keeping your residency

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Resident Licenses
Resident licenses can be purchased by:

Persons who possess a valid Tennessee driver's license.
Persons who have lived in Tennessee for 90 consecutive days with the genuine intent of making Tennessee their permanent home.
Military personnel on active duty in this state and their immediate families, who reside with them, regardless of resident status.
Students who are enrolled in a Tennessee school, college, or university for at least six months.
NOTE: A Social Security Number is required to purchase a
Tennessee hunting and fishing license.

Lifetime Sportsman (Age determines the cost - see below)
An all inclusive lifetime license valid for hunting, trapping, and sport fishing without any state supplemental licenses or permits. Allows holders to apply for quota permits at no additional fee. Applications are available at your local TWRA office and on this Web site.

Type 401 (Under 3 years of age) _____ $200.00
Type 406 (Ages 3-6) _____ $540.00
Type 402 (Ages 7-12) _____ $810.00
Type 403 (Ages 13-50) ____ $1620.00
Type 404 (Ages 51-64) _____ $945.00
Type 405 (Ages 65 and older) ______ $270.00

annual sportsmans holders have the same benefits as a liftime for  136.00 per year (until they go up again, seems as though every 4 years we see about a 25% increase)

[30coupe]

Hawkeye,

You are correct on the age. In Iowa, you must be 65 or older.

Generally, if you have an Iowa driver's license, that is sufficient proof for a hunting/fishing license. If you have moved to another state, you are no longer an Iowa resident. Purchasing a resident license is likely to earn you a very hefty fine. I think it was last year, there was just such a case in the paper. I don't remember the exact amount, but there was a comma after the first digit. That's a plenty for me!

[30coupe]

Originally posted by Ia Hawkeye:
I just checked with the Iowa DNR. You can not get a lifetime license unless you are 65 or older, have severe disabilities, or are a vetren of a war/conflict.

Even then, if you move out of state, you can only return and hunt small game . It does NOT allow you to hunt deer or turkey.You must meet residentcy requirements to hunt deer and turkey.

You also have to buy the stamps even with the license (trout, habitat, duck, etc.). My dad has one. I have to wait about 10 years.  :(