Need a License to.....

[Wudstix]

I don't think you need a license to hunt pigs if your hunting on your own property. Other than that yep, you need a license to hunt anything.

yup x2

[kfd82]

First he said after several beers, he didn't say HE had several. It may have been several amongst the group. He may have only had one or two or three over an hour or two.

Y'all should chill out a little, most folks I know are very careful about their alcohol intake while riding a motorcycle.

I think some of y'all just search threads waiting to call people out and show how much better you are than them....

[crittergitter]

IF you come across them and shoot them under the " damaging or about to damage" clause then yes.............but thats not hunting. If you have damaged property, and you set out a feeder and "hunt" them, then yes you must have a HL.


Also under the "No HL" KILLING of damage causing feral hogs, you must leave them where they lay, no processing

You can shoot/kill in this situation, but IF you are "hunting" for any sport at all you must have HL.

If it looks like a dozer worked your land over, and you put out corn, and sit in a stand waiting for hogs.......that is hunting and a HL is required.

If you are driving/walking across land and hogs are spotted, you may kill and leave where they lay without a HL.....if damaging or about to damage (they all fall into that category)

can you tell me where you find this language you are using? is this just stuff you have heard or your opinion on how the law should read?

i can't seem to find any of that under exceptions to hunt without a license. in fact the state even calls it hunting not shooting/killing. i would think information you stated would be important and listed with the law.

Exceptions: a hunting license is not required to hunt the following:
Coyotes, if the coyotes are attacking, about to attack, or have recently attacked livestock, domestic animals, or fowl.
Depredating feral hogs, if a landowner (resident or non-resident) or landowner's agent or lessee is taking feral hogs causing depredation on the landowner's land.
Fur-bearing animals, if the hunter possesses a trapper's license or if the fur-bearing animals are causing depredation.

Note: All laws and regulations governing hunter education still apply.

if it is not hunting why does hunter education laws still apply?????

[GarGuy]

can you tell me where you find this language you are using? is this just stuff you have heard or your opinion on how the law should read?

i can't seem to find any of that under exceptions to hunt without a license. in fact the state even calls it hunting not shooting/killing. i would think information you stated would be important and listed with the law.

Exceptions: a hunting license is not required to hunt the following:
Coyotes, if the coyotes are attacking, about to attack, or have recently attacked livestock, domestic animals, or fowl.
Depredating feral hogs, if a landowner (resident or non-resident) or landowner's agent or lessee is taking feral hogs causing depredation on the landowner's land.
Fur-bearing animals, if the hunter possesses a trapper's license or if the fur-bearing animals are causing depredation.

Note: All laws and regulations governing hunter education still apply.

if it is not hunting why does hunter education laws still apply?????

I also dont see where it says an animal killed has to be left laying either.

[wayne worthy]

Unless your on private property with owners permission.

[WCB]

The only way I see you would not need a license is if animal/bird is causing depredation. And I also do not see anything in the TPWD Outdoor Annual stating to leave the animal laying. Can someone mention law or code stating this?

[Jen-Man]

Are we still discussing this....??

[crittergitter]

Are we still discussing this....??

i think a few people were waiting on low fences response on where he got his info.....

[bustinhides]

Rode to bike to Strokers Ice House in Dallas and after several Beers someone said you need to kill all the Dang pigs, Their tearing up everything. A guy at the table said don't you need a hunting license to do that. They guy said heck no. I disagreed. Same with Yots I said. Started to get all heated so I rode.

Input?

U need a license to harvest any bird, fish, or animal in texas.if they are tearing up your land u can remove without a license on your property. But u will have to prove your the landowner and show proof of tore up land.a co worker i know had to prove it in court to get charges dropped

[Low Fence]

i think a few people were waiting on low fences response on where he got his info.....

Sorry, did't recheck this.

I have been to several (probably near a dozen) feral hog siminars, and county meetings about removal efforts. ALL have state speakers as well as GW;s from that area.

This EXACT question comes up everytime and their answer everytime is "If your hunting them for sport OR food you need HL if shooting under the depredating(sp?) or about to depredate then no HL required" (on own land or with Land Owners perrmission)

If you cleaned one that would be for food so I would think a HL is needed. But I KNOW if you are shooting depredating deer (example: eating your watermelon patch) you may not do anything with them. I am only making an educated guess with hogs since it is near same situation. I think I can remember a GW saying it also......but its been a while. If I see one this week I'll bring it up and get a "from the hourses mouth" answer

[pickles]

Sorry, did't recheck this.

I have been to several (probably near a dozen) feral hog siminars, and county meetings about removal efforts. ALL have state speakers as well as GW;s from that area.

This EXACT question comes up everytime and their answer everytime is "If your hunting them for sport OR food you need HL if shooting under the depredating(sp?) or about to depredate then no HL required" (on own land or with Land Owners perrmission)

If you cleaned one that would be for food so I would think a HL is needed. But I KNOW if you are shooting depredating deer (example: eating your watermelon patch) you may not do anything with them. I am only making an educated guess with hogs since it is near same situation. I think I can remember a GW saying it also......but its been a while. If I see one this week I'll bring it up and get a "from the hourses mouth" answer

Low fence,
If you don't mind I was going to copy your post and email it to the GW in my county. She usually replies fairly quick when I have questions. She's usually pretty good at explaining why.

[WCB]

Sorry, did't recheck this.

I have been to several (probably near a dozen) feral hog siminars, and county meetings about removal efforts. ALL have state speakers as well as GW;s from that area.

This EXACT question comes up everytime and their answer everytime is "If your hunting them for sport OR food you need HL if shooting under the depredating(sp?) or about to depredate then no HL required" (on own land or with Land Owners perrmission)

If you cleaned one that would be for food so I would think a HL is needed. But I KNOW if you are shooting depredating deer (example: eating your watermelon patch) you may not do anything with them. I am only making an educated guess with hogs since it is near same situation. I think I can remember a GW saying it also......but its been a while. If I see one this week I'll bring it up and get a "from the hourses mouth" answer

After our issue with several GW's over what is a legal "spike buck" vs. what "isn't" one, I'll defer to law/code/written somewhere before I take one's word...

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262251

But I don't worry about it anyway. Always buy my license as close to Aug. 15th as I can...

[KHoes203]

and 2 legged whitetail.

Dont you need a Man Card for that?

[crittergitter]

If you cleaned one that would be for food so I would think a HL is needed. But I KNOW if you are shooting depredating deer (example: eating your watermelon patch) you may not do anything with them. I am only making an educated guess with hogs since it is near same situation. I think I can remember a GW saying it also......but its been a while. If I see one this week I'll bring it up and get a "from the hourses mouth" answer

deer and hogs are completely different. no where in the law does it mention deer.

i don't care to hear anything out of the horse mouth. as we have already seen with WCB spike the horses mouth means nothing unless you can back it up with a printed law.

the question then would be why would tpwd print half the law and leave such important information out?

i will go with printed law everyday over something put out on the internet with no law to back it up. things like that get people in trouble because they believe misinformation.

[Artos]

I had this discussion with the fed gw just a couple weeks ago...if you are killing ONLY hogs for depredation to help the land, then you do not need a hunting lic.

If you shoot a rabbit, yote or most any other critter, then you are setting yourself up for problems if the hunting lic is not on you.