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These changes take effect September 1, 2007.
Complete regulations for the 2007-2008 license year can be found in our
online
Outdoor Annual.
Licenses and Fees
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has made the following
changes to the state’s hunting and fishing licenses to reduce redundancy
and eliminate confusion. License types and tags to be changed or
eliminated include:
- Special Resident Hunting
- This license is replaced by a Senior Resident Hunting License
for Texans 65 and over ($6 plus cost of any required stamp
endorsements) and a Youth Hunting License for residents and
non-residents under 17 ($6; no stamps required).
- Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp(“Duck
Stamp”)
- The fee for this stamp is now $17.
- Special Resident Fishing Packages (freshwater, saltwater and
all-water)
- Senior Resident Fishing Packages will be offered to Texans 65
and over at the same fees ($11 freshwater, $16 saltwater, $21
all-water). Texans who are legally blind can purchase a Special
Resident All-Water Fishing License for $6 with no stamp endorsements
required. One red drum tag is available at no extra charge.
- Day Plus Fishing Packages (freshwater, saltwater and all-water)
- All variations are eliminated in favor of a One-Day All-Water
Fishing License ($10 for residents, $15 for non-residents).
- July and August Fishing Packages
- No longer available
- Red Drum and Bonus Red Drum tags
- Saltwater fishing packages still include a Red Drum Tag which
allows an angler to take one red drum per year over the maximum
length limit. A Bonus Red Drum Tag, which allows taking of an
additional fish over the limit, is no longer free. It is available
for $3.
Hunting Regulations
- Teal - The early Teal season is not statewide.
The High Plains Mallard Management Unit is open September 15-23,
while the remainder of the state is open September 15-30. Bag and
possession limits are 4 and 8, respectively.
- The statutes governing game laws have a new web address. It is:
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/pw.toc.htm
- A taxidermist who accepts a deer or turkey
shall retain the wildlife resource document or tag
accompanying each deer or turkey for a period of two years
following the return of the resource to the owner or the sale of the
deer or turkey mount to recover taxidermy cost.
- Beginning September 1, 2007, new rules will govern the
collection, possession, and sale of nongame
wildlife. TPWD
has created a list of species of nongame wildlife lawful
to use in commercial activity (sale, offer for sale, barter, or
exchange), provided a Nongame Permit or Nongame Dealer's Permit has
been obtained. Commercial activity involving any
other species of nongame wildlife is unlawful. Any
person may possess up to 25 specimens of species on the list for
personal, non-commercial use without a permit. The possession for
commercial activity of any species of nongame wildlife not
on the list is unlawful; however, up to 6 specimens
of any unlisted species may be possessed for personal,
non-commercial use. A landowner or landowner's agent may kill any
nongame wildlife other than threatened or endangered species at any
time in any number, provided the wildlife is not used in a
commercial activity. In addition, the rules will provide for the
grandfathering of existing collections.
- The take of any nongame species for commercial purposes from
public lands or waters is unlawful.
- Except for red-eared slider, common snapping turtle, and
softshell turtle, the take or possession of turtles for
commercial activity is unlawful.
At the time this publication was sent to the printer, the rules had
not been completely finalized. Additional rules will be proposed in
the near future to address issues such as captive breeding. For more
information, contact TPWD at (800) 792-1112, menu 7 or (512)
389-4481 or go to Nongame Permits on the
TPWD Web
site.
- Black bears are protected and cannot be hunted or killed.
Mountain lions are not protected and may be harvested at any time.
Please report black bear and mountain lion sightings or mortalities
to (512) 389-4505.
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