Best States For Hunting 2025

Alaska
100%
Delaware
23%
Wyoming
23%
South Dakota
22%
Montana
20%
North Dakota
19%
Idaho
15%
Maine
15%
West Virginia
14%
Oklahoma
12%
Arkansas
11%
Wisconsin
11%
Alabama
10%
Louisiana
10%
Minnesota
10%
Mississippi
10%
Tennessee
10%
Vermont
10%
Kansas
9%
Nebraska
9%
Missouri
8%
Oregon
8%
Utah
8%
Georgia
7%
Iowa
7%
Kentucky
7%
Michigan
7%
New Mexico
7%
Pennsylvania
7%
Colorado
6%
North Carolina
6%
Arizona
5%
Indiana
4%
New Hampshire
4%
South Carolina
4%
Texas
4%
Nevada
3%
New York
3%
Ohio
3%
Virginia
3%
Illinois
2%
Maryland
2%
Washington
2%
California
1%
Connecticut
1%
Florida
1%
Hawaii
1%
Massachusetts
1%
New Jersey
1%
Rhode Island
1%
State
% Population Who Have Hunting Licenses
Paid Hunting License Holders
Hunting Licenses Tags Permits and Stamps
Alaska Flag
Alaska100%787,733508,606
Delaware Flag
Delaware23%16,72851,743
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming23%136,205195,394
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota22%206,316254,189
Montana Flag
Montana20%231,339884,807
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota19%150,724423,590
Idaho Flag
Idaho15%301,9941,086,624
Maine Flag
Maine15%207,849209,611
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia14%253,955535,903
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma12%499,182360,421
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas11%323,474379,009
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin11%669,8134,291,915
Alabama Flag
Alabama10%504,600787,733
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana10%442,678552,912
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota10%550,6631,408,568
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi10%283,021321,417
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee10%728,759895,058
Vermont Flag
Vermont10%64,343180,376
Kansas Flag
Kansas9%255,143273,409
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska9%185,034317,473
Missouri Flag
Missouri8%509,9631,662,065
Oregon Flag
Oregon8%331,4751,100,361
Utah Flag
Utah8%268,075427,831
Georgia Flag
Georgia7%769,1051,388,269
Iowa Flag
Iowa7%220,576605,541
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky7%321,347442,562
Michigan Flag
Michigan7%660,9332,138,105
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico7%140,685344,755
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania7%953,903899,439
Colorado Flag
Colorado6%370,736565,109
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina6%654,251302,891
Arizona Flag
Arizona5%349,554517,152
Indiana Flag
Indiana4%273,423387,198
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire4%60,629144,847
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina4%219,222874,873
Texas Flag
Texas4%1,170,3161,726,223
Nevada Flag
Nevada3%106,861109,773
New York Flag
New York3%560,3461,028,190
Ohio Flag
Ohio3%360,421793,529
Virginia Flag
Virginia3%253,650722,813
Illinois Flag
Illinois2%289,9221,398,692
Maryland Flag
Maryland2%116,422255,266
Washington Flag
Washington2%185,147788,018
California Flag
California1%278,210991,800
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut1%30,80797,718
Florida Flag
Florida1%217,113296,173
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii1%11,27011,301
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts1%59,652257,046
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey1%71,707297,705
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island1%7,98551,527
  • Total Paid Hunting License Holders for 2023 increased by 3.59% (552,618) from 15,386,273 in 2022 to 15,938,891.