License & Permit Fees
| LICENSE / PERMIT FEES | Resident | Nonresident | |
| LICENSES | Annual Fishing | $23 | $55 |
| Joint Married Couple Annual Fishing | $42 | Not available | |
| 1-Day Fishing | $7 | $15 | |
| 3-Year Fishing (available online at fw.ky.gov only) | $55 | Not available | |
| Nonresident 7-Day Fishing | Not available | $35 | |
| Trout Permit | $10 | ||
| Annual Hunting | $27 | $150 | |
| 1-Day Hunting (not valid for deer, elk, turkey or bear) | $7 | $25 | |
| 7-Day Hunting (not valid for deer, elk, turkey or bear) | Not available | $65 | |
| Annual Youth Hunting (ages 12-15 only) | $6 | $10 | |
| Shooting Area License (available online at fw.ky.gov only) | $5 | ||
| Annual Trapping | $20 | $130 | |
| Annual Landowner/Tenant Trapping | $10 | Not available | |
| Annual Youth (ages 12-15) Trapping | $5 | Not available | |
| COMBOS | Annual Combination Hunting/Fishing | $42 | Not available |
| Senior/Disabled Sportsman’s License* (includes same license and permits as Resident Sportsman’s License, plus additional deer permits.) | $12 | Not available | |
| Sportsman’s License* (Includes combination hunting/fishing license, state- wide deer permit, spring and fall turkey permits, state migratory game bird- waterfowl permit and trout permit.) | $95 | Not available | |
| Youth (ages 12-15) Sportsman’s License* (Includes youth hunting license, youth deer permit and 2 youth turkey permits.) | $30 | Not available | |
| DEER | Statewide Deer Permit (four deer) | $35 | $185 |
| Youth (ages 12-15) Deer Permit (four deer) | $10 | $15 | |
| Additional Deer Permit (two deer) | $15 | ||
| BIRDS | Spring Turkey Permit (statewide) (two turkeys) | $30 | $85 |
| Youth (ages 12-15) Turkey Permit (one turkey, spring or fall) | $10 | $15 | |
| Fall Turkey Permit (statewide)(four turkeys) | $30 | $85 | |
| Kentucky Migratory Bird/Waterfowl Permit | $15 | ||
| Federal Duck Stamp (available at post offices and online at www.duckstamp.com) | $25 | ||
| Pheasant Quota Hunt Permit (if drawn) | $25 | ||
| Sandhill Crane Permit (quota hunt, apply in Sept. at fw.ky.gov) | $3 | $3 | |
| ELK | Elk Drawing Application | $10 | |
| Youth Elk Drawing Application | $10 | ||
| Quota Bull Elk Firearm Permit (if drawn) | $100 | $550 | |
| Quota Cow Elk Firearm Permit (if drawn) | $60 | $400 | |
| Quota (either sex) Archery/Crossbow Permit (if drawn) | $100 | $550 | |
| Quota Youth Elk Permit (if drawn; youth drawn for other permits pay full cost) | $30 | $200 | |
| Out-of-Zone Elk Permit | $30 | $400 | |
| BEAR | Bear Permit | $30 | $250 |
| Youth Bear Permit | $10 | Not available | |
| Bear Chase Permit | $30 | Not available | |
| Youth Bear Chase Permit | $10 | Not available | |
| AREAS | Ballard WMA 1-Day Waterfowl Permit | $15 | |
| Peabody WMA User Permit | $15 | ||
| Land Between The Lakes (LBL) Hunter Use Permit (other LBL permits available online at www.landbetweenthelakes.us) | $25 | ||
| Otter Creek ORA Admission Fees (per person) (available online at fw.ky.gov) | Daily: $3, annual: $30, children under 12: free. | ||
| Otter Creek ORA Special Activity Fees (per person, for use of horse trails, mountain bike trails and shooting range) (available online at fw.ky.gov) | Daily: $7, annual: $70 | ||
| OTHER | Bobcat Permit (required for hunters) | Free | |
| Temporary Hunter Education Exemption Permit (Hunter Apprentice Opportunity; available online at fw.ky.gov only) | Free (limited time only) | ||
| Habitat Improvement and Public Access Donation (voluntary; available at fw.ky.gov only) | Any amount | ||
