Alaska Senior Residents

Alaska residents who are 60 years of age or older and meet the Department of Fish and Game’s residency definition are eligible for a permanent identification card in order to hunt, sport fish, or trap for free. You are not required to purchase a king salmon stamp to fish for king salmon or an Alaska state waterfowl stamp to hunt waterfowl (You will still need a federal waterfowl stamp).

Applicants must be physically present in the State of Alaska to apply.

If at any time a senior resident card holder is no longer a resident of the State of Alaska, their card is immediately void.

The following situations disqualify applicants from receiving the senior resident card; there may be others:

  • Having a resident hunting/fishing license in another state.
  • Being registered to vote in another state.
  • Receiving a tax break on property tax in another state (homestead exemption).
  • Receiving benefits under a claim of residency in another state, territory, or country.

The leading letter and number printed on your card should be used in lieu of a sport fishing, hunting and trapping license number in all instances where a license number is required (e.g., draw applications, resident big game tags, harvest tickets, etc.). Holders of senior resident cards must still obtain permits and harvest cards to participate in any personal use fisheries and hunts that require a permit. Alaska senior residents planning to sportfish for species with annual limits must obtain a free Sport Fishing Harvest Record Card (PDF 94 kB), available online, at license vendors, and at Fish and Game offices, in order to record their harvest of those fish.

Senior Resident Permanent Identification Card Application

You can apply for the Senior Permanent Identification Card on our online store. Applications may take up to a week to process.

Applying for replacement card

You do not need to reapply for your Permanent Identification Card if you lose it. Reach out to any ADF&G office or to the licensing section at adfg.license@alaska.gov Phone (907) 465-2376. We would be happy to send you a copy by email or print one out for you.