Governor Ron Desantis announced that Florida will reactivate its 50% discount for Florida State Park passes and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) hunting and fishing licenses through January 3, 2025.
Florida has over 4 million licensed anglers, is the fishing capital of the U.S., and because last year’s halved prices were the “highest discount” Florida has ever done, DeSantis said, he has decided to reinvigorate those prices for this year.
Last year, the discounted lifetime fishing and hunting licenses, called the Gold Sportsman license, led to $24 million in state revenue after FWC distributed over 75,000 licenses.
This means a sportsman license for kids four and under will be $200 instead of $400; $350 for kids 5 to 12 instead of $700; and $500 for kids 14 to 17 instead of $1,000.
Last year’s discounted state park passes led to $2.86 million in revenue.