Texas river hunting
12-01-2019 | 09:06 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Spike
Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Texas river hunting
Alright so before anybody does what they do on every hunting forum post, I do not care for your damn honey hole. I hope it stays hidden forever, not looking for any type of location just curious on legality in certain areas.
i’ve looked up and down TWPD’s website and all I can find that is you are able to shoot from a kayak or johnboat in a river as long as you abide by the local ordinances.I’m specifically curious about the Colorado River since I live in Austin, would I technically be able to hunt anywhere between Austin in Bastrop? As long as I enter the water legally and don’t trust pass?
i’ve looked up and down TWPD’s website and all I can find that is you are able to shoot from a kayak or johnboat in a river as long as you abide by the local ordinances.I’m specifically curious about the Colorado River since I live in Austin, would I technically be able to hunt anywhere between Austin in Bastrop? As long as I enter the water legally and don’t trust pass?
12-01-2019 | 12:00 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 381
Likes: 0
Duck and Goose hunter from Idaho here. I want to try to help. I have had trouble understanding regulations myself. Here is what I do when this happens:
Instead of looking on a website, I actually call someone who knows the hunting laws, in my case Idaho Fish and Game. I tell them why I am confused, and I ask the question in mind.
9 times out of 10 they give the answer you need.
Here's an example that happened to me. In the Idaho regulations it says, "No season on hen pheasants." I thought this meant that there was always an open season for hens. I was confused, so I called Idaho Fish and game, and asked them if this was true.
I was wrong. You can't take hen pheasants. Period. I could have gotten in trouble if I went hunting for them.
I advise you to actually call and/or talk face to face with someone who knows the regulations in your area. You'll get a much better answer..
You also won't get into trouble if the info you get is wrong.
If you would like, I can look into this for you and help you get an answer.
Jared
Instead of looking on a website, I actually call someone who knows the hunting laws, in my case Idaho Fish and Game. I tell them why I am confused, and I ask the question in mind.
9 times out of 10 they give the answer you need.
Here's an example that happened to me. In the Idaho regulations it says, "No season on hen pheasants." I thought this meant that there was always an open season for hens. I was confused, so I called Idaho Fish and game, and asked them if this was true.
I was wrong. You can't take hen pheasants. Period. I could have gotten in trouble if I went hunting for them.
I advise you to actually call and/or talk face to face with someone who knows the regulations in your area. You'll get a much better answer..
You also won't get into trouble if the info you get is wrong.
If you would like, I can look into this for you and help you get an answer.
Jared
12-02-2019 | 04:02 PM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 16,632
Likes: 11
From: south eastern PA
Alright so before anybody does what they do on every hunting forum post, I do not care for your damn honey hole. I hope it stays hidden forever, not looking for any type of location just curious on legality in certain areas.
i’ve looked up and down TWPD’s website and all I can find that is you are able to shoot from a kayak or johnboat in a river as long as you abide by the local ordinances.I’m specifically curious about the Colorado River since I live in Austin, would I technically be able to hunt anywhere between Austin in Bastrop? As long as I enter the water legally and don’t trust pass?
i’ve looked up and down TWPD’s website and all I can find that is you are able to shoot from a kayak or johnboat in a river as long as you abide by the local ordinances.I’m specifically curious about the Colorado River since I live in Austin, would I technically be able to hunt anywhere between Austin in Bastrop? As long as I enter the water legally and don’t trust pass?
