Hunting and Fishing Licenses

 

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