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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
Oregon fishing licenses for veterans
What Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says about free or reduced fishing licenses for veterans, disabled veterans, service members and their families.
What the agency says
Disabled veterans
Free resident disabled veteran licence for veterans with a qualifying rating and Oregon residence.
To qualify for the free resident disabled veteran license you must have at least a 25 percent disabled rating from any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States and have physically resided in Oregon for no less than 6 consecutive months prior to applying for the license.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, read October 20, 2026Service members stationed in the state
Uniformed service members assigned to active duty in Oregon are treated as residents.
Resident member of the uniformed services ... Are permanently assigned to active duty in this state.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, read October 20, 2026
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: licenses
Quoted from the agency's own page; rules, ratings and fees change, so confirm with the agency before you buy.
Fishing in Oregon
Veteran-owned and veteran-serving guides and shops in Oregon