SC Resident Fishing and Hunting License Pricing
| Duration | Type of License | Price | Notes, Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Year | Freshwater Fishing License | $30.00 | Valid 3 years from date of purchase. |
| Annual | Freshwater Fishing License | $10.00 | Valid 1 year from date of purchase. |
| 14-day | Freshwater Fishing License | $5.00 | Valid 14 consecutive days. |
| Annual | Commercial Freshwater License * | $50.00 | Device quantity limits apply in freshwater bodies. See Nongame Areas and Limits. Expires June 30, 2024. |
* To qualify for a resident commercial freshwater fishing license, one must have been a resident of this state for the past 365 consecutive days and furnish proof to the SCDNR.
A freshwater fishing license or commercial freshwater fishing license is required to use nongame devices. See Nongame Areas and Limits.
| Duration | Type of License | Price | Notes, Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | Jug Permit | $5.00 | 1 permit per licensee; allows up to 50 jugs subjective to body of water. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Annual | Set Hook Permit | $5.00 | 1 permit per licensee; allows up to 50 hooks subjective to body of water. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Annual | Eel Pot Tag* | $5.00 | Recreational limit 2 pots per licensee. Reporting Requirements apply. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Annual | Gill Net Tag* (Not for Shad or Herring) | $5.00 | Recreational limit 3 nets and no more than a total of 100 yds of net. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Annual | Hoop Net Tag* | $10.00 | Recreational limit 1 net per licensee 65 years and older on the Wateree River only. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Annual | Trap Tag* | $5.00 | Recreational limit 2 traps per licensee. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Annual | Trotline Tag* | $2.50 | Recreational limit is 1 trotline with a maximum 50 hooks. Expires June 30, 2024. |
* Licensee must have the stamp or tag in possession before using this privilege. Fish tags must be secured to the nongame fishing device.
| Duration | Type of License | Price | Notes, Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Year | Saltwater Fishing License | $45.00 | Valid 3 years from date of purchase. |
| Annual | Saltwater Fishing License | $15.00 | Valid 1 year from date of purchase. |
| 14-day | Saltwater Fishing License | $10.00 | Valid 14 consecutive days. |
| Season | Shrimp Baiting License & Tags* | $25.00 | Season dates apply, Shrimp Baiting License Application |
| Annual | Saltwater Public Fishing Pier | $150.00 | 100 feet or less in length, license has reporting requirements. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Annual | Saltwater Public Fishing Pier | $350.00 | More than 100 feet in length, license has reporting requirements. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Annual | Saltwater Charter Fishing Vessel | $275.00 | 6 or fewer paying passengers, license has reporting requirements. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Annual | Saltwater Charter Fishing Vessel | $450.00 | 7-49 paying passengers, license has reporting requirements. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Annual | Saltwater Charter Fishing Vessel | $650.00 | 50 or more paying passengers, license has reporting requirements. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Commercial Saltwater License and Gear Licenses: SCDNR License Office, P.O. Box 12559 Charleston, SC 29422-2559, 843-953-9301. | |||
* Licensee must have the stamp or tag in possession before using this privilege. Fish tags must be secured to the nongame fishing device.
| Duration | Type of License | Price | Notes, Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Year | Combination License | $75.00 | Includes State Hunting, Big Game & Freshwater Fishing. Valid 3 years from date of purchase. |
| Annual | Combination License | $25.00 | Includes State Hunting, Big Game & Freshwater Fishing. Valid 1 year from date of purchase. |
| Annual | Junior Sportsman License | $16.00 | Includes State Hunting, Big Game, Wildlife Management Areas & Freshwater Fishing, for applicants 16-17 years of age. Remains valid, regardless of age until expiration. Expires 1 year from date of purchase. |
| 3 Year | Sportsman License | $150.00 | Includes State Hunting, Big Game, Wildlife Management Areas & Freshwater Fishing, valid 3 years from date of purchase. |
| Annual | Sportsman License | $50.00 | Includes State Hunting, Big Game, Wildlife Management Areas & Freshwater Fishing. Valid 1 year from date of purchase. |
| Duration | Type of License | Price | Notes, Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Year | State Hunting License | $36.00 | Hunting license, valid 3 years from date of purchase. |
| Annual | State Hunting License | $12.00 | Hunting license, valid 1 year from date of purchase. |
| Annual | Apprentice License (Small Game Only) | $12.00 | Hunting license applicants born after June 30, 1979, who do not hold a hunter education certification may take this one time exemption from the hunter education certification requirement. Rules and Regulations for other requirements. Expires one year from date of purchase. |
| 3 Year | Big Game Permit | $18.00 | Required to hunt bear, deer or turkey, 3 Year or Lifetime Hunting License required, valid 3 years from date of purchase. |
| Annual | Big Game Permit | $6.00 | Required to hunt bear, deer or turkey, hunting license required. Valid 1 year from date of purchase. |
| 3 Year | Wildlife Management Area | $91.50 | Required to hunt on WMA lands, hunting license or Lifetime Hunting License required. Valid 3 years from date of purchase. |
| Annual | Wildlife Management Area | $30.50 | Required to hunt on WMA lands, hunting license required. |
| Annual | Shooting Preserve Permit | $8.50 | For hunting specified released species only on licensed shooting preserves. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Season | Deer Tags* | No Cost | Required in addition to a hunting license and big game permit to hunt deer. 5 tags total. 2 antlerless deer tags and 3 unrestricted antlered (buck) tags. |
| Season | Individual Antlerless Deer Tags* (Optional) | $5.00 | Hunting license and big game permit required, season dates apply. |
| Season | Restricted Antlered (Buck) Deer Tags* (Optional) | $5.00 | Maximum 2 tags per hunter, hunting license and big game permit required. Size restriction of 4 pts on one side or 12" inside minimum spread. |
| Season | Bear Tag* (Mountains/Game Zone 1 only) |
$25.00 | Required to take a bear in addition to the required hunting license and big game permit season dates apply, Bear Tag (Special application). Youth 15 years old or younger are required to obtain Youth Tags for bear from SCDNR designated offices at no cost. |
| Season | Migratory Bird Permit (HIP) | No Cost | Season dates apply, hunting license required. Expires June 30, 2024. |
| Season | Migratory Waterfowl Permit (State Duck Stamp) |
$15.50 | Season dates apply, Migratory Bird Permit required, Federal Duck Stamp required. |
| Season | Federal Migratory Bird Hunting & Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck Stamp)* | $28.00 | Season dates apply, State Migratory Waterfowl Permit required to use in SC. The electronic federal duck stamp is valid for 45 days from date of purchase. Your stamp will be mailed within 45 days. If you do not receive your stamp call 803-734-4367. Price includes $1.50 processing fee for the USFW vendor. Available at select US Post Offices, by phone at 1-800-STAMP-24 (1-800-782-6724), online at www.duckstamp.com and SCDNR Offices. |
| Annual | Trapping and Commercial Fur Harvest License | $25.00 | Required to sell or trade furbearers taken during the hunting season, or to trap for sport, sale or trade during the trapping season. Required to possess 6 or more furbearers or their pelts. Hunting license required. License has reporting requirements. Expires June 30, 2020. |
| Season | Turkey Tags* | $5.00 | Required in addition to a hunting license and big game permit. Includes set of 3 tags for residents. Youth hunters and Lifetime/Senior/Gratis/Disability Licensees receive tags for free by requesting them annually. |
* Licensee must have the stamp or tag in possession before using this privilege. Fish tags must be secured to the nongame fishing device. Federal Duck Stamps must be signed across the face and in the licensee's possession while hunting.
** Hunter education course certification is required for anyone born after June 30, 1979.
| Duration | Type of License | Price | Notes, Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | Dog Registration | $5.00 | Provides a number to be tattoed onto the dog, transfer a registration. |
| Annual | Dog Kennel Registration | $20.00 | Provides an single identification number for a kennel or multiple dogs. Contact: SCDNR Licensing PO Box 11710 Columbia, SC 29211-1710. |
| Annual | Turtle Permit | $25.00 | 1 permit per person per year. To remove from the state more than 10 but not more than 20 turtles per year of specific species. Contact: SCDNR License Office, P.O. Box 11710 Columbia, SC 29211-1710. |
| 3 Year | Disability Combination License**
|
No Cost | Licensee is required to purchase any additional permits for Bear, Migratory Waterfowl Permit,
and nongame fishing devices. Disability licenses expire on the third anniversary of the date issued. If you are renewing, include a copy of your current disability license. Include a copy of your unexpired state identification card. Include a current copy of your disability certification from one of the following programs that declares you disabled and eligible to receive disability benefits. Social Security Administration SC Retirement System Railroad Retirement Board US Department of Veteran Affairs Federal Civil Service Medicaid |
| 3 Year | Disability Fishing License
|
No Cost | Licensee is required to purchase any additional permits for nongame fishing devices. Disability licenses expire on the third anniversary of the date issued. If you are renewing, include a copy of your current disability license. Include a copy of your unexpired state identification card. Include a current copy of your disability certification from one of the following programs that declares you disabled and eligible to receive disability benefits. Social Security Administration SC Retirement System Railroad Retirement Board US Department of Veteran Affairs Federal Civil Service Medicaid |
| 3 Year | Hunting Add-on for an existing Fishing License**
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No Cost | Licensee is required to purchase any additional permits for Bear and Migratory Waterfowl Permit. Disability licenses expire on the third anniversary of the date issued. If you are renewing, include a copy of your current disability license. |
* Licensee must have the stamp or tag in possession before using this privilege. Fish tags must be secured to the nongame fishing device. Federal Duck Stamps must be signed across the face and in the licensee's possession while hunting.
** Hunter Education Certification is required for persons born after June 30, 1979 who apply for hunting privileges.
| Applicant Age (Years) | Type of License | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 | Combination:
|
$300.00 |
| Saltwater Fishing License Add-On to Combination License | $120.00 | |
| Migratory Waterfowl Permit Add-On to Combination License (State Duck Stamp) Add-on | $66.00 | |
| 2 to 15 | Combination:
|
$400.00 |
| Saltwater Fishing License Add-On to Combination License | $160.00 | |
| Migratory Waterfowl Permit Add-On to Combination License (State Duck Stamp) Add-on | $88.00 | |
| 16 to 63 | State Hunting | $300.00 |
| Freshwater Fishing | $300.00 | |
| Saltwater Fishing | $300.00 | |
Combination:
|
$500.00 | |
| Saltwater Fishing License Add-On to Combination License | $200.00 | |
| Migratory Waterfowl Permit Add-On to Combination License (State Duck Stamp) Add-on | $110.00 | |
| 64 or older | Gratis License* (Available only to residents born on or before 7/1/1940)
|
No Cost |
Senior Combination:
|
$9.00 | |
Senior Fishing License:
|
$9.00 |
- No hunting or fishing license or permit required until person reaches age 16.
- All persons born after June 30, 1979 are required to complete a Hunter Education Course to purchase a hunting license.
- For information concerning Hunter Education please call 800-277-4301.
- Persons whose privileges are suspended are not eligible to apply, hold, or use DNR licenses, permits, stamps or tags.
Purchase a license
Social Security Number - The disclosure of your social security number or alien identification number is required to obtain SC hunting and fishing licenses. This complies with SC Code of Laws Section 63-14-1080 and Federal law 42 USCA 666(a)(13), which requires a licensing agency to provide this information to the Child Support Enforcement Unit of the Department of Social Services to establish, modify and enforce child support orders.
License in Possession - All licenses, permits, stamps and tags must be in possession of privilege holder while engaging in activities for which privilege documents were issued. Identification indicating name and address must also be in possession of privilege holder. Persons hunting on their own lands are required to have all applicable licenses, permits, stamps or tags in their possession.
Resident - Resident is a person who is a domiciled (permanent) resident of South Carolina. Proof of residency at license vendors is your unexpired State of South Carolina Driver's license or Identification Card. Other manners of proving residency can be submitted to a SCDNR license office.
A person licensed by another state as a resident for any purpose is not eligible to apply for, obtain, or hold any South Carolina resident license, permit or tag.