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State Administration of Big Game Hunting Opportunities for Resident & Nonresident Landowners 2008
State
Res. LO
NR LO
Restrict NR/Quota
Comments
Free
No
No
NR LO must purchase lic.
Alaska
No
No
Yes
Lic. availability based on pops. if not enough game NRs eliminated
Arizona
No
No
Yes
Arkansas
No
No
No
California
No
No
Yes
Colorado
No
No
Yes
Restrict certain seasons and species
Connecticut
Free
No
No
Delaware
Free
Free
No?
NR LO must reside on working farm in DE
Florida
Free
No
No
Georgia
free
No
No
Res LO receives free small game but no free Big Game
Hawaii
No
No
No
No native big game
Idaho
No
No
Yes
Illinois
Yes
Yes
Yes
Res LO deer lic/40ac. NR LO - One ES combo for archery and firearmsa
Indiana
Yes
Reciprocal
No
Res LO free if farmland. NR LO - free if NR's state provides free lic. to NR LOs
Iowa
Free
free/pref
Yes
NR LO free small game & preference for antless lic. Quota 6000 combo & 3500 AO
Kansas
Yes
Yes
Yes
NR quota 20% of previous year's resident purchase - meets NR demandb
Kentucky
Free
No
No
Louisiana
No
No
No
Maine
Free
No
No
Maryland
Free
No*
No
*Except NR with property that overlaps into MD from VA
Massachusetts
Free
No
No
Michigan
free
No
No
Res LO receives free small game but no free Big Game
Minnesota
Free*
Free*
No
*Free antlerless lic. NR LO must have >80 ac.
Mississippi
Free
No
No
Missouri
Free
Yes
No
Res LO >5 ac. NR LO >75 ac. reduced fee $75 regular NR cost $175
Montana
No
No
Yes
Nebraska
Yes
Yes
No
Res LO >80 ac. cost - $14.50 NR LO >320 ac. cost - $89.50
Nevada
No
No
Yes
New Hampshire
Free
No
No
New Jersey
Free
No
No
New Mexico
No?
No
Yes
New York
No
No
No
North Carolina
Free
Free
No
North Dakota
Free*
Yes**
Yes
*Res. & NR LO must have >160 ac. **NR LO cost - $200 regular NR cost same
Ohio
Free
Free
No
Oklahoma
free
No
No
Res LO free small game
Oregon
Yes
Yes
Yes
Res LO free small game, pref. big game. NR LO pref. big game
Pennsylvania
Yes
Yesc
No
Res LO property must be open to public, cost $4 See below for NR LO
Rhode Island
No
No
No
South Carolina
No
No
No
South Dakota
free
No
Yes
Res LO free small game NR deer lic. cost - $195
Tennessee
Yes
No
No
Texas
No
No
No
Utah
No
No
No
Vermont
Free
Free*
No
*NR LO free lic if land not posted (open to public hunting)
Virginia
Free
Free
No
Washington
No
No
Yes
West Virginia
Free
No
No
Wisconsin
Free*
No
No
*Res LO free antlerless license
Wyoming
Yes
Yesd
Yes
Res LO >160 ac. receives draw preference; NR LO see below
aIL - NR land with multiple owners are alloted ES combo at a lic/40 ac. but not to exceed maximum stated above.
NR LO $200 for archery combo. NR LO ES firearms lic for $150 and antless license for $15.
Unlimited antlerless available for $15 (to ES lic holders?). Quota 25,000 for NR archery - $400 for ES & antless combo. Through draw,
NRs can only receive firearm lic. if licenses remain after res. draw.
bKS - Res. LO deer lic/80 ac. NR LO one lic only (but mult. owners of propery can receive 1 lic/owner at an allotment of 1 lic/80 ac.).
Reg cost NR - $322.50 NR LO cost - $77.50 Res LO cost - $17.50
cPA - NR LO receives antlerless license if land open to public.
dWY - NR LO >160 ac. draw preference in NR pool. Up to 2 lic/big game species (if mult. owners or family). Any lands primarily purchased
for the purpose of obtaining landowner licenses shall not be eligible.