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Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing veterans at Rapidan Camp, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Photo: N. Lewis, National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
North Carolina fishing licenses for veterans
What North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says about free or reduced fishing licenses for veterans, disabled veterans, service members and their families.
What the agency says
Disabled veterans
Lifetime hunting and fishing licence for resident veterans with a qualifying VA disability rating.
This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of North Carolina who is a fifty percent or more disabled veteran as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, remaining valid for the lifetime of the individual so long as the individual remains fifty percent or more disabled.
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, read October 20, 2026
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission: licenses
Quoted from the agency's own page; rules, ratings and fees change, so confirm with the agency before you buy.
Fishing in North Carolina
Veteran-owned and veteran-serving guides and shops in North Carolina