Adult Lifetime License Application

Side 1 Revised 09/2021

Applicant Information: Complete and mail with payment to: NCWRC, License Section, 1707 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-1700. For questions call 1-888-248-6834.
Name of Applicant Telephone # ( )
Mailing Address City State Zip
Resident Address City State Zip
Date of Birth County of Residence NCDL # Email
Is this license a gift? Yes No If yes, mail license to Donor or Applicant. If mailed to donor, please complete the below.
License Donor’s Name Donor’s Telephone # ( )
Donor’s Mailing Address City State Zip
I certify that all information provided on this application is true and accurate and understand that providing false information to obtain a
license is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Signature Date

Refer to the reverse side of this application for a List of privileges associated with each license.
Adult (age 12 or older) Licenses:
Resident Sportsman 1 .................................................................................................................................................................. $530
Resident Age 50 & Older Sportsman 1 (see side 2 for senior license eligibility *)………………………………………………..........$265
Nonresident Sportsman 1 ............................................................................................................................................................$1272
Resident Senior Sportsman 1 * (this license is not eligible for personalization) .............................................................................. $16
Resident Comprehensive Hunting 2 ............................................................................................................................................. $265
Resident Comprehensive Inland Fishing 3 ................................................................................................................................... $265
Resident Senior Comprehensive Inland Fishing 3 * (this license is not eligible for personalization) ............................................... $16
Resident Unified Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing 4 ....................................................................................................... $716
Resident Age 50 & Older Unified Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing 4 (see side 2 for senior license eligibility*)…………..$358
Nonresident Unified Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing 4 .................................................................................................$1643
Resident Unified Senior Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing 4 * (this license is not eligible for license personalization)........ $32
Resident Coastal Recreational Fishing 5 ...................................................................................................................................... $265
Nonresident Coastal Recreational Fishing 5................................................................................................................................. $530
Resident Senior Coastal Recreational Fishing 5 * (this license is not eligible for personalization) .................................................. $16
Resident Unified Inland/Coastal Recreational Fishing 6 ............................................................................................................... $477
Resident Lifetime Trapping 7 ........................................................................................................................................................ $300

For seasonal items such as the Bear Management E-Stamp, HIP, or Federal Duck Stamp, please contact our office 1-888-248-6834
for pricing.
Must Complete This Section If Purchasing A License With Hunting Privileges: Unless otherwise indicated below, a person may not purchase a hunting license
or hunt in NC without having a Certificate of Competency for completing a hunter education course or had a NC hunting license effective prior to July 1, 2013.
Check one of the following:
Minor, has not taken hunter education course (before the license holder can utilize the hunting portion of this license without being accompanied by a properly licensed
adult, they must have completed a hunter education course).
I have had a North Carolina hunting license effective prior to July 1, 2013.
I have successfully completed a hunter education course. Hunter Education Certificate Number: State: ___________
I have NOT successfully completed a hunter education course and understand that until I do so, when hunting I must be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or
older who is properly licensed to hunt in North Carolina. “Accompanied” is defined as maintaining a proximity to the hunter, which enables the adult to monitor the
activities of the hunter by remaining within sight and hearing distance at all times without the use of electronic devices.

License Personalization – Not available for the senior lifetime licenses.

Personalization (Additional $5.00 Fee): Complete the following information if you wish to add a personalized message to this license. $5
1) Indicate your personal message including letters, numbers, dashes, periods, commas and/or blanks up to 21 spaces:

2) In addition to the 21-digit message, you have the option to include a 6-digit personalization which is included with the
$5 fee and appears on the license separate from the above message. If interested, indicate your selection of letters,
numbers, dashes, periods, commas and/or blanks up to 6 spaces: Purchase Subtotal $
Plus Transaction Fee $ 2.00*
Purchase Total $
*Transaction fee mandated by NCGS 113-270.1B

Method of Payment: Check (made payable to NCWRC) Transactions are not considered final until the check has cleared the bank. Items purchased with a returned
check will be made invalid. A service charge of up to $25 will be charged on returned checks (G.S. 25-3-506).
VISA MasterCard Print name exactly as it appears on credit card:
Acct. # Exp. CCV # Signature Date
Side 2

Lifetime License Descriptions:

1
Adult Sportsman: Statewide hunting and inland fishing. Includes hunting for big game, hunting on game lands, hunting
for waterfowl (does not include the bear management e-stamp or federal duck stamp), fishing in designated Public
Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters. It does not include fishing in
coastal waters. Residents who are 50 years of age or older but younger than 70 years of age shall be eligible to
purchase this license at fifty percent (50%) of the applicable fee.
2
State Comprehensive Hunting: Statewide hunting, hunting for big game, hunting on game lands and hunting for
waterfowl (does not include the bear management e-stamp or federal duck stamp).

3
State Comprehensive Inland Fishing: Statewide inland fishing. Includes fishing in designated Public Mountain Trout
Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters. It does not include fishing in coastal waters.

4
Adult Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing: Statewide hunting, inland and coastal recreational fishing. Includes
hunting for big game, hunting on game lands, hunting for waterfowl (does not include the bear management e-stamp or
federal duck stamp), fishing in designated Public Mountain Trout Waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and
fishing in joint waters. Residents who are 50 years of age or older but younger than 70 years of age shall be eligible
to purchase this license at fifty percent (50%) of the applicable fee.

5
Adult Coastal Recreational Fishing: Authorizes fishing in coastal and joint waters. It does not authorize fishing in
inland waters.

6
Unified Inland/Coastal Recreational Fishing: Statewide inland and coastal recreational fishing. Includes fishing in
designated Public Mountain Trout waters, fishing in trout waters on game lands, and fishing in joint waters.

7
Lifetime Trapping: Statewide trapping. Includes trapping on game lands.

*
Senior License Eligibility: Residents born on or before Aug. 1, 1953 are eligible to purchase a senior lifetime license
when they turn 65 years of age. Those born after Aug. 1, 1953 are eligible to purchase a senior lifetime license when they
turn 70 years of age.
Office Location: NCSU Centennial Campus, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC Telephone: 1-888-248-6834 Website: www.ncwildlife.org