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Hunting, Trapping, and
Fishing
Licensing |
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Underage Residents and Underage
Non-residents
West Virginia residents 15 and
younger may hunt, fish, and trap without a license except when their quarry will include
additional deer (Classes RB and RG), antlerless deer (Class N), and wild boar (Class P). A
Hunter Education Certification card must be presented in order to purchase the these
licenses. Non-residents 15 and younger may fish without a license.
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Senior Citizens
Any West Virginia resident 65 years
of age or older is not required to have a stamp to hunt, trap, or fish during the legal
seasons in West Virginia; but, in lieu of such stamp, any such person shall at all times
while hunting, trapping, or fishing, carry a valid WV driver's license or valid
non-driver's ID card issued by the WV Division of Motor Vehicles. Senior Citizens are not
required to obtain a Class I (National Forest), Class O (Trout), Class DS (Bear Damage),
Class V (Muzzleloader-deer), Class W (Turkey), or Class MW (Migratory Waterfowl). However,
they must purchase a Class N (Antlerless Deer), Class RG (Additional Deer-Gun), Class RB
(Additional Deer-Bow), Class A-1 (Pistol), and Class P (Wild Boar), if desired. Federal
regulations require that all waterfowl hunters over 16 years of age must carry a valid
Federal Migratory Waterfowl sStamp. These are available at most U.S. Post Offices.
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Resident
Licenses
| Trout Fishing
Stamp (Class O) Required by holders of Class B, AB, AB-L, AB-L-I, B-L, B-L-I, F,
G, K, Q, X, or XJ |
$7.50 |
| Conservation
Stamp- Required for all licensed anglers except holders of Class X, XJ, B-L,
B-L-I, AB-L, and AB-L-I, licenses |
$3.00 |
| Combined
Hunting and Fishing License (Class AB) |
$17.00 |
| Fishing
License (Class B) |
$11.00 |
| Sportsman
Hunting/Fishing/Trapping (Class X) for ages 18 through 64 |
$25.00 |
| Junior
Sportsman Hunting/Fishing/Trapping (Class XJ) for ages 15 through 17
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$15.00 |
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Non-Resident Licenses
Trout Fishing
Stamp (Class O) Required by holders of Class B, AB, AB-L,
AB-L-I, B-L, B-L-I, F, G, K, Q, X, or XJ |
$10.00 |
| Conservation
Stamp- Required for all licensed anglers |
$5.00 |
| Law
Enforcement Stamp- (Class LE) Required for all nonresidents |
$5.00 |
| Statewide
Fishing License (Class F) |
$30.00 |
| Statewide
Tourist Fishing License (Three consecutive days) (Class K) |
$5.00 |
State Park
& Forest Family Fishing License (Available at Parks & Forests)
Head of Family (one week only) (Class G) |
$10.00 |
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additional Member of the Family (Class G-P) |
$2.00 |
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Special
Cases
Licenses are free to residents in special cases:
Hunting and Fishing:
Permanently Disabled in Lower Extremities (Class Q)
Hunters/Anglers/Trappers in the Military
Landowners/Tenants and resident children and resident parents
Former Prisoners of War
Disabled Veterans
Fishing:
The Blind
Developmentally Disabled
For more information, e-mail the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources at wildlife@dnr.state.wv.us
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