	Non-resident	$17.00	Non-resident short-term Short-term option	Official page
Non-resident 7-Day Freshwater Fishing Licence	Non-resident	$30.00	Non-resident short-term Short-term option	Official page
Resident Annual Saltwater Fishing Licence	Resident	$17.00	Required to land saltwater species in Florida Five-year resident 79.00	Official page
Non-resident Annual Saltwater Fishing Licence	Non-resident	$47.00	Non-resident Non-resident 3-day 17.00; 7-day 30.00 (same as freshwater short-term)	Official page
Resident Saltwater Shoreline-Only Licence	Resident	Free ($0.00)	Shore or structure affixed to shore only Not valid from a vessel	Official page

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Hunting Licenses (4)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Hunting Licence (resident annual)	Resident	$17.00	Required to hunt game or furbearers; FWC page lists no minimum age Five-year resident 79.00	Official page
Hunting Licence (non-resident annual)	Non-resident	$151.50	Non-resident Non-resident 10-day licence (46.50) appears on county tax collector page, not FWC page; not recorded	Official page
Youth Hunting Licence	Resident & Non-resident	$17.00	Optional for ages 8-15 who passed hunter safety; valid to 17th birthday	Official page
Lifetime Hunting Licence (includes deer, WMA, archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, turkey, waterfowl permits)	Resident	201.50 (age 4 or younger); 351.50 (5-12); 501.50 (13+)	Florida residents, by age band	Official page

Combination Packages (6)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Sportsman's Licence (hunting + freshwater + permits)	Resident	$80.50	Florida resident Includes WMA, archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, deer, turkey, waterfowl permits; not saltwater, snook, lobster	Official page
Gold Sportsman's Licence (hunting + freshwater + saltwater + permits)	Resident	$100.00	Florida resident; five-year 494.00 Includes snook and lobster permits	Official page
Resident Youth Gold Sportsman's Licence	Resident	$100.00	Youth; requires hunter education completion	Official page
Hunting & Freshwater Fishing Combination	Resident	$32.50	Florida resident	Official page
Hunting, Freshwater & Saltwater Fishing Combination	Resident	$48.00	Florida resident	Official page
Non-resident combination package	Non-resident	Not offered	FWC combination licences are for Florida residents	Official page

Free, Reduced, Senior & Veteran Exemptions (4)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Silver Sportsman's 64+ Licence (hunting + freshwater + permits)	Resident	13.50 (annual); 61.50 (five-year)	Florida resident 64 or older Excludes saltwater licence, snook, lobster permits	Official page
Military Gold Sportsman's Licence (includes hunting, saltwater, freshwater, permits)	Resident	$20.00	Active duty or retired military; online verification at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com or tax collector with military ID	Official page
Disabled Resident Hunting/Fishing Licence	Resident	Not shown	Persons with disabilities; apply through FWC accessibility forms Fee not on FWC accessibility page read; application route only	Official page
Florida residents 65+ license exemption	Resident	Not shown	Florida residents 65+; exemption stated only on county tax collector page Not confirmed on official FWC pages read; fee not recorded from county source	Official page

Hunter Education Requirements (1)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Hunter Safety requirement	Resident & Non-resident	course fee not shown	Born on or after June 1, 1975 and 16 or older must pass hunter safety course before buying a hunting licence; deferral option Out-of-state card recognition not stated on pages read	Official page

Official Season Dates

We link directly to Florida's official season-dates pages so you always get the current year's dates:

Florida Hunting Season Dates (link only) ↗ — Link only, dates not collected
Buy licences online (GoOutdoorsFlorida, FWC-authorized portal) ↗ — Official portal linked from myfwc.com; purchase not tested