hunting license vs hunting permit

hunting license and hunting permit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hunting license	Yes	No	No	No
hunting permit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hunting license and hunting permit are synonyms defined as:

hunting license and hunting permit: a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time

Other synonyms of hunting license include game license, hunting licence.

hunting license (noun)	hunting permit (noun)
a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time	a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time