(a) Bona fide resident landowners or their resident children, grandchildren or resident parents, or bona fide resident tenants of the land may hunt, trap or fish on their own land during open season in ance with the laws and rules applying to the hunting, trapping and fishing without obtaining a license, unless ...

Note: Residents and non-residents under the age of 15 do not have to purchase a license. Purchase fishing equipment. Visit your local sporting goods store or larger retail stores to find a beginner's fishing kit, which includes a basic rod and reel combination and some tackle.

If you're reading this, there's a good chance you already know about West Virginia's lifetime hunting and fishing license. A normal combination license, in 2020, costs $35. A resident lifetime license is $805.

West Virginia resident landowners may hunt on their own land without obtaining a license. A resident landowner hunting on his/her own land without a license can take the same number of deer as a licensed hunter. A hunter (licensee or landowner) cannot take more than the number of deer allowed in the respective seasons.

Any resident 45 years of age or older who applies for either of the resident lifetime licenses authorized by subdivision A 1 or A 2 shall receive such a license for one of the following fees based on age: age 45 through 50, $200; age 51 through 55, $150; age 56 through 60, $100; age 61 through 64, $50; and age 65 or ...

Fishing (Class XS)*:.................................................................. $25.00 Required for anglers who turn 65 on or after January 1, 2012. * Conservation Stamp not required. ** Valid only when accompanied by a Class B, AB-L, I, B-L, B-L-I, X, or XJ license.

Trout Stamp Requirements Lifetime license holders who turned 65 after December 31, 2011, must purchase a trout stamp or the Senior Lifetime License which includes that privilege.