hunting permit vs hunting license

hunting permit and hunting license both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

hunting permit (noun)	hunting license (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