Lifetime License Qualifications
65 Plus Lifetime Hunting License - PLH ($25) entitles Arkansas residents 65 and older to the privileges of the Resident Sportsman's License. Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration is required to hunt migratory game birds. To hunt waterfowl, a state lifetime waterfowl permit (purchased once after age 65) and federal waterfowl stamps also are required. Proof of applicant's age and three years of Arkansas residency are required.
65 Plus Lifetime Combination License - PLC ($35.50) entitles Arkansas residents 65 and older to the privileges of the Resident Sportsman's License (hunting) and the Resident Fisheries Conservation License (fishing). Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration is required to hunt migratory game birds. To hunt waterfowl, a state lifetime waterfowl permit (purchased once after age 65) and federal waterfowl stamps also are required. A lifetime trout permit (purchased once after age 65) must be purchased to fish in certain waters. Proof of applicant's age and three years of Arkansas residency are required.
These licenses are available at the AGFC's Little Rock office, regional offices or by mail. If you wish to purchase a license in person, bring proof of age and proof of three years of Arkansas residency. For details, call 1-800-364-4263 or (501) 223-6388 in the Little Rock area, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Lifetime licenses are not available by phone or online.
To order this license by mail, click on the hyperlink below and download the application. Please include copies of requested documentation with your application.
Lifetime Resident Hunting and Fishing Sportsman's Permit - LSP ($1,000) entitles purchasers of any age permanent privileges of the Resident Sportsman's License (hunting) and the resident Fisheries Conservation License (fishing). Fees for trout permits, leased-land permits, elk permits, state waterfowl stamps and wildlife management area permit hunts are covered with this license. Lifetime license holders must apply for WMA hunts and be drawn before being issued a permit. Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration is required to hunt migratory game birds. For waterfowl hunters, federal waterfowl stamps also are required.
This permit is available only from the AGFC's Little Rock office. Applicants must apply in person with identification showing proof of residency. Applications are available at AGFC regional offices or by calling 1-800-364-4263 or (501) 223-6388 in the Little Rock area. Lifetime licenses are not available by phone or online. Proof of one year of Arkansas residency is required for this license.
Reciprocal Agreements with Adjacent States
Mississippi and Arkansas jointly recognize the validity of Arkansas resident hunting licenses on Mississippi lands west of the main channel of the Mississippi River. Mississippi resident hunting licenses are valid on Arkansas lands east of the main channel. Resident license holders of either state may hunt migratory waterfowl only on flowing waters of the Mississippi River, on waters accessible by boat from the main channel of the Mississippi River or on state line lakes when the season is open in both states. The St. Francis, White and Arkansas rivers and their oxbows are excluded from this agreement. Floodwater that has overflowed natural banks is not included in this agreement. Hunters must obey the regulations of the state in which hunting occurs.
Tennessee and Arkansas recognize the hunting licenses of both states on the flowing waters of the Mississippi River and adjacent waters accessible by boat from the river proper and the old river chutes that form a common boundary. Excluded are wildlife management areas established by either state and the Wolf, Loosahatchie, Hatchie, Forked Deer and Obion rivers. Migratory waterfowl may be hunted on these waters by a license holder of either state when the season is open in both states. Hunters may not hunt from, nor attach any device or equipment to, land under the jurisdiction of the state in which they are not licensed. Hunters must obey regulations of the state that issues the license. Holders of nonresident licenses issued by either state have the same privileges as a licensed resident.