Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Licenses & Permits
You can buy your license online or through one of 1100 license vendors throughout Alaska. (Learn more about licenses and tags.)
When you buy a license, tag, or permit, the money you spend directly supports ADF&G’s management and research of Alaska’s fish and wildlife resources. Together, we ensure the future of our sport and commercial fishing, hunting, trapping, subsistence opportunities, and wildlife viewing.
Thank you for your purchase and investment in Alaska’s fish and wildlife!
License Information
- Buy Licenses & Tags Online
Buy fishing, hunting, trapping, crewmember and guide licenses, big game tags, duck & king salmon stamps. - General License Information
Prices, age & residency requirements & how to purchase by mail. - License Statistics
Sport and commercial crewmember licenses, big game tags and stamp statistics including revenue collected and number sold. - Professional Licenses
Information for sport fishing guides, big game guides & transporters, fur dealers, taxidermists, game farms, and wild animal control. - License Vendors
Information for businesses or individuals who sell licenses, stamps, and locking tags.
Fishing
- Sport Fishing
Information about sport fishing licenses and king salmon stamps. - Personal Use & Subsistence Fishing
Information on subsistence, and personal use fishing permits. - Commercial Fishing
License & permits information for crewmembers, catcher/sellers, buyers, processors, & transporters.
Hunting & Viewing
- Hunting & Trapping
Information on General Season, Drawing, Registration, Subsistence (Tiers I & II) licenses, tags, & permits. - Wildlife Viewing Permits
Information and permits for McNeil River, Round Island, & Pack Creek.
Aquaculture Permits
- Hatchery Permits
Information on salmon hatchery permits. - Aquatic Farming Permits
Information on aquatic farming permits.
Additional Permits
- Land & Water Use Permits
Information on Fish Habitat and Special Area permits for building roads and bridges, mining, & other lands and water uses. - Transport & Possession Permits
Scientific & educational permits, auction permits, possession of non-native animals, cultural permits, Defense of Life & Property, hazing, and falconry.
