RE: hunting liscense for hogs in TX?
We have friends who come down from OK & KS to hunt hogs so we have a little expericence with this. The Knox Co. game wardens have asked for their out of state licenses and they were legal because they had the $45 non-resident 5 day license. We've had conversations with multiple game wardens from several regionson the topic and they have offered the same answer.
2007-2008 TPW Regulations
General Law pg. 19
Personal ID (non-residents must carry drivers license or id cards or similar documents issued by the agency in thier state or country).
pg 21 A non-resident is a person who doesn't meet the requirements listed for qualification of a TX resident.
pg 25 Hunting licenses & permits.
"A hunting license is required of any person, regardless of age, who hunts any animal, bird, frog or turtle in this state (except furbearers, if the hunter possesses a trapper's license). No license is required for fur-bearing animals (see. pg 72)", which by the way hogs are not included on the list on this page. Pg 25 goes on to state, "A hunting license is not required to hunt the following: coyotes, depredating feral hogs, if the landowner (resident or non-resident) or landowner's agent or lessee is taking feral hogs causing depredation on the landowner's land," continues on to state all laws and regulations re: hunter education still apply.HOWEVER, page 25 goes on to say non-resident special hunting (type 107) $125.00 includes exotics, game birds and non-game animals, etc. THEN we get to the NON Resident 5 day special hunting (type 157) $45.00 which is for 5 consecutive days valid to hunt all nongame animals including exotics. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY at page 72. Exotic Animals & Fowl there is specific verbage that states which animals are included and I quote, "Includes, but not limited to feral hog, Auodad sheep, Axis deer, Elk, SIka deer, Fallow deer, Blackbuck antelope, Nilgai antelope & Russian boar."
BOTTOM LINE, per TPW you'd best have a valid non-resident hunting license. Come on down and hunt. We're still one of the cheapest states to hunt as a non-resident.