Appendix A: Fishing and Hunting Permits Issued During the Audit Period

The Department of Fish and Game manages our state’s wildlife and facilitates recreational permitting and licensing for hunting and fishing residents.

Overview

Permit or License Type	Total Issued
Quabbin Antlerless Deer Permit	1,032
Problem Animal Control Permit + Coyote Certificate	118
Non-Resident (Alien) Hunting, Small Game	37
Non-Resident Trapping Permit	98
Resident (Alien) Sporting	279
Charter Boat (Non-resident)	91
Resident (Citizen) Hunting, Age 65–69	2,612
Non-Resident (Citizen) Hunting, Small Game	3,173
Resident (Citizen/Alien) Fishing, 3 Day	6,208
Non-Commercial Lobster <17	32
Charter Boat (Resident)	1,601
Non-resident (Citizen/Alien) Minor Fishing, Age 15–17	859
Resident Citizen Sporting	72,617
Non-resident (Alien) Hunting, Big Game	51
Non-resident Commercial Shooting Preserve (1 Day)	215
Problem Animal Control Permit + Coyote Certificate, Age 70 and Over	7
Head Boat (Non-resident)	13
Resident (Citizen) Trapping	1,521
Non-commercial Lobster (Resident)	13,548
Propagation Falconry Permit	17
Resident (Alien) Fishing	10,326
Archery Stamp	79,827
Bear Permit	35,261
Resident (Citizen) Hunting	42,008
Wildlands Stamp, Non-resident	45,004
Apprentice Falconry Permit	24
Primitive Firearms Stamp	86,299
Waterfowl Stamp	26,154
Blue Hills Antlerless Deer Permit	2,339

General Falconry Permit	68
Resident (Citizen) Trapping, Age 65–69	138
Quabbin Reservoir Fishing, 1 Day	1,189
Resident (Alien) Hunting—Bow Only	63
Resident (Citizen) Fishing, Age 65–9	19,285
Head Boat (Resident)	94
Resident Citizen Sporting, Age 65–69	8,770
Master Falconry Permit	39
Non-resident Recreational Saltwater Fishing	42,416
Problem Animal Control Permit, Age 70 and Over	16
Resident Commercial Shooting Preserve (1 Day)	183
Salvage Falconry Permit	34
Non-Commercial Lobster (Non-resident)	248
Problem Animal Control Permit	448
Resident (Citizen) Minor Hunting, Age 15–17	3,308
Resident Recreational Saltwater Fishing	253,028
Surplus Antlerless Deer Permit	56,701
Turkey Permit	55,784
Non-resident (Citizen) Hunting, Big Game	7,836
Resident (Alien) Hunting	337
Resident (Citizen) Fishing	226,651
Antlerless Deer Permit	62,884
Non-resident (Citizen/Alien) Fishing	24,860
Non-resident (Citizen/Alien) Fishing, 3 Day	7,975
Resident (Citizen) Minor Trapping, Age 12–17	8
Wachusett Reservoir Zone Antlerless Deer Permit	373

2.  The text in this table is quoted from MassFishHunt.

Date published:	March 17, 2020