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C-dub wrote:

talltex wrote:

C-dub wrote:

anygunanywhere wrote: Yes. You have to have a license to hunt and harvest game. Bag limits apply.

You do not need to have a fishing license to fish in your own pond.

Anygunanywhere

Fish I knew about, but I actually am a little shocked that a license and bag limits apply on my own private property.

They apply, because all regulated game animals are considered to be the property of the State of Texas as a natural resource which is protected by the laws. Migratory birds fall under Federal protection.

That makes some sense. I wonder why any state thinks these animals are their property. I kinda understand that they would need to be managed or they could be wiped out, but I wonder if it has ever been argued that they are God's creatures and don't belong to the state.