Learned something new today

[tgil]

All of my life I have heard it is illegal to pick blue-bonnets in Texas. Not true! I know there are a lot of things like that, that are told to be true, that's just not one I've ever questioned. How many others thought like me? Anyone?

[DrenalinJunkie]

Where did you hear it wasn't illegal?

So is it legal to shoot Mocking Birds as well? Not being a S/A but I would like to know.

[Bullydog]

Where did you hear it wasn't illegal?

So is it legal to shoot Mocking Birds as well? Not being a S/A but I would like to know.

I always heard it was illegal to pick em as well.....was told that as kid.

I aint aint legal to shoot purple martins out of your grandmas martin house with a BB gun.....at least that what the willow branch said to my Butt when they met.

[kfd82]

True, there is no law saying you cant pick them. Most are told as kids not to pick them because they are the state flower, and it just goes from there.

If it were true, then we couldnt eat pecans or cook with pecan wood, because we couldnt cut down a pecan tree....


As for the mocking bird, I dont know if its illegal to shoot them according to TPWD but its not because they are the state bird.

Heck, chili is the state food and I eat that all the time!

[Eric Pence]

It is illegal to shoot any non-game bird (mockingbird,sparrow,cardinal) My buddy found out the hard way when he was dove hunting and his son was shooting cactus wrens with a BB gun and throwing them in the back of his truck without him knowing.The game warden fined him something like 150.00 a bird there was 4 I think.He was not a happy camper.LOL

[Bonesplitter]

It is illegal to shoot any non-game bird (mockingbird,sparrow,cardinal) My buddy found out the hard way when he was dove hunting and his son was shooting cactus wrens with a BB gun and throwing them in the back of his truck without him knowing.The game warden fined him something like 150.00 a bird there was 4 I think.He was not a happy camper.LOL

English sparrows and european starlings along with feral rock doves are not protected. Just FYI.

[predatoraddct]

Come on tgil! You out picking flowers again in your sundress? jk bro

[Eric Pence]

Man that means I learned something today !!They are dead at my bird feeders now I HATE STARLINGS they steal all the food and poop everywhere.

[Bonesplitter]

Double check it in the outdoor annual but I'm pretty sure thats right.

[Eric Pence]

In the DFW area the Eurasian Collared Doves take over the feeders when there is Whitewings and Mourning doves there

[Bonesplitter]

They are bigger and just as good to eat

[Hornsfan]

I thought it was illegal

[coach_stew]

I thought it was illegal

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[Low Fence]

I believe it is illegal to pick them from a road side. You can pic them on private land.

[Rockpit TX]

True, there is no law saying you cant pick them. Most are told as kids not to pick them because they are the state flower, and it just goes from there.

If it were true, then we couldnt eat pecans or cook with pecan wood, because we couldnt cut down a pecan tree....


As for the mocking bird, I dont know if its illegal to shoot them according to TPWD but its not because they are the state bird.

Heck, chili is the state food and I eat that all the time!

So is it legal to cook Mockinbird Chili on Pecan wood in a Blubonnet field? I was fixin to light the fire