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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
Wyoming fishing licenses for veterans
What Wyoming Game and Fish Department says about free or reduced fishing licenses for veterans, disabled veterans, service members and their families.
What the agency says
Disabled veterans
No-charge lifetime fishing licence for resident veterans receiving qualifying service-connected disability compensation.
To be eligible for a fifty percent (50%) Disabled Veteran Fishing License you must be a resident of Wyoming and have a letter from the respective Veterans Administration Regional Office certifying to receiving 50% or more service connected disability compensation
Wyoming Game and Fish Department, read October 20, 2026Disabled veterans
No-charge bird, fish and small game licence for honorably discharged, fully disabled resident veterans.
To be eligible for a one hundred percent (100%) Disabled Veteran Bird, Fish and Small Game License you must be a honorably discharged resident of Wyoming and have a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs certifying to the 100% level of disability of the applicant.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department, read October 20, 2026Purple Heart recipients
No-charge bird, fish and small game licence for honorably discharged resident Purple Heart recipients.
To be eligible for the U.S. Military Purple Heart Bird, Fish and Small Game License you must be a honorably discharged resident of Wyoming and be the recipient of any United States Military Purple Heart Medal with document proof thereof.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department, read October 20, 2026
Wyoming Game and Fish Department: 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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