Recreation/Hunting & Fishing Benefits for Veterans in Pennsylvania
2 Recreation/Hunting & Fishing benefits for veterans in Pennsylvania.
Disabled Veterans' Hunting and Furtaker License
The Pennsylvania Game Commission offers free or reduced-fee resident hunting and furtaker licenses to disabled veterans.
Eligibility: Resident veterans with a 100% service-connected disability qualify for a free license; resident veterans with a 60%–99% wartime service-connected disability qualify for a reduced-fee license.
Estimated value: Free (100% disabled) or $2.97 per license (60%–99% disabled)
How to apply: Provide VA certification of the qualifying disability to a county treasurer or issuing agent; see the PA Game Commission page on permits/licenses for hunters with disabilities.
Disabled Veterans' Fishing License
The PA Fish and Boat Commission offers free or reduced-fee resident fishing licenses (including a free Combination Trout/Lake Erie permit for those eligible for the free license) to disabled veterans.
Eligibility: Bona fide Pennsylvania residents with VA certification of a qualifying service-connected disability; 100% disabled veterans qualify for a free license, and partially disabled veterans (60%–99%) qualify for a reduced-fee license.
Estimated value: Free (100% disabled) or $2.97 (partially disabled); free Combination Trout/Lake Erie permit for those getting the free license
How to apply: Obtain the initial license from a county treasurer or a Fish and Boat Commission office with VA disability certification; renewals available from any issuing agent or online.