Ok fellas,here i am again with another dumb question? My baby girl said this afternoon that she wanted to accompany on a hunt but only wants to shoot squarles and coons ,does she need a lic's for this if so no prob ,but wat are the do's n dont's?
Ok fellas,here i am again with another dumb question? My baby girl said this afternoon that she wanted to accompany on a hunt but only wants to shoot squarles and coons ,does she need a lic's for this if so no prob ,but wat are the do's n dont's?
Hunting Licenses and Permits
Note: A H unting Stamp E ndorsement may be required (see pg. 26).
See pg. 22 for specific information on Lifetime, Disabled V eteran, T exas resident ACTIVE DUTYM ILITARY , and Combination
licenses. For residents who hunt and fish fresh water and/or salt water, the “Super Combo” package can save
purchasers up to $18.
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). N o license is required for
nuisance fur-bearing animals (see pg. 73), depredating hogs or coyotes (see below). N on-residents under
17 years of age may purchase and hunt with the Youth Hunting License (Type 169).
Youth H unting License (Type 169): $7
Valid for any person, resident or non-resident, under 17 years of age at the date of license purchase.
Exempt from state stamp requirements, except for Reptile and Amphibian Stamp (pgs. 26 and 72). License
and state stamp exemptions remain valid for the entire license year.
Hunter Ed ucation
Every hunter (including out-of-state hunters) born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, must successfully complete a H unter E ducation
Training Course. P roof of certification or deferral is required to be on your person while hunting. M inimum age of certification is
9 years and cost is $15.
If you were born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, and you are:
• under 9 years of age, you must be accompanied*.
• age 9 through 16, you must successfully complete a hunter education course or be accompanied*.
• age 17 and over, you must successfully complete a hunter education course; or purchase a “Hunter Education
Deferral” and be accompanied*.
Hunter Education Deferral (cost: $10) – Allows a person 17 years of age or older who has not completed a
hunter education program to defer completion for up to one year. A deferral may only be obtained once
and is only valid until the end of the current license year. A person who has been convicted or has received
deferred adjudication for violation of the mandatory hunter education requirement is prohibited from applying
for a deferral. Take the course by Aug. 31 of the current license year and receive a $5 discount.
*Accompanied means: By a person (resident or non-resident) who is at least 17, who is licensed
to hunt in Texas, who has passed hunter education or is exempt (born before Sept. 2, 1971), and you
must be within normal voice control.
Note: Certification is not required to purchase a hunting license.
Bowhunter E ducation: Certification is required on the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Pottsboro.
Note: Bowhunter education does not substitute for Hunter Education certification.
For course information, please consult the TPWD Hunter Education section at: http://www.tpwd.state.
tx.us/learning/hunter_education/ or call toll-free (800) 792-1112 (menu 6) or call (512) 389-4999.
Y'all have a place to shoot said critters??? I have a deer lease w/o any deer and lots of squarles, coons, skunks, birds and assorted other critters...
Wise county and y'all would be more than welcome to kill what walks!!
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