Iowa Fishing & Hunting Licenses

Official fees, exemptions, stamps, tags, and hunter education rules for Iowa. License period: 1 day, 2026/27, 3 days, 3 years, 5 days, 7 days, annual, annual (licence year not stated), classes March 1 to November 15, lifetime, lottery, not applicable, not stated, season. Last checked 2026-11-12.

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58 official items recorded across fishing, hunting, stamps/tags, and exemptions.

Fishing Licenses Hunting Licenses Official State Page ↗

Fishing Licenses (12)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Resident Fishing	Resident	$22.00	resident Annual; trout fee and bonus line separate	Official page
Resident 1-Day Fishing	Resident	$10.50	resident Single day	Official page
Resident 7-Day Fishing	Resident	$15.50	resident Seven days	Official page
Angler's Special - 3 Year Fish	Resident	$62.00	resident Three-year fishing licence	Official page
Bonus Line - 3rd Fish Line	Resident & Non-resident	$14.00	resident and non-resident Add-on third fishing line	Official page
Resident Boundary Water Trotline	Resident	$26.00	resident Boundary water trotline licence	Official page
Nonresident Fishing	Non-resident	$48.00	non-resident Annual	Official page
Nonresident 1-Day Fishing	Non-resident	$12.00	non-resident Single day	Official page

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Hunting Licenses (10)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Resident Hunting	Resident	$22.00	resident Hunting licence without habitat fee; habitat fee 15.00 listed separately	Official page
Resident Hunting/Habitat	Resident	$35.00	resident Includes habitat fee	Official page
Resident Apprentice Licence	Resident	$35.00	resident first-time hunters (see hunting regulations booklet) Apprentice licence; cannot be used for deer or turkey hunting per nonresident page for nonresidents	Official page
Lifetime Hunting	Resident	$61.50	resident Lifetime hunting licence; age rule not read	Official page
Nonresident Hunting/Habitat (age 18 and older)	Non-resident	$144.00	non-resident age 18 and older Table price; text on same page says licence 131.00 plus habitat 15.00 (figures differ)	Official page
Nonresident Hunting/Habitat (under 18)	Non-resident	$45.00	non-resident under 18 Text on same page says under-18 licence 32.00 plus habitat 15.00	Official page
Nonresident Apprentice Licence	Non-resident	$144.00	non-resident first-time hunters; no deer or turkey Cannot be used for deer or turkey	Official page
Nonresident 5-Day Hunting (age 18 and older)	Non-resident	$77.00	non-resident age 18 and older Not applicable to deer or turkey seasons	Official page

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Combination Packages (3)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Outdoor Combo (Hunting/Fishing/Habitat)	Resident	$55.00	resident Hunting and fishing with habitat	Official page
Hunter's Special 3-Year Hunting/Habitat	Resident	$101.00	resident Three-year hunting licence with habitat included	Official page
Nonresident Outdoor Combo	Non-resident	Not offered	not applicable No nonresident combined hunting and fishing licence on pages read	Official page

Free, Reduced, Senior & Veteran Exemptions (5)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Lifetime Trout Fee (65 and older)	Resident	$65.00	resident age 65 and older Lifetime trout fee for seniors	Official page
Free Annual Hunting and Fishing Licence (veterans and disabled Iowans)	Resident	Free ($0.00)	eligibility rules not read (form labelled free annual) Named on veteran and disabled fishing section; fee table not read	Official page
Free Annual Resident Disabled Fishing Licence	Resident	Free ($0.00)	disabled residents (eligibility rules not read) Named on veteran and disabled fishing section; fee table not read	Official page
Veteran Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Licence	Resident	Not shown	veterans (eligibility rules not read) Veteran lifetime application form linked; fee not read	Official page
Residents under 16 fishing without licence	Resident & Non-resident	Free ($0.00)	under 16 Fish without licence but may need a trout fee	Official page

Hunter Education Requirements (3)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Hunter Education Classroom Course	Resident & Non-resident	Free ($0.00)	age 11 and older to enrol; under 12 need adult with licence for deer or turkey Typically no charge unless lunch furnished or room rental required; minimum 10 hours	Official page
Online Adult Hunter Education Course (hunter-ed.com)	Resident & Non-resident	$39.99	age 18 and older (online only option) Course fee per Iowa DNR snippet dated Sep 1 2026; not read on full page	Official page
Replacement Hunter Education Certificate	Resident & Non-resident	$4.50	anyone with lost certificate Replacement from any ELSI vendor	Official page

Official Season Dates

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