M.Y. Ranch
A Texas Hunting Preserve
Phone: 936-544-2222 — Email: myranch@hughes.net
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A hunting license is required of any person, regardless of age, who hunts any animal, bird, frog or turtle in this state (except furbearers, if the hunter possesses a trapper's license). No license is required for nuisance fur-bearing animals, depredating hogs or coyotes (see below). Non-residents under 17 years of age may purchase and hunt with the Youth Hunting License (Type 169).
Exceptions: a hunting license is not required to hunt the following: * Coyotes, if the coyotes are attacking, about to attack, or have recently attacked livestock, domestic animals, or fowl. * Depredating feral hogs, if a landowner (resident or non-resident) or landowner's agent or lessee is taking feral hogs causing depredation on the landowner's land. * Fur-bearing animals, if the hunter possesses a trapper's license or if the fur-bearing animals are causing depredation. Note: All laws and regulations governing hunter education still apply. Youth Hunting License (Type 169): $6 Valid for any person, resident or non-resident, under 17 years of age at the date of license purchase. Exempt from state stamp requirements. License and state stamp exemptions remain valid for the entire license year. Non-resident General Hunting (Type 105): $300 Valid to hunt any legal bird or animal (including deer). Stamp endorsement requirements apply. Non-resident Spring Turkey (Type 118): $120. Available after February 1. Valid to hunt turkey only during the open spring turkey season. Holders of this license are exempt from the upland game bird stamp endorsement requirements. (Unlawful to possess both this license and a valid Non-Resident General Hunting License.) Non-resident Special Hunting (Type 107): $125 Valid to hunt: Exotic animals, all legal game birds (NOT VALID FOR TURKEY), all nongame animals, squirrel, javelina and alligator (not valid for other game animals, NOT VALID FOR DEER). Stamp endorsement requirements apply. Non-resident 5-Day Special Hunting (Type 157): $48 Legal for any period of 5 consecutive days (valid hunting dates will be printed on the license when issued). Valid to hunt: Exotic animals, all legal game birds (except turkeys), all nongame animals, squirrel, javelina and alligator (not valid for other game animals, NOT VALID FOR DEER). Stamp endorsement requirements apply. Non-resident Banded Bird Hunting (Type 120): $25 Valid only to hunt banded game birds (bobwhite quail, partridge, pheasant, mallard ducks) on private bird hunting areas. Hunter EducationEvery hunter (including out-of-state hunters) born on or after September 2, 1971, must successfully complate a Hunter Education Training Course. Minimum age of certification is 12 years and cost is $10. If you were born on or after September 2, 1971, and you are:
New: 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. 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 September 2, 1971), and you must be within normal voice control. Bowhunter Education: Certification is required on certain areas of Texas. Bowhunter certification does not substitute for Hunter Education certificate. For course information, call 1-800-792-1112 (menu 6) or call 512-389-4999, or consult the TPWD Hunter Education section at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/edu/hunted. For further information, call 1-800-895-4248. |