Non-resident pig hunting license needed?

[32drawlength]

If non-residents hunt wild pigs/hogs in Texas, is a license required?
TIA

[JayB]

Yes.

.....and God Bless America.

[Pushbutton2]

No

[ACbob]

From TP&W Website:

Hunting License

A hunting license is required of any person, regardless of age, who hunts any animal, bird, frog or turtle in Texas (except furbearers, if the hunter possesses a trapper's license.) See Hunting Licenses and Permits.

No license is required for nuisance fur-bearing animals, depredating hogs or coyotes.
Non-residents under 17 years of age may purchase and hunt with the Youth Hunting License.

[Antlers86]

No

[Pushbutton2]

Here's a screen shot from the Outdoor Annual App


Here's the "Gray Area" as it was explained to me.
If you take the meat the meat your hunting. Not hunting a depredating hog or Coyote.
It's $68 for a resident hunting license. To me it's good to have.

[Skinny]

Non-resident pig hunting license needed?

Yep.

Unless you are the land owner or land owner’s agent shooting depredating hogs.

If you are hunting for a good time, some meat, and some LDPs, you better have a license.


Skinny

[BigDraw]

No, as long as the land owner says they are a problem. Is what I read on TPW

[snappertapper]

Yep.

Unless you are the land owner or land owner’s agent shooting depredating hogs.

If you are hunting for a good time, some meat, and some LDPs, you better have a license.


Skinny

bingo. Common misconception that you can hunt pigs without a license.

Edit: If you do, you better be ready to prove you're killing depredating hogs and leave them lay. I would assume that would be difficult for an OOSER as it would look like it was recreational.

[Paul123]

No

[Tx Taxidermist]

Non residentl 5 day special hunting license $48

[6.5 shooter]

Yes, license is required to hunt pigs.

[sboudreaux]

All covered above but on my lease you better believe they would have to have a license. No way I’d take a chance with a landowner/game warden potential situation.

[67olds442]

Non residentl 5 day special hunting license $48

Just do this. Small investment for so much fun

[Low Fence]

Easter eggs are the only thing you can “hunt” without license

You can “kill” depridating hogs (see one shoot it). But waiting,baiting “hunting”..... you WILL be ticketed. Might beat it in court but if you are “hunting “ them you will be cited. Been through it a dozen times at least with several different wardens giving same answer