Texas hunting question ???

Rowdy Fulcher · April 27, 2012, 09:26:31 PM

Howdy
Can you LEGALLY turkey hunt with a rifle down there .

Gripmaker · April 27, 2012, 10:52:28 PM

Rowdy, Just GOOGLE "Texas Turkey hunting laws" and you should get your question answered.

Shotgun Franklin · April 28, 2012, 10:42:48 AM

Not in the Spring. It's ok during Deer Season.

Pancho Peacemaker · April 28, 2012, 10:47:08 AM

Quote from: Rowdy Fulcher on April 27, 2012, 09:26:31 PM
Howdy
Can you LEGALLY turkey hunt with a rifle down there .

I have taken turkey with a .223. Base of the neck shot leaves the bird intact. Most folks in South Texas do their turkey hunting during the deer season. .

As SF said, there is a restriction to shotgun only during the brief spring season. Spring season is usually too hot for a fun hunt.

Rowdy Fulcher · April 28, 2012, 03:55:08 PM

Thanks Everyone ,
Thought it would be fun to take a Tom with my 1873 using black powder . There was a picture in the NWTF magazine a couple years ago of a 1800 Hunter carrying a 73 and a couple turkeys . Wish I hadn't thrown that magazine away .

Jake MacReedy · May 28, 2012, 01:29:36 PM

My part of South Central Texas is overrun with turkeys this year! There are so many at one of my friend's places, that they were literally running the deer away from the feeder so they could eat the corn! I plan on using a rifle this fall during deer season to try and plug one myself. Of course, the rifle will be a lever-action, probably stoked with black powder cartridges!

Regards,
Jake

Rowdy Fulcher · May 28, 2012, 05:20:28 PM

Jake
Good luck and let us know how things went .

Jake MacReedy · May 28, 2012, 08:34:02 PM

Will do, Rowdy! I want to take my deer this year with a black powder cartridge-loaded lever gun as well.