Active-duty military personnel assigned to duty stations in Arkansas are granted annual or trip resident privileges for hunting and fishing. This also includes active-duty servicemen and women who were Arkansas residents at the time of entering service, and means they are granted the same privileges for hunting and fishing, regardless of where they are stationed.

The Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Fishing License entitles completely and permanently disabled veterans the privileges of the Resident Fisheries Conservation License. A Resident Trout Permit also must be purchased to retain trout or to fish in certain waters. Holders of this license, along with another licensed individual to assist, may fish at Family Fishing locations.

Veterans must be 100% completely and permanently disabled with certification from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Proof of 60 days Arkansas residency is required.

Additionally, the Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Hunting License entitles completely and permanently disabled veterans the privileges of the Resident Sportsman’s License.

Annual Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration is required to hunt migratory game birds. To hunt waterfowl, state and federal waterfowl stamps also are required. Again, weterans must be 100% completely and permanently disabled with certification from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Proof of 60 days Arkansas residency is required.

Completely and permanently disabled veterans can also obtain The Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Combination License which provides  the privileges of the Resident Sportsman’s License and the Resident Fisheries Conservation License. All the above requirements apply.

All licenses are available at the AGFC Little Rock office and by mail. Call (800) 364-4263 or (501) 223-6388 in the Little Rock area, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, for details.