Minimum amount of land

[Sully352]

What the minimum amount of land to hunt on in Texas? I have heard many times that it is 10 acres but can't find it online.

[Z7_Matt]

I was told 10 acres as well.

[M16]

It depends. If the county has enacted an ordinance then it is 10 acres. If not there is no minimum. Check with the county where you intend to hunt.

[JustinJ]

I don't think there is a statewide minimum to "hunt". There are statewide acreage minimums in order to shoot a gun within city limits if the property was annexed after some specific date in the 80s (I think its 10 for a shotgun and 25 for a rifle, but could be wrong). But if there was a minimum to just hunt I believe it would be local (county, but more likely city). I know of no Texas law that says you can't hunt on .25 acres in a random place in Texas, but municipalities may have laws in place.

[Geezy Rider]

There is no official minimum land rule in Texas. Some counties have restrictions that limit the amount but the state has no law. Check with your county sheriff.

At my first house I had five acres and hunted dove on it for years.

[M16]

Here is the law.

It is against the law to:

hunt in a subdivision with lots 10 acres or less in an unincorporated area of a county if the commissioners court, by order, prohibits the discharge of a firearm or the use of archery equipment in such subdivisions. (Contact local county clerk and ask about 235.022, Local Government Code.)

[Slingblade]

It's all about firearms not hunting. Check with your local sheriff.

[Sully352]

Thanks for the info will be checking out for my county and other

[M16]

It's all about firearms not hunting. Check with your local sheriff.

Not true.

[JustinJ]

Statutes regarding firearms. 10 acres for a bow, shotgun, etc. 50 acres for a rifle. But these numbers only refer to land within city limits annexed after 1981.

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/LG/htm/LG.229.htm

[JustinJ]

Here is the law.

It is against the law to:

hunt in a subdivision with lots 10 acres or less in an unincorporated area of a county if the commissioners court, by order, prohibits the discharge of a firearm or the use of archery equipment in such subdivisions. (Contact local county clerk and ask about 235.022, Local Government Code.)

Local gov't code 235.022 has nothing to do with hunting...only firearms.

Sec. 235.022. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE. To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or otherwise regulate the discharge of firearms on lots that are 10 acres or smaller and are located in the unincorporated area of the county in a subdivision.

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/LG/htm/LG.235.htm

[JustinJ]

Here is the law.

It is against the law to:

hunt in a subdivision with lots 10 acres or less in an unincorporated area of a county if the commissioners court, by order, prohibits the discharge of a firearm or the use of archery equipment in such subdivisions. (Contact local county clerk and ask about 235.022, Local Government Code.)

235.042 on the other hand, does refer to hunting, but only with bow

[JustinJ]

To sum up, if you're within city limits on land over 10 acres annexed after 1981, you should be good to go. If you are outside of city limits on over 10 acres, you are good to go. If you are outside city limits on less than 10 acres but not within a subdivision, you are good to go. If you are outside of city limits but inside a subdivision and on less than 10 acres, call the county.

i think....

[M16]

235.042 on the other hand, does refer to hunting, but only with bow

Okay. So how are you going to hunt with a gun if you can't discharge a firearm.

[JustinJ]

Okay. So how are you going to hunt with a gun if you can't discharge a firearm.

Well if for some reason the county has a regulation against hunting with a bow (under 235.042) but does not have a regulation against the discharge of firearms (under 235.022), then it is my assumption you could hunt with a firearm and not break a law.

Not saying there exists such a county in Texas that doesn't have both laws on the books, but the way the law reads, the county must have laws covering both 235.022 and 235.042