Somerville WMA wearing orange?

[hereford]

Howdy guys, are you required to wear orange at Somerville? If so how much?

Anybody doing any scouting?

[05 gray ghost]

I think you have to wear orange even when you scout, but I have been known not to understand the written word.

I'm looking for last years paper work

[Brazos Hunter]

If you are on Public land you have to wear Orange. Private land you can wear what you want when you want.

[hereford]

How much orange is required on public land?

[Brazos Hunter]

All persons on public hunting lands (state, national forests, and grasslands) during daylight hours when hunting with firearms is permitted must wear at least 400 square inches of hunter orange material with orange headgear, and at least 144 square inches appearing on both chest and back.

Exempt from these requirements are:

•persons hunting turkey, migratory birds, alligators, or desert bighorn sheep;
•persons within the enclosed passenger compartment of a motor vehicle; or
•persons within a designated campground, designated vehicle parking area, designated boat launching facility, or departmental check station.

Hope this helps

[05 gray ghost]

NOTICE to archery hunters and recreational users: You must
wear hunter orange during daylight hours at any time when
firearm hunting for any species is authorized on the unit.
Many units allow firearm hunting year-round for rabbits, and
firearm hunts for squirrel and dove often are conducted
concurrently with archery deer hunts.

This was taken out of the TPWD Public Hunting Lands Booklet and Rabbit hunting started on the first.

[hereford]

Thanks I couldn't find it in the booklet I had. I noticed it says this requirement if when hunting with firemarms, do they require it for Archery as well?

[05 gray ghost]

NOTICE to archery hunters and recreational users: You must
wear hunter orange during daylight hours at any time when
firearm hunting for any species is authorized on the unit.
Many units allow firearm hunting year-round for rabbits, and
firearm hunts for squirrel and dove often are conducted
concurrently with archery deer hunts.

This was taken out of the TPWD Public Hunting Lands Booklet and Rabbit hunting started on the first.

Hunter Orange
• fails to visibly wear at least 400 square inches of hunter
orange material with orange headwear and at least
144 square inches appearing on both chest and back during
daylight hours at times when hunting with firearms is permitted.
Exempt from these requirements are: (1) authorized
department personnel and landowner employees, (2) persons
hunting turkey or migratory birds, (3) persons within the
enclosed passenger compartment of a motor vehicle,
(4) persons within a designated campground, designated
vehicle parking area, designated boat launching facility or
departmental check station, and (5) persons other than
hunters on COE properties.

[hereford]

That answered my question!

Anyone been scouting lately?

[Brazos Hunter]

Not on public lands this year. Best of luck to you!!!

[hereford]

Sorry for all the questions. I got my public lands permit today and was wanting to scout/go for pigs this weekend. I tried calling the WMA office but was only able to leave a message. Can I show up any time dyring the day and fill out the OSR form? What is the usual protocol?

Thanks again for the help.

[Brazos Hunter]

I wish I could help out but I don't have a clue...

[hereford]

Just talked to Tommy at the WMA and got a lot of good info.

[bigdev1]

Be sure to let us know how the scouting goes, I'll be up there in a week or two to do some scouting myself. I'll let ya know what I find.

[turkeyslayer]

im seein a lot of small does. had a good survival rate this year