If you plan to hunt or fish this year in Texas, it’s time to pay for a new license.
New hunting/fishing licenses went on sale Aug. 15 for the 2024-25 season. Current-year licenses expire at the end of August.
Texans purchase more than 3.9 million hunting and fishing licenses each year, which fund conservation efforts and recreational opportunities, including fish stocking, wildlife management, habitat restoration and public hunting leases, Texas Parks and Wildlife said in a news release.
Licenses are available for purchase online and at retail locations, such as sporting good outlets, and Texas Parks and Wildlife offices across the state. They can also be bought by calling 800-895-4248 during business hours, but long hold times are possible. A $5 administrative fee applies to phone and online purchases.
A hunting license is required of any person, regardless of age, for hunting animals, birds, frogs and turtles. The only exceptions are feral hogs, coyotes and fur-bearing animals if the hunter already has a commercial trapper’s license.
Prices for licenses vary. The $68 “Super Combo” license package represents the best value and includes resident hunting and fishing licenses and stamps for archery, freshwater fishing, saltwater fishing and migratory game birds. A resident hunting license, valid for any game bird or animal, is $25. A resident fishing license for both fresh and saltwater is $47.
Texas residents on full-time active military service and all qualifying disabled veterans are required to have a license to hunt and fish in Texas, but those licenses are free.