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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
South Carolina fishing licenses for veterans
What South Carolina Department of Natural Resources says about free or reduced fishing licenses for veterans, disabled veterans, service members and their families.
What the agency says
Disabled veterans
Free disability hunting and fishing licence for long-term residents receiving VA disability benefits.
If you have been a resident of SC for at least 365 days and have been declared disabled and are receiving disability benefits from one of the following agencies you are entitled to a free disability hunting and fishing license: ... US Department of Veterans Affairs
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, read October 20, 2026Residents serving away, home on leave
Resident service members stationed out of state and home on leave may fish without a licence.
Active duty or military personnel who are residents of SC stationed outside of the state and home on leave, may ... be allowed to fish and hunt throughout the state without purchasing a hunting, freshwater fishing or saltwater fishing license.
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, read October 20, 2026Service members stationed in the state
Military personnel stationed in South Carolina, and dependents, may buy resident licences.
Military personnel and their dependents stationed in South Carolina for 60 days or longer are eligible to purchase resident licenses.
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, read October 20, 2026
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources: licenses
Quoted from the agency's own page; rules, ratings and fees change, so confirm with the agency before you buy.
Fishing in South Carolina
Veteran-owned and veteran-serving guides and shops in South Carolina