LDWF: Lifetime Hunting/Fishing License Not Going Away Starting June 1 st of next year $300 individual lifetime hunting and fishing licenses will be phased out but sportsmen will still be able to buy a $500 combination lifetime hunting and fishing license. These changes are the result of recently signed legislation that increases license costs to help the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries fund a budget gap. LDWF Undersecretary Bryan McClinton said this change has some sportsmen under the false impression that all lifetime licenses are going away. “Whenever we stated that the hunt and fish are going to go away the public reacted as we are doing away with lifetime licenses. That’s the confusion we are trying to clear up,” said McClinton.