Who Doesn’t Need a License

Resident or nonresident children under the age of 16 may fish without a license. Jr. hunting licenses are required for residents and nonresidents under 16.

The following do not have to have sport hunting or fishing licenses:

1. Resident owners of farmlands, their spouses and dependent children hunting or fishing on their lands. This also applies to tenants actually engaged in work and residing on farmlands, their spouses and dependent children. To be classed as a tenant, a person must both live and work on a farm.

2. Kentucky resident servicemen or women on furlough of more than three days, carrying proper identification and papers showing furlough status.

3. Residents or nonresident participating in a field trial authorized by the department are exempt from license requirements if game is not taken.