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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
West Virginia fishing licenses for veterans
What West Virginia Division of Natural Resources says about free or reduced fishing licenses for veterans, disabled veterans, service members and their families.
What the agency says
Residents serving away, home on leave
Residents on active duty and on military leave do not need a fishing licence.
Residents on active duty in the U. S. armed forces while on military leave. Leave number shall be carried while fishing.
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, read October 20, 2026Disabled veterans
Licence exemption for residents receiving total permanent service-connected disability benefits.
Residents honorably discharged from the U. S. armed forces receiving total permanent service-connected disability benefits or former prisoners of war as determined by the Veterans Administration
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, read October 20, 2026Former prisoners of war
Resident former prisoners of war are also exempt from the fishing licence requirement.
Residents honorably discharged from the U. S. armed forces receiving total permanent service-connected disability benefits or former prisoners of war as determined by the Veterans Administration
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, read October 20, 2026
West Virginia Division 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 West Virginia
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