Beiruty, Great list. I also think there are hunts on military reservations if Reds is or knows any one in the service.Beiruty wrote:You need:
1) A $25 hunting license if you have been living in Texas for the last 6 months or have a valid TX driving license.
2) You either pay $0 and have a friend who has access to hunting ground, or
3) You pay $49 for a public land permit and you try your luck, or
4) You pay $$$ for hunting lease (share with other hunters) and may have a chance if the owner was feeding or had planted feeding plots, or
5) You pay $$$$ for fenced hunting, guided hunt, with feeders and elevated hunts and you hunt bred and fed large deers (Trophy size?).
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Re: New To Hunting: A few questions
Sorry, you're both wrong about the dates. If you were born ON or after 9/2/71 the Hunter Safety Course or the deferral is required. Also must be accompanied per regs. He'd a cut and paste from TPWD site.The Annoyed Man wrote:I made a typo.cheezit wrote:Tam I thought it was born prior to 9/2/71. when did it change?The Annoyed Man wrote:If you were born after 1973, you have to take a hunter safety course and provide proof of it before you can get the license. You can, ONE TIME ONLY, get a 1 year deferral on the hunter safety course (my son just did this so he could go dove hunting with me a couple of weeks ago) and get your license now. The deferral costs an additional $10. If you take the deferral, you will NOT be able to buy a license for next year until you can show proof of having taken a hunter safety course.Beiruty wrote:1) A $25 hunting license if you have been living in Texas for the last 6 months or have a valid TX driving license.You're right....it is 9/2/71.
But if you are born prior, no safety course is required. The course is required for those born after.
Every hunter (including out-of-state hunters) born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, must successfully complete a Hunter Education Training Course. Minimum age of certification is 9 years of age.
If you were born on or after September 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 you must be accompanied*.
age 17 and over, you must successfully complete a hunter education course; or purchase a “Hunter Education Deferral” and you must be accompanied*.
Please note that some federally controlled areas require all hunters using that site to have hunter education certification. In Texas, this includes Corps of Engineers property and most military reservations. Be sure to check with the specific area prior to going hunting.
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 August 31 of the current license year and receive a $5 discount. The one-time Hunter Education Deferral is available at license vendors and went into effect September 1, 2004.
* Accompanied means: By a person 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. Proof of certification or deferral is required to be on your person while hunting. Note: Certification is not required to purchase a hunting license.