Licenses & Fees

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Price range: $

License & Permits License year: March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025	Fee (online)	Fee (at vendor)
Resident Hunting License (must be 15 years old)¹	$21.00	$23.00
Resident Combination License (Hunting & Fishing)	$38.00	$40.00
Resident Junior Hunting License (12-14 years old)²	$14.00	$17.00
Permanent Resident Combination License (over 65 or disabled)	No Fee³	No Fee
Resident Trapping License	$15.00	$17.00
Non-Resident Hunting License (must be 15 years old)¹	$55.00	$58.00
Non-Resident Tourist Hunting License (3-day)	$20.00	$23.00
Non-Resident Junior Hunting License (12-14 years old)²	$40.00	$43.00
Non-Resident Trapping License (if reciprocal privileges allowed)	$50.00	$53.00
Active Military Personnel Hunting License	$21.00	$23.00
Resident All Outdoors Deer Package Permit⁴	$78.00	$81.00
Resident Deer Permit⁵	$13.00	$13.50
Non-Resident Deer Permit⁵	$26.50	$27.50
Resident Turkey Permit	$8.00	$8.50
Non-Resident Turkey Permit	$21.50	$22.50
RI Game Bird Permit	$17.00	$17.50⁶
State Waterfowl Stamp	$8.00	$8.50⁶
Migratory Bird (HIP) Permit	No Fee	No Fee
1 All hunters under the age of 18 using firearms must be under the supervision of a parent, guardian, or qualified adult. That adult DOES NOT need to be a licensed hunter in all cases (RIGL 11-47-33). See more details on Youth & Disabled Hunting Opportunities. 2 Junior hunters must hunt in the immediate company of an adult, 21 years of age or older, holding a valid RI hunting license. 3 Any resident 65 years or older or with a permanent disability may obtain a free permanent license through the online system, at any license vendor, or at the DEM Office of Boat Registration and Licensing. 4 The All Outdoors Deer Permit Package consists of two (2) antlered deer permits and five (5) antlerless deer permits that may be used in any combination during the open deer seasons in Zones 1 and 2 in accordance with the zone bag limits. 5 Deer permits are sex, weapon, and zone specific. 6 Non-Residents pay a $1.00 Enhanced access fee ($18.00 Game Bird Permit and $9.00 State Waterfowl Stamp).

Hunting Licenses and Permits	Deer	Turkey	Pheasant & Quail	Small Game (Coyote¹, Fox, Squirrel, Rabbit, and Raccoon)	Mourning Doves, Crows³, Woodcock, Snipe and Rails	Waterfowl
Hunting License	•	•	•	•	•	•
Deer Permit²	•
Turkey Permit²		•
Game Bird Permit			•
HIP Permit					•	•
Federal Duck Stamp						•
State Duck Stamp						•
1 Deer permit required during deer seasons and turkey permit required during turkey season. 2 Each deer and turkey harvested requires an individual permit. 3 Crow hunters are not required to obtain a HIP Permit.

Licenses & Permits

No person shall hunt, pursue, take or kill any wild bird or animal in the state without first having obtained a Rhode Island hunting or trapping license (RIGL 20-13-1, RIGL 20-16-1). Hunters must have a signed paper copy of their license and permits in possession, on their person, at all times and shall present it for inspection on demand by any authorized person. Failure to present a license shall make a person liable to the same penalties as if he or she was hunting without a license (RIGL 20-2-9). Licensed hunters and trappers are subject to inspection of any boat, vehicle, game bag, blind, stand, or other paraphernalia used in conjunction with licensed activity (RIGL 20-2-32). Licenses may be suspended or revoked because of violations of hunting rules and regulations (RIGL 20-2-13).

The possession of a valid Rhode Island hunting license, or combination hunting and fishing license, shall serve as a permit to hunt state management areas (RIGL 20-18-2 and 20-18-3), as well as on some TNC, and state co-op hunting areas, except when special permits are required for deer, waterfowl, or turkey hunting on state lands. These permits shall be valid only from the first day of season to the last day in February. The carrying of firearms on state management areas at any other time is prohibited. Hunting licenses are available online at rio.ri.gov, at the DEM Office of Boating Registration and Licenses at 235 Promenade St., Providence, RI 02908 (401) 222-3576, and from some sporting goods stores. Reprints of lost or damaged licenses are free through the online system. Purchases made at a full service vendor carry an Enhanced Access Fee (EAF) to offset the cost of administering the licensing system. The enhanced access fees are as follows:

Resident: $2 per license and $0.50 per permit
Non-Resident: $3 per license and $1.00 per permit
No EAF for Recreational Saltwater Fishing or No Cost Licenses and permits.

Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP)

All migratory bird hunters are required to obtain a HIP certification and answer a short survey. HIP permits are available free of charge through the online system, at license vendors, DEM Providence headquarters and the DEM Great Swamp Field Office. The HIP program provides state agencies and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agencies with better data that improves their ability to manage our nation’s migratory bird resources.

Hunter Safety Course Requirements & Licensing

Persons applying for a hunting license or archery permit for the first time or not having been a member of the armed forces must complete a course in safe hunting or archery practices and have been issued a Hunter Education Certificate to obtain a license. License applicants must present a valid hunter safety certificate from Rhode Island or other state, or possess a previous hunting license from RI or other state, or present proof of current or honorably discharged military status. Applicants for an archery deer permit or fall archery turkey permit must provide proof of successful completion of an Archery Safety Education course. A list of hunter safety classes, dates, and locations is available from the Hunter Safety Office: (401) 539-0019 or on the web: http://www.dem.ri.gov/huntereducation.

An online hunter education course is available at https://www.hunter-ed.com/rhodeisland/ and an online bow hunter education course is available at https://www.bowhunter-ed.com/rhodeisland/.