Posted: 1/3/2011 6:27:00 PM EDT
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Do I need a license to hunt hogs.
I have a fishing license but it has been a few years and my CRS has really kicked in |
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Look near the top of this page under hunting license exceptions concerning depredating hogs. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/annual/general/hunt_licenses/ If your buddy is the land owner then you would be acting as his agent and would not need a license. I would carry a note from him stating what you are doing though. |
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Look near the top of this page under hunting license exceptions concerning depredating hogs. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/annual/general/hunt_licenses/ If your buddy is the land owner then you would be acting as his agent and would not need a license. I would carry a note from him stating what you are doing though. That is what I was looking for, Thanks 
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Quoted: Look near the top of this page under hunting license exceptions concerning depredating hogs. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/annual/general/hunt_licenses/ If your buddy is the land owner then you would be acting as his agent and would not need a license. I would carry a note from him stating what you are doing though. In general to "hunt" any animal it is required to have a license. There are exceptions for animals that are causing damage to property. That last line is exactly correct. If your buddy is the land owner, and you are shooting hogs because they are tearing up his crops or livestock pasture, and you are not taking them home and mounting the heads or stocking the freezer or anything else like that, you do not need a license to shoot them. Having him with you is best, but a note with a good phone number is a great idea if he is not there. No matter what ANY game warden says, no matter what ANY other LEO says... the law is the law, and if the above conditions are met, you are well within the exact word of the law. DO NOT LET ANYONE TELL YOU OTHERWISE. This is not a judgment call that individual game wardens are allowed by law to make... so you can nevermind that shit about "Call your local game warden" they have to follow the law too and you remind them of that. |
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AJ sully and I always disagree on this.
My local game warden says anyone but the landowner or agent needs a license. If you are claiming damage he would want to see it . Or your license. The field is not a good place to argue with the warden. A basic license is only around $20 . Cheap insurance. |
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AJ sully and I always disagree on this. My local game warden says anyone but the landowner or agent needs a license. If you are claiming damage he would want to see it . Or your license. The field is not a good place to argue with the warden. A basic license is only around $20 . Cheap insurance. Although hogs are not a 'game animal' but rather a feral I was taught you need a license only to 'hunt' them. When I dropped mine off at a processor to be made into sausage I had to show my deer hunting license which was recorded in the log. If you're driving through a pasture and shoot one or ten because you don't want them on the property, no, at least where we are. Being as the ranch I hunt neighbors a ranch where the local game warden lives seperated by a low, barbed wire fence and he hates hogs, when I tell him about shooting them he just gives me an 'attaboy.' |
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A basic license is only around $20 . Cheap insurance. This. My cousin and his friend were shooting coyotes on his father's property with permission. My cousin had a license, his friend didn't. The friend got a ticket. I guess you could get a lawyer, argue your case in court and win, but you'll spend more than $20 to do that. |
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Quoted: AJ sully and I always disagree on this. My local game warden says anyone but the landowner or agent needs a license. If you are claiming damage he would want to see it . Or your license. The field is not a good place to argue with the warden. A basic license is only around $20 . Cheap insurance. Yes... we do disagree, but that is OK. I get tired of this question honestly. I will probably switch to your side and tell all of these folks that they must get a license just for bothering all of us with this question for the MILLIONTH time! It will generate more revenue for state game projects after all... I always get a super combo with a duck stamp anyhow, so I am legal for whatever. Also, the field is the most fun place to argue with a Game Warden... especially when you have done nothing wrong and the game warden is being an ASS and trying to make up crap to cite you for... and it quickly becomes obvious that I know more about the intricacies of game, firearm, knife and agent laws than he does. Then you smile and say: "Hey, it was good to see you here on our property officer, thanks for stopping by to check us out, you are more than welcome to stop by anytime, we are out here nearly every weekend... good day to you." |
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AJ sully and I always disagree on this. My local game warden says anyone but the landowner or agent needs a license. If you are claiming damage he would want to see it . Or your license. The field is not a good place to argue with the warden. A basic license is only around $20 . Cheap insurance. Although hogs are not a 'game animal' but rather a feral I was taught you need a license only to 'hunt' them. When I dropped mine off at a processor to be made into sausage I had to show my deer hunting license which was recorded in the log. If you're driving through a pasture and shoot one or ten because you don't want them on the property, no, at least where we are. Being as the ranch I hunt neighbors a ranch where the local game warden lives seperated by a low, barbed wire fence and he hates hogs, when I tell him about shooting them he just gives me an 'attaboy.' Actually, for the last couple of years, hogs have been listed as "exotics." |
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Sooo, what I learned from this is that you CAN shoot hogs, without a license IF you have written permission from the land owner to eradicate them from their property. However, if the Game Warden has other ideas on the interpretation of the law - you will probably spend more than the $20 hunting license in court & travel costs to have his ticket thrown out... I would think that if the $20 hunting license is something your really not interested in getting, you should probably call the local Game Warden and make sure he's on the same page. If he believes you need the hunting license, you'll have a better idea of what you can look forward to if he drops by for a visit (ticket, court appearance). If he's on the same page, and you still get a visit after you call - I'd wager that visit goes very well with very little interruption to your hog extravaganza.  |