hunting liscense for hogs in TX?
 

do you have to have a valid hunting liscense to hunt hogs in Texas?

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yep

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I am from Alabama and I hunted hogs in Texas last year and we were told we didn't need one for hogs only if we wanted to hunt deer too.

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If you are on private property and are the lesee or acting as an agent of the owner or lesee and the hogs are causing depredation, you do not NOT have to have a license.

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well... hogs are not regulated by the state.
no limits, no seasons...
so i dont know why we need liscences to hunt them.
(although i always have a liscence anyway, it doesnt effect me)

but we did have some game wardensstop while we were filling gas in Tilden Tx.
we had 7 Hogs in the back of the truck... only a few of us had liscences and Hunter Safety.
so a few guys got tickets.
i guess we were just tired and not using our heads, because we might as well have said that only 2 or 3 of us killed all the hogs
and the guys with no liscence or hunters safetly card were not hunting.
we could have told a little white lie, and avoided everything, but we just werent thinking that day.

or, one could always claim that they were Given to them, and/or they were trapped hogs and raised to size as LIVESTOCK !
there is all types of loopholes to avoid any Citations.
but liscences are cheap, and if you hunt deer or turkeys, most people already have a liscence anyway.

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What he said. That is pretty much quoted right out of the regulations. You need a license to HUNT hogs, but not to kill hogs if you are helping the owner get rid of hogs that are damaging his property.

I had a friend from out of state visit, and an out of state license would have been pretty expensive just for a day of hog hunting. We discussed the fact that the pigs were damaging my land and that he was assisting me in ridding my land of them, NOT hunting.

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I was thinking that if your afield with a weapon there has to be a lisence on your persons...enless it depredation type hunt.on shooting range no needed.Hey npaden I'll meet you in Roscoe and help you rid you place of the critters!;)I'm getting in tune with my bow just waiting for the chance.

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I may have to take you up on the offer if I can't make it out to do something about them soon. I have a trap out there that they completely avoid and they never seem to be around when I am out there.

I have plenty running around that's for sure!

RE: hunting liscense for hogs in TX?
 

A 5 day non-resident license is $45. The fine for hunting without a licenseis a good bit higher. You decide.

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Only 2 hours from here for me! Between the Bowtech and AR I can attempt to help you!Could be a great way to introduce some kids to hunting by hunting them outside deer season and help the deer habitat!As many as are on the cam your gonna have a bumper crop if we get some moisture in the off season,never get rid of them then.[:@]

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I agree with Greg.

Texas Game Wardens are not going to be fooled. They know the geography and landowners of each sector they control. They know who is hunting and who is actually getting rid of pests. Fines can range to 25,000 dollars and time in jail...
Plus if you come in my state to hunt, I want you pay your fees like everyone else, or you're just poaching.

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I'd be happy to help out as well. I want a couple of the little red ones. MMmmmmmm....... BBQ!

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Come guys, Good Grief!!! Give the guy a break. He doesn't need anyone mooching off him. If he wanted you, he'd ask you to hunt,,, Can I come too....:D:D:D,

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This coming from our "mooch coach"! I would even pay for the honor myself.He wouldn't have to help identify or track or tell me what gender it is....But thats a whole different story ain't it coach?:D

RE: hunting liscense for hogs in TX?
 

I don't agree, but the next time I see a game warden I'll ask about it.

The regulationsseem prettyclear that if you are helping the landowner get rid of them as pests you don't need a license. Now if I was charging money for someone to hunt my land that would be hunting, but letting them go by for free to kill pigs that are destroying my property, I'm not so sure that is hunting even if they plan on eating them. Trapping pigs doesn't require a license and you can sell those at a profit.

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As far as some of you volunteering to shoot some of the vermin running around my property, I'll keep it under advisement. I need tocheck on liability issues and stuff like that. I don't want to have anyone out hunting it until after deer season is over for sure, but some of you archery folks might not scare the deer away as bad as if I had someone out there blasting away with a rifle on them. Right now I can't get down there for at least a month and I may try to trap them a couple more times, I think that would be even more effective and less of a distraction for the deer.

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Keep bait out as much as possible and when season is over they will get comfy and should be easy trapping them! I'm confused too about trapping them no problem but shooting them having to have lisence...sounds like politics got involved somewhere if that the case! I completely understand about your liability concerns with folks hunting your property too!

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Call me anything but Coach.. I'll forgive you this time, but if you ever call me that again, I'm going to punch you in the mouth, even if I have to bend down to do it.:D

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Empty ur pm's or I'll kick your walker out from under you gramps! Don't make me drive 6 hours just to get arrested for abuse to the elderly! :D

RE: hunting liscense for hogs in TX?
 

I'll try and clear this up a bit......

If you are hunting hogs in Texas , YES you WILL NEED a license.............


YES there is a Clause in the regs for helping out a landowner with depredation hunting(and NOT having a license)........BUT!!!! AND its a BIG ONE, YOU CANNOT REMOVE THE HOG FROM THE PROPERTY and YOU CANNOT utilize it for food...

LETs face it, just buy a damn license and dont try and skirt the law, just buy a dang 45.00 license and hunt , HAVE FUN, and KILL ALOT of these stinking pigs...EAT PORK THE REAL WHITE MEAT!!

RE: hunting liscense for hogs in TX?
 

Can you point me to where in the regs, in print,it says that?

RE: hunting liscense for hogs in TX?
 

No, because it isn't there.

The key to me seems to be the term "Depredating Feral Hogs". I asked this question on a different forum and the answer that was given by someone who asked their local game warden seemed to indicate that the hogs had to pretty much be caught in the act of destroying crops on your land for you to be able to shoot them without a license. Of course that is their interpretation, but based on the email it sounded like the subject has been discussed and that was a general consensus.

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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.

RE: hunting liscense for hogs in TX?
 

Is not in the regs, in print. That is directly from a GAME WARDEN....... When I asked him to verifiy it one way or the other that is what he told me...... Spend 45.00 it will save you hundreds in fines......

If you dont think it is true its very easy to verifiy, call your local Warden.....

RE: hunting liscense for hogs in TX?
 

i know 4 years ago when i was there i needed a license it was around 50 bucks but i thought it was an exotics only license sounds like it was a 5 day non-resident wish i still had it to look but anyway i know i was legal and shot pigs well worth the $