HUNTING AND FISHING INFORMATION
Hunting and fishing licenses are available at the Town Clerk's Office. Applicants should bring with them a Hunter Safety Certificate, FID, and previous years license if available.
MassWildlife Fishing, Hunting & Trapping License Fees
Fees for first resident license, all non-resident licenses, free licenses, duplicate licenses, and stamps include a $5.00 fee for the Wildlands Conservation Stamp. Fee for a duplicate (replacement) resident license in a calendar year DOES NOT need to include a $5.00 Wildlands Stamp fee. Non-residents purchasing a duplicate license MUST pay the $5.00 Wildlands Fee. If you are a resident who buys a fishing license for yourself and then buys a hunting license later in the year, you do not have to pay another Wildlands Stamp fee(or vice versa). Non-residents are required to pay the Wildlands Stamp fee for each license purchased for themselves.
City and town clerks must add an additional $1.00 to the base fee of each license. Retail agents may add up to an additional $1.50 service fee to each license sold. There is no service fee charged for licenses purchased at Mass Wildlife offices.
Licenses are also available for purchase ONLINE>-------MassOutdoors
None-resident trapping licenses are not sold at vendor locations or on-line, only through the Boston Office.
Licenses are only good for the calendar year---they expire at the end of December.
License Type FEE
Resident Fishing* $27.50
Resident Minor Fishing (Age 15-17) $11.50
Resident Fishing (Age 65-69) $16.25
Resident Fishing (Age 70 or over, or paraplegic,
blind mentally retarded) FREE
Non-Resident Fishing $37.50
Non-Resident Fishing (3day) $23.50
Non-resident Fishing (age 15-17) $11.50
Resident Citizen Hunting $27.50
Resident Hunting (age 65-69) $16.25
Resident Hunting (paraplegic) FREE
Resident Alien Hunting $27.50
Non-resident Hunting, Big Game $99.50
Non-resident Hunting, Small Game $65.50
Non-resident, Commercial Shooting Preserve(1day) $10.00
Resident Hunting Minor (age 15-17) $11.50
Resident Sporting (Fishing & Hunting combined) $45.00
Resident Sporting (Age 65-69) $25.00
Resident Sporting (Age 70 or over) FREE
Resident Trapping $35.50
Resident Minor Trapping(Age 15-17) $11.50
None-Resident Trapping (must write to the Westboro
Office for application) $200.00
Duplicate Fishing $2.50
Duplicate Hunting $2.50
Duplicate Trapping $2.50
Archery Stamp $5.00
Waterfowl Stamp $5.00
Primitive Firearms Stamp $5.00
*These fees are for freshwater fishing. For saltwater fishing information, see the Division of Marine Fisheries.
For Non-Resident Trapping Licenses, Write: Mass Wildlife Field Headquarters, Rabbit Hill Rd. Westborough, MA 01581
Question? Comments? Contact: Mass Wildlife at Mass.Wildlife@state.ma.us