Texas License Guidelines

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TexasLicenseGuidelines

TolearnaboutTexashuntingregulationsandpurchaselicenses,goto:

https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor‐annual/

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Topurchaseyourhuntinglicensesonline,goto:

https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor‐annual/licenses/

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Topurchaseyourhuntinglicensebytelephone,pleasecall:1‐800‐895‐4248

(MondaythroughFriday).

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Questionsaboutanylicenserequirements?Calloneofourfavoritestategamewardens,Alden

Mannat956‐500‐6273.

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OutofStateLicenseRequirements

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Non‐ResidentSpecialHuntingLicense:$48.ThebestoptionforDUCKHUNTERS.

Requiredadditions/endorsements:FederalMigratoryBirdStamp,StateMigratoryBird

Stamp,Sandhillcranepermit,HIPcertification,proofofHunterEducation.

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Non‐ResidentGeneralHuntingLicense:$300.ThebestoptionforDUCK&DEERHUNTERS.

Requiredadditions/endorsements:proofofHunterEducationifyouhuntonlydeer.If

youintendtohuntwaterfowl,thenaddFederalMigratoryBirdStamp,StateMigratory

BirdStamp,Sandhillcranepermit,andHIPcertification.

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Non‐ResidentYouthLicense:$7.Forunder17yearsofage,andbothfederalandstate

MigratoryBirdstamps(endorsements)areexemptto16yearsofage.Aftertheageof16,

however,federalandstateMigratoryBirdstamps(endorsements)arerequiredaswellasHIP

certificationandHunterEducationcertification.

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Ifyouchoosetosaltwaterfish,everynon‐residentguestmustpurchaseaNon‐ResidentAll

WaterFishingpackagefor$68.

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Neitherranchhoghuntingorranchfreshwaterfishingrequireslicenses.

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TexasResidentLicenseRequirements

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ResidentSuper‐Combo:$68.Whilethereareseveraloptions,thesafestoptionisaSuper‐

Combo.Thisprovidesyouwithallwaterfishing,allgameanimalsandbirds,andincludesall

gametags.

Requiredadditions/endorsements:FederalMigratoryBirdStamp,StateMigratoryBird

Stamp,Sandhillcranepermit,HIPcertification,proofofHunterEducation.

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ResidentYouthLicense:$7.Forunder17yearsofage,bothfederalandstateMigratoryBird

stamps(endorsements)areexemptto16yearsofage.Aftertheageof16,however,federal

andstateMigratoryBirdstamps(endorsements)arerequiredaswellasHIPcertificationand

HunterEducationcertification.

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Neitherranchhoghuntingorranchfreshwaterfishingrequireslicenses.

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HunterEducation

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TexaslawrequiredallhuntersbornafterSeptember2,1971,toshowproofofcompletinga

HunterEducationcourse.Outofstatehuntersneedonlycarryproofofsamefromtheir

residentstate.

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Huntersbetweentheagesof9to16withoutHuntersEducationmayhuntonlyiftheyarebe

accompaniedbyapersonwhoiscertified.

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Hunters17oroldermusthavecompletedacourseeitheronlineorinperson.

Thereisanoptiontopurchaseaone‐timeHunterEducationdeferral($10)online,butyoumust

beaccompaniedonyourhuntbysomeonewiththecertification.

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Rememberthatwhileitislegaltohaveyourlicenseonyourphonewhenwaterfowlhunting,by

lawyouneedtohavemigratorybirdstampsphysicallyonyou.Bestpracticeistocarryyour

licenseandIDwhileengaginginanyregulatedhuntingorfishingactivity.

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Ifyouintendtohuntgameanimalsduringthearchery‐onlyseason,bothnon‐residentsand

residentsmustpurchaseanArcheryHuntingEndorsement.

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Disclaimer:SpreadOaksRanchisprovidingthisinformationasacourtesytoourguests.Itisasaccurateas

possible.Ultimately,however,theguestisresponsibleforunderstandingtheregulationsandpurchaseofthe

requireddocumentsfortheirintendedoutdoorexperience.Wehaveprovidedlinksandphonenumbersto

facilitate

thiseffort.

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