365-day licenses

Fishing, small game, combination and furbearer licenses, and two-pole and setline permits, are now valid for one year from the date of purchase. For example, if you purchase a license on May 10, it will be valid through May 9 of the following year.

In the past, these licenses expired at the end of the year, despite the month in which they were purchased. Some anglers, for example, were reluctant to purchase fishing licenses toward the end of the summer, knowing that their license would only be valid for the remainder of the year. The new 365-day licenses guarantees that everyone will receive a full year's use from their license.

Many ways to buy a 365-day license

If you have a major credit card, you can purchase a license or permit on this Web site. If you buy a license for someone else, you can have the license mailed to you (so you can wrap it and give it as a gift) or you can have it mailed directly to the person you're buying it for. It may take up to five days for the license to arrive in the mail. You may even print out your license from your computer and start using it immediately.

The same items also may be purchased at DWR administrative offices and from more than 300 hunting and fishing license agents across the state.

Cougar pursuit permits

Cougar pursuit permits are not 365-day permits. They're valid only for the season for which they're purchased. For example, to pursue cougars during the 2006 2007 season, you must purchase a cougar pursuit permit for the 2006 2007 season.

Costs

Utah resident costs for 2006 are as follows:

• Fishing license (14 to 64 years old): $26
• Fishing license (65 years old and older): $21
• Two-pole permit: $15
• Setline permit: $15
• Small game license (under 14 years old): $11
• Small game license (14 years old and older): $17
• Combination license: $34
• Cougar pursuit permit: $30

Utah nonresident costs for 2006 are as follows:

• Fishing license (14 to 64 years old): $70
• Fishing license (65 years old and older): Not available
• Two-pole permit: $15
• Setline permit: $15
• Small game license (under 14 years old): $45
• Small game license (14 years old and older): $45
• Combination license: Not available
• Cougar pursuit permit: $30