TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION

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TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION

• Nine members appointed by the Governor
• Make recommendations for law and policy changes
• Public hearings

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GAME WARDENS

• DEPUTY GAME WARDEN
• works only in assigned areas
• non-salaried
• 4 year term
• assist private land owners

• GAME WARDEN
• same powers and privileges as a peace officer
• statewide jurisdiction
• can enforce any state law
• 500 in Texas

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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.

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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

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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

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Hunting LicenseTagging Wildlife

• Must fill out the back of tags
• CUT out the date
• Attach it to the carcass IMMEDIATELY
• Leg
• Antler
• Ear

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TRESPASS LAW

• Trespassing - entry by an individual without
  permission from the person in charge of the
  property.
• Any authorized TPW employee may enter any land
  where wild game or fish may range or stray
• Shooting into private property can be considered
  trespassing

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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HUNTING PROVISIONS

• ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
• 8. Youth weekend for 16 years and under include
  deer, turkey, squirrel
• Youth weekend for 15 years and under include
  deer, turkey, squirrel, duck

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HUNTING PROVISIONS

• ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
• 10. Hunter orange required for hunters on public
  land
• Must possess trappers license to use traps

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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

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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

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HUNTING PROVISIONS

• Bows
• 1. Anyone can use crossbows in archery and in gun
  season
• 2. There is no minimum pounds required on a bow

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HUNTING PROVISIONS

• Legal Shooting Hours
• Game animals and non-migratory birds
• 1/2 hour before sunrise 1/2 hour after sunset
• 2. Migratory birds
• 1/2 hour before sunrise sunset
• 3. Special White-wing dove are noon-sunset

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HUNTING LEASES
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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

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TYPES OF LEASES

• Year Round Lease
• Limited Lease
• Day Hunt
• Guided Hunt
• Texas Parks and Wildlife
• Deer Lease List 1-800-792-1112

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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

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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

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HERBIVORE

• Eats green plants
• Deer
• Rabbit
• Elk

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OMNIVORE

• Eats plants and meat
• Bear
• Hog

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CARNIVORE

• Meat Eater
• Fox
• Hawk
• Coyote

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 TPW.
• Rough fish - Bony or rough fleshed fish species
  having no sport value.

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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.