An angler in waders fishes a boulder-strewn mountain stream in early spring woods
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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

Nevada fishing licenses for veterans

What Nevada Department of Wildlife says about free or reduced fishing licenses for veterans, disabled veterans, service members and their families.

What the agency says

  • Disabled veterans

    Reduced-fee resident combination hunting and fishing licence for veterans with a qualifying service-connected disability.

    The Department shall issue a specialty combination hunting and fishing license ... to any actual bona fide resident of the State of Nevada who has incurred a SERVICE-CONNECTED disability which is considered to be 50 percent or more by the United States Veterans' Affairs
    Nevada Department of Wildlife, read October 20, 2026
  • Other

    A resident Serviceman specialty combination licence is listed; the page does not state eligibility.

    Annual Serviceman Specialty Combination License*
    Nevada Department of Wildlife, read October 20, 2026

Nevada Department of Wildlife: licenses

Quoted from the agency's own page; rules, ratings and fees change, so confirm with the agency before you buy.

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