Below are some useful tips for anyone who hunts in Texas or who is interested in doing so.

 

The basic legal rights and obligations of anyone who hunts or fishes in Texas are set forth in the Parks and Wildlife Code.

 

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department website provides a number of resources to assist sportsmen in complying with Texas law.  Some of the information set forth below is reproduced from the TPWD website. 

 

It is unlawful to fish on privately owned waters, fish in public water from private land, or hunt on privately owned lands without the permission of the owner or the owner's agent. Under the Texas Penal Code (§30.05) it is an offense for any person to enter property that is fenced, posted with a sign(s), or marked (purple paint) without the express permission of the owner. Posts or trees bearing purple paint marking of not less than eight inches in length and not less than one inch in width at not less than three or more than five feet from the ground constitute notice that the property is posted. A person who hunts without landowner consent and kills a desert bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, white-tailed deer, or mule deer commits an offense that is a Parks and Wildlife Code state jail felony. Upon conviction, your hunting and fishing license is automatically revoked.