TEXAS PARKS AND
WILDLIFE COMMISSION
Nine members appointed
by the Governor
Make recommendations
for law and policy
changes
Public hearings
GAME WARDENS
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DEPUTY GAME
WARDEN
works only in assigned
areas
non-salaried
4 year term
assist private land
owners
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GAME WARDEN
same powers and
privileges as a peace
officer
statewide jurisdiction
can enforce any state
law
500 in Texas
LISCENCES, PERMITS,
AND STAMPS
LICENSE - document giving a person
authorizing them to hunt or fish
on public or leased lands and
waterways.
PERMIT - document that allows a
person to take part in a named
activity.
STAMP - identify specific types or
species of game or fish.
Hunter Education
• Born AFTER September 02, 1971
• 17 and older must obtain hunter
education certification to hunt in
Texas
• Minimum age to be certified is 9
years old
Hunting License
• Non-refundable
• Replacement less than $10
• Must be present on person when
hunting regardless of age and game
hunted
• Must fill out the log on the back of
the license for Whitetailed deer
Hunting License
Tagging Wildlife
• Must fill out the back of tags
• CUT out the date
• Attach it to the carcass
IMMEDIATELY
» Leg
» Antler
» Ear
TRESPASS LAW
Trespassing - entry by an individual
without permission from the person in
charge of the property.
**Any authorized TP&W employee may
enter any land where wild game or
fish may range or stray**
Shooting into private property can be
considered trespassing
PUBLIC WATERWAYS
Public waters belong to
the people of the state.
The land bordering the
water is often
privately owned.
Access to the water
does not give access to
the bank property
OFFENSES &
PUNISHMENT
MISDEMEANOR
CLASS A, B, OR C
• Class C = $25-$500
• Class B = $200-$2000
– Can be jailed for Class B and higher
• Class A = $500-$4000
• State Jail or Felony = $1500-$10000
– Can have license suspended for 5 years
– Can be forced to forfeit guns, truck, boat, etc…
OFFENSES &
PUNISHMENT
MISDEMEANOR
• Felony punishment is an option
• Each animal is a separate offense
• Any game or fish taken legally
becomes illegal when in possession
with illegal game or fish
HUNTING PROVISIONS
ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
1. Hunt from any type of air land or
water vehicle.
2. Hunt any protected animal 1/2 hour
before sunrise or 1/2 hour after
sunset.
3. Spotlighting – no artificial lighting
can be used to hunt game animals
HUNTING PROVISIONS
ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
4. Wound or kill game without making a
reasonable effort to retrieve.
5. Harass hunters, trappers, and
fishermen legally hunting or catching
game. = $200-$2000 fine or 180days
in jail
HUNTING PROVISIONS
ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
6. Cannot track wounded animal across
property lines without permission from
land owner
7. Reasonable effort must be made to
recover animals or face a Class A
misdemeanor
HUNTING PROVISIONS
ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
8. Youth weekend for 16 years and
under include – deer, turkey, squirrel
9. Youth weekend for 15 years and
under include – deer, turkey, squirrel,
duck
HUNTING PROVISIONS
ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
10. Hunter orange required for hunters
on public land
11. Must possess trappers license to use
traps
HUNTING PROVISIONS
ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
12. No dogs can be used to hunt game
animals
13. No aircraft can be used to hunt
game animals
OPERATION GAME THIEF
1-800-792-GAME
HUNTING PROVISIONS
Firearms
1. Pellet and air-guns not legal to hunt
game animals
2. No silencers or sound suppressing
devices
3. Shotguns are only legal for the
hunting of migratory birds
HUNTING PROVISIONS
Bows
1. Anyone can use crossbows in archery
and in gun season
2. There is no minimum pounds required
on a bow
HUNTING PROVISIONS
Legal Shooting Hours
1. Game animals and non-migratory
birds:
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1/2 hour before sunrise – 1/2 hour after sunset
2. Migratory birds:
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1/2 hour before sunrise – sunset
3. Special: White-wing dove are noon-
sunset
HUNTING LEASES
ITEMS TO INCLUDE ON A
HUNTING LEASE CONTRACT
Names of all Parties
Length of Lease
Description of Lease Area
Lease Privileges
Lease Fee Liability Statement
Provisions for Damages
Hunting Rights Hunter Rights
TYPES OF LEASES
• Year Round Lease
• Limited Lease
• Day Hunt
• Guided Hunt
• Texas Parks and Wildlife
Deer Lease List 1-800-792-1112
FISHING LICENSE
1. Must possess to take aquatic life
2. NOT required if under 17
3. NOT required if born before September,1
1930
4. NOT required if mentally disabled or
retarded
FISHING PROVISIONS
ILLEGAL ACTIVITES
1. Using explosives
2. Electric shock
3. Bridge fishing
4. Fishing tournament fraud
5. Importing, possessing, selling, or releasing
harmful tropical fish into state waters
HERBIVORE
Eats green plants
Deer
Rabbit
Elk
OMNIVORE
Eats plants and meat
Bear
Hog
CARNIVORE
Meat Eater
Fox
Hawk
Coyote
TERMS
Abiotic - Non living.
Biotic - Living.
Consumer - Use food from producer to form
substances needed for growth.
Decomposer - Break down dead organisms
into simpler substances that can be reused.
Ecological Niche - The role of a plant or
animal in its ecosystem.
TERMS
Ecosystem - The relationship of a biotic
community with its environment.
Food Chain - The producer-prey
relationship in an ecosystem.
Food Web - The relationship of several
food chains.
Habitat - The place where a plant or
animal lives.
TERMS
Inorganic - Matter not derived from
plants and animals.
Organic - Pertaining to plant or animal
matter.
Producer - Plants in a food chain that
provide food for the consumer.
TERMS
Liability - legally bound or responsible
to make good any loss or damage.
Over population - Wildlife numbers
greater than the food and shelter
supply needed for them to reproduce
and grow to their maximum potential.
TERMS
Bag limit - The individual number of
protected game or fish a person may take
during a given time.
Closed season - The time when it is unlawful
to hunt protected game.
Coastal Water - All of the salt water of the
state.
Ladders - A device used to allow fish to move
upstream.
TERMS
Open season - The time it is lawful to
hunt protected game.
Protected animal - Any game animal,
wild fowl, bird, fin fish, or non-fish
species taken for sport or commerce
whose population is regulated by
TP&W.
Rough fish - Bony or rough fleshed fish
species having no sport value.
TERMS
Exotic Game - Wildlife imported into a
hunting area.
High Powered Firearm - Any rifle or
handgun 22 caliber or larger.
Lessor - The person that buys the lease
property from the landowner.
Lessee - The person that sells the lease
property to the hunter.