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Hunting & fishing licenses

Annual, short-term and lifetime licenses for freshwater, saltwater and every hunting season.

Run by POACH
Get a licenseSee the stepsGet help
CostFrom $17 a year
Processing timeValid immediately
Ways to do itOnlineIn personBy phone

01About this service

About this service

Fishing and hunting licenses for every season, from a three-day saltwater pass to a lifetime license.

Licenses are issued by POACH, the State’s wildlife agency (Protection of Animals & Controlled Hunting), which also sets seasons, bag limits and closed zones every year. They work at once: show the email or the LeoOutdoors app to an officer.

Who it’s for

  • Anyone aged 16 to 64 who fishes in fresh or salt water
  • Hunters who have completed a hunter safety course
  • Visitors, with short-term licenses from three days

02How it works

3 steps, start to finish.

  1. Step 1: Choose your license

    Freshwater, saltwater or both; annual, five-year or lifetime. Add permits for deer, turkey or snook if you need them.

  2. Step 2: Buy it online

    Answer three questions about your residency and your hunter safety course, then pay.

  3. Step 3: Carry it with you

    Keep the license on your phone or printed. Report harvested deer and turkey within 24 hours.

03What to prepare

Have these ready.

  • A driver license or passport number
  • Your hunter safety certificate number, to hunt
  • The fee, paid at the counter

Ways to do it

  • Online

    Every license and permit, with the LeoOutdoors app.

  • In person

    At POACH offices, State park offices, tackle shops, sporting goods stores and county tax collector offices.

  • By phone

    Through the licensing line, every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Your request goes straight to the team in charge. Keep your reference number: it is your proof of filing.

04Questions

Frequently asked questions

05Run by

Who runs this service

Questions about your case? POACH can help.

poach.leonida.govProtection of Animals & Controlled HuntingHunting and fishing seasons and licenses, nuisance alligators and the Wildlife Alert line, from Grassrivers to Mount Kalaga.Visit the site
POACH information(800) 555-0140Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To report a violation, the Wildlife Alert line answers day and night: 1-888-555-0131.Emailpoach@state-of-leonida.com
POACH Headquarters620 Sawgrass WayLeonida City, LD 32399

Offices open Monday to Friday; the Grassrivers Field Station every day.

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