Buy a License Online
Where to Buy a License, Permit or Stamp
You will be asked to supply personal information and a Visa or MasterCard number, and you may print confirmation at home. The actual license will arrive in the mail a few days after your purchase. You may fish and hunt small game using the confirmation number until you receive your license. You may not hunt big game without the actual license.
Many licenses may be purchased over-the-counter from sporting goods stores, hunting and fishing supply stores, some discount chains, boat docks or directly from the AGFC's Little Rock or regional offices.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has streamlined the hunting license system. Previous hunting licenses expired a year from the date of purchase. Under the new system, hunting licenses will expire June 30 each year. The annual big game license will have seven tags attached to it. Three tags will be used for the 2006-07 deer season, two for fall 2006 turkey season and two for spring 2007 turkey season. Other hunting licenses will have an appropriate number of tags depending on the specific license.
Arkansas big-game hunters are now required to have their actual license with record of game in their possession before hunting. Big game includes deer, bear, turkey and elk.
In the past, hunters who purchased licenses over the telephone could have a confirmation number and carry it with them while hunting. Sportsmen have to have their actual license in hand while hunting big game. Hunters who purchase their license via the Internet can use their confirmation number to hunt small game until they receive their license in the mail. The license hunters print out on their home computer is valid for 14 days after purchase to hunt small game.
You can also buy many licenses over-the-counter from sporting goods stores, hunting and fishing supplies stores, some discount chains, boat docks or directly from the AGFC Little Rock or regional offices.
You can also call (501)223-6349 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in the Little Rock area, or 1-800-364-GAME (1-800-364-4263) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please have your credit card and an identification number ready. Your identification number can be a driver’s license, social security number, hunter education number, state ID number or passport number. Your hunting or fishing privileges become effective immediately and your license will arrive in the mail in a few days. Lifetime and commercial licenses are not available by phone or online.