Hunting, Fishing, & Trapping License Fees
All 2011 annual licenses and stamp privileges are valid from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012. Other licenses are valid only during the season for that animal as established in the Indiana Administrative Code (312 IAC 9).
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Resident Licenses
| License category | License name | Fee | Apprentice License Available? |
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| Combination Licenses | Hunting & Fishing | $25.00 | Yes |
| Youth Consolidated Hunt/Trap1 | $7.00 | Yes | |
| Fishing | Annual Fishing | $17.00 | |
| One-day Fishing (includes Trout/Salmon) | $9.00 | ||
| Annual Senior Fishing2 | $3.00 | ||
| Senior Fish-for-Life2 | $17.00 | ||
| Voluntary Senior Annual Fishing3 | $3.00 | ||
| Trout/Salmon Stamp Privilege | $11.00 | ||
| Hunting | Annual Hunting | $17.00 | Yes |
| Deer Hunting | $24.00 | Yes | |
| Deer Hunting - Second and Additional Resident Bonus Antlerless Deer License only4 | $15.00 | Yes | |
| Spring Turkey | $25.00 | Yes | |
| Fall Turkey | $25.00 | Yes | |
| Hunting Stamp Privileges | Waterfowl Stamp Privilege | $6.75 | |
| Game Bird Habitat Stamp Privilege | $6.75 | ||
| Trapping | Annual Trapping | $17.00 | |
| Disabled American Veterans | Hunting & Fishing (does not include deer or turkey) | $2.75 |
Non-Resident Licenses
| License category | License name | Fee | Apprentice License Available? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing | Annual Fishing | $35.00 | |
| One-day Fishing (includes Trout/Salmon) | $9.00 | ||
| Seven-day Fishing | $20.00 | ||
| Trout/Salmon Stamp Privilege | $11.00 | ||
| Hunting | Annual Hunting | $80.00 | Yes |
| Youth Annual Hunting | $17.00 | Yes | |
| Five-day Hunting | $31.00 | Yes | |
| Deer Hunting | $150.00 | Yes | |
| Deer Hunting - Second and Additional Non-Resident Bonus Antlerless Deer License only4 | $24.00 | Yes | |
| Youth Deer Hunting | $24.00 | Yes | |
| Spring Turkey | $120.00 | Yes | |
| Youth Spring Turkey | $25.00 | Yes | |
| Fall Turkey | $120.00 | Yes | |
| Youth Fall Turkey | $25.00 | Yes | |
| Private Shooting Preserve | $8.75 | ||
| Hunting Stamp Privileges | Waterfowl Stamp Privilege | $6.75 | |
| Game Bird Habitat Stamp Privilege | $6.75 | ||
| Trapping | Annual Trapping | $140.00 | |
| Youth Annual Trapping | $17.00 |
A resident is a person who has lived in Indiana continuously for a full period of 60 consecutive days preceding the date of a license purchase and does not claim residency for hunting, fishing, or trapping in any state other than Indiana or any country other than the United States.
1 Youth consolidated hunt/trap licenses are for residents 17 and younger. If an individual purchases a youth hunt/trap license when they are 17 and they turn 18 during that license year, the license is still valid until the end of the license year. See more information regarding Youth Consolidated Hunt/Trap licenses.
2 Indiana residents who are at least 64 years old AND were born after March 31, 1943 need to purchase a senior fishing license to fish in Indiana. Both the Annual Senior Fishing and the Senior Fish-for-Life include the trout/salmon stamp.
3 Indiana residents who were born before April 1, 1943 are exempt from needing a fishing license when fishing in Indiana waters, but are able to purchase a Voluntary Senior Fishing License, which supports fisheries consevartion and public access in Indiana.
4 A person must first purchase a Bonus Antlerless Deer License at the rate of $24.00 (residents) or $150.00 (non-residents) before purchasing the Second and any Additional Bonus Antlerless Deer Licenses at the reduced rate.
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An apprentice hunter can be of any age.
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An apprentice hunter can be a resident or non-resident.
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Apprentice licenses allow individuals to experience hunting without having to take a hunter education class.
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An individual can purchase no more than 3 apprentice hunting licenses during his/her lifetime.
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An individual who is at least 18 years old and has a valid hunting license (or is exempt from needing a hunting license under state law) must be in close proximity and be able to communicate at all times with the apprentice hunter. The individual who accompanies the apprentice hunter cannot accompany more than 2 apprentice hunters at one time while in the field.
Duplicate licenses can be purchased online. The cost of a reprint or duplicated license is $3.00 for each license. You can reprint your license online for free up to 5 days after you purchased your license.
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