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Fishing Licenses

Fishing Licenses can be purchased in the Town Clerk's office during regular business hours.

Type

Resident Fee

Nonresident Fee

Annual
valid one full year (365 days)
from the date of purchase

$25 (ages 16-69)

$50

$5 (ages 70+)

7-day

$12

$28

1-day

$5

$10

License Requirements

You need a fishing license if you are 16 years and older and fishing for:

  • Freshwater fish species by angling, spearing, hooking, longbow, and tip-ups.
  • Frog species by spearing, catching with the hands or by use of a club or hook.
  • Freshwater baitfish for personal use.

Note: You need a marine fishing registration if fishing for migratory fish of the sea and saltwater fish species.

You do not need a fishing license if you are:

  • Fishing on a licensed fishing preserve
  • Fishing during the free fishing weekend
  • Fishing at a free fishing clinic
  • A resident landowner primarily engaged in farming (including lessees and members of their immediate families) when fishing on farm lands they are occupying and cultivating.
  • A farm fish pond license holder (including members of their immediate families) fishing on waters covered by the license.
  • A Native American living and fishing on reservation land.
  • A patient residing at a qualifying U.S. Veterans Administration hospital or facility in New York State.

For more information on rules and regulations, please visit https://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6091.html

Hunting Licenses

Hunting Licenses can be purchased in the Town Clerk’s office during regular business hours.

Annual Hunting License (View residency qualifications)
With this license you can hunt big game and small game.
***This license is required before other privileges (i.e. bowhunting, muzzleloading & turkey permit) can be purchased.***

Resident Fee

Nonresident Fee

$22 (ages 16-69)
$5 (ages 70+)
$5 (ages 12-15)

$100 (ages 16+)
$5 (ages 12-15)

(Note: It is not necessary to purchase a separate bear tag when buying a hunting license.
Small game and big game hunting is now included in the annual hunting license for both
residents and nonresidents.)

Additional Annual Hunting Privileges/Permit/Stamps (View residency qualifications)
An annual hunting license (above) must be purchased before purchasing the following privileges/stamps.

Type

Resident Fee

Nonresident Fee

Needed For

Bowhunting Privilege

$15 (ages 16-69)
No fee (ages 70+)
$4 (ages 12-15)

$30 (ages 16+)
$4 (ages 12-15)

To know when you need
a privilege, permit or
stamp, visit the
Hunting Licenses/Privileges
Neededpage.

Muzzleloading Privilege

$15 (ages 14-69)
No fee (ages 70+)

$30 (ages 14+)

Turkey Permit

$10 (ages 12+)

$20 (ages 12+)

Harvest Information Program

No fee (ages 12+)

No fee
(must register in New
York even if registered
in another state)

Federal Duck Stamp
(link leaves DEC website)

$25 (ages 16+)

Deer Management Permit

$10 (ages 16+)
No fee (ages 12-15)
No fee (holders of lifetime sportsman
licenses purchased prior to
October 1, 2009)

Harvesting antlerless
deer (antlers less than 3" long)
in select Wildlife Management Units.

Permits for Hunter's with Disability

No fee

Using specialized equipment
to aid in discharging a
bow, or to discharge a
firearm from a motorized vehicle.

Valid Dates of Annual Licenses/Privileges

  • Annual hunting licenses and privileges are valid from September 1 through August 31 each year.
  • The Harvest Information Program and Federal Duck Stamp is valid July 1 through June 30 annually.

Who Needs a Hunting License

You need a hunting license if you are:

  •  12 years and older and using a firearm or bow to hunt or take wild game. Persons under age 12 cannot hunt.
    • Junior Hunters (12-15): review regulations and information for junior hunters, ages 12-15.
    • Additional Privileges/Permits: depending on the season and species you are hunting you may need additional privileges or permits. These are listed in the table above.

You do not need a hunting license if you are:

  •  A resident landowner primarily engaged in farming (including lessees and members of their immediate families) when small game hunting on farm lands they are occupying and cultivating.
  • A Native American living and hunting on reservation land.
  • Hunting on a licensed shooting preserve or big game shooting facility.

Note: To hunt turkey, all hunters must purchase a turkey permit. There are no exceptions.

For more information on rules and regulations, please visit https://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6094.html