I think most Texas Game Wardens just want you to be safe with firearms . I have 10 acres and I also have a large backstop made from skitter tires stacked up . Two Game Wardens came to my house looking for my closest neighbor 1/2 mile from me . She called them because someone was shooting across her land . The one Game Warden looked at my shooting backstop and said "I wish other people would make those." I shoot a lot and am as safe as possible and they know it , so the Wardens and I are good .
@@jerrypauling7809 I understand your point of view however I grew up on 100 acres and we had approximately 50 deer that stay pretty much on our property and laid around under oak trees but in the rut they wander off our rich neighbor being a drug dealer high fenced and brought in exotics during the rut .and now we have few deer .a neighbor on the other side high fenced because they hated white ppl. The neighbor to the north high fenced to bring in exotics to bring in paid hunts. Now we have very few deer nothing big or different comes in. If you hunt it's like shooting fish in a barrel and killing pets. High fencing ruins free range which is what God intended for wild animal to do. It should be illegal. It's also selfish and greedy. Every hunter rich or poor should have access to hunting. Remember that ppl that.only buy small tracts may not have a lot of money and over the years it will pay off hunting. Meat isn't cheap especially when garbage like Obama. Biden Harris etc are in office so think about others and for God's sake wild animals are wild they deserve to run free. It's nature's way
So, bottom line, you can unless you can't. My daughter's family has about ten acres that is within the city limits of...well, a mid-sized city north of Austin. While they do most of their hunting on a lease on the Rio Grande, family and friends do some harvesting with cross bows.
Seems like if you just hunt from a tree stand, tripod or other elevated position shooting at a downward angle it takes all the steam out of the argument.
Plenty of fat boys at NRA conventions and gun stores. No need to go looking in the woods. Heck, don't even need a gun. Just a Trump hat and an NRA sticker, you're set. Fat boys come runnin!
Talk to you local game warden. Ciy hall and county courthouse. I did and i hunt and fill all tags every year in south texas out of city limits on a 2 acre tract. Theres a huge pile of dirt maybe 10 ft tall 35 ft wide on back corner towards a non used 3000 acre ranch. I put corn at base of the pile of dirt in the middle of pile and neck shoot at 35 yds never miss never had a deer run never had a slug stray. Its shot placement and direction you shoot that makes it safe ck with local law enforcement before you take a chance. Im lucky. My county has no land size minimum or distance from a dwelling most ppl where i live depend on wild game to survive. Everyone respects each other persons property boundries
Exactly. You could have 100 acres and still shoot clear across it and onto the neighboring property. It's all about shot placement and knowing what's behind your target.
You could have 1000 acres where the bullet ends is what’s important If you’re at the border of your property of 1000 acres and the bullet ends on the neighbors property hitting something someone you’re liable
That's gonna be a wide range of variations. You may find some for 5k per acre, and others at 500k per acre. Just way to many variables. Texas has all 5 major ecosystem types of the entire US. Best to just go out and price the mkt value of acreage in the specific area you are interested in. Even then there will be plenty of variables. Eg, access to water,(surface, water table, aquafer,) access to roads, pasture,(improved/unimproved,) fences?, historical use, flat/slope and gradient, topsoil, adjacent property and it's use,.....etc,.... Oh, and mineral rights as well as presence of timber. Still plenty more, but you get it 😉👊
But what about archery hunting? I called the game warden in Spring Texas and asked what the minimum was and he said there was none. So at least in 2018 when I asked, with a bow you could kill a deer in Spring Texas on a quarter acre lot as long as your arrow did not cross the property line. Didn't ask about firearm as hunting with a gun bores me :).
Ya, this is all JUST firearms applicable. I have checked the regs of most of the Dallas area suburbs within a 20 minute drive of where I live… “just in case” I happen to get permission on a small piece of land. There are absolutely zero of those cities that have made it unlawful to archery hunt on private property, regardless of property size. Every single one of them have restrictions on firearms discharge on private land, and firing archery equipment in city parks or other city property. Heck, I have pulled several archery and shotgun hunting permits for Army Corps land within city limits.
@@Isaacmantx I do know that the City of Houston does have an ordinance against hunting (bow or rifle) within the City limit. This seems reasonable but actually is very unfortunate as there are many bigger pieces of property you can access within Houston City limits that are forested and have lots of deer, especially in the North and Northeast portions of the city. I had a conversation with a gentleman at the public bow range in Spring, Texas who owned a house on 5 acres in NE Houston within the City limits. He said, "Yah, I'm not suppose to shoot deer on my property [with a wink wink and nod nod]." He basically admitted to me without admitting that he kills a nice buck every year with his bow on his property. Bottom line is, I would never buy a place where I know I could kill big deer with my bow that has a law against hunting.
@@JuarezDerrick And the $1,000 an acre will be larger tracts of land on the edge of the desert with maybe a few deer crossing your property on occasion. You can find land for $500/acre but it will be desert with snakes and lizards only. Most good hunting land will be minimum $4k-$5k per acre if you buy 50 acres or more. That's if you search really hard and find a really good deal. Some counties, if you want to afford the taxes, you will need 50 acres or more to get the 1D1 Agriculture Wildlife Valuation. On my 100 acres in Edwards County, I pay on the land about $200 per year in taxes, then the small house adds another $400/year. If I did not maintain my 1D1 Wildlife management valuation tax valuation, my tax just on the land would be around $4,500/year. There's a lot to educated on. This channel is helpful and on my channel you will find a video where I interview an Edwards County real estate broker and I ask him about all these issues and buying land. I also have another video on buying land and managing it.
Why don't you talk to all neighbors around you? If none object to your gun panty lust, hey, go for it. Myself? I don't like anyone playing with guns near the kids playing in the neighborhood. Radical of me I know.
@@michaelwimberley6695 he asked 30-06 Not 50 BMG So do you have a 30-06? I got $10,000 I want you to match. You come to El Paso. I will set up a 4x8 piece of 3/4 plywood ( that plywood not particular board) You have 10 shot to put at least one 30-06 round through that plywood at 5 miles If you put one 30-06 round through that plywood at 5 miles. You get the $20,000. If you don't I get the $20,000. The ammo is to be bought between the time I pick you up and we get to my property.
I live in Bastrop county and it used to be 10 acres you could do recreational shooting or hunting. BUT! The acre you live on didn't count. So technically you need 11. Now the law is 5 acres, not counting the acre your house is on. If there's a predator or you're protecting life, livestock and so on you can shoot it no matter the amount of land you have.
BUT per state of Texas law, your projectile (bullet or arrow) cannot cross the property line or you are in violation of the law. Important to remember, especially if you're killing a coyote on a 1/2 acre lot. It can be done but you'd better be high in a tree shooting straight down when you shoot.
Where I live there is no minimum. There’s a guy with feeder and a tree stand set up on 1/4 acre right behind me. It’s not that hard to shoot a rifle at a steep angle straight into the ground.
I'm pretty sure it's 11 acres. I have hunted on small properties with a bow and unless you get a very good shot and the animal dies quickly that's not enough. Rifle hunting would be easier, but if your neighbors are close it's probably too dangerous for them.
I just panicked for a second for my parents back home in unincorporated Johnson County. We got 6 acres and go shooting down at the bottom of the property towards a creek. Just googled and it looks like there might be technical rules, but for the most part, the JCSD says it's all cool as long as you're safe and mindful of your neighbors.
I was wondering if you know of any land regulations w.r.t operating an aircraft from; i.e. take-off and landings from a "grass strip runway"? Does the FAA need to be involved in those decisions?
My buddy ran his own planes from his personal private property down to Columbia back in 80s n 90s he never had a problem with the law but those crazy Colombians came all the way to the US and served their justice to him😂
Almost all barley legal hunting acreages are unethical as they cannot sustain a population . The neighbors land can only so many as well. How do you contain your bullets. How close do you put your feeder to the larger neighbors fence line? Can he touch it if he stretches his arm across ? Where do you dump carcasses.?I have had to deal with all of these issues and more.
You can discharge shotguns on 10+ acres and pistols, revolvers, and long guns on 50+ acres (subject to the same property line & public road restrictions already mentioned many times). I have 12 acres with 1.5 acres of ponds and I can hunt ducks with a shotgun on my property. So bow hunting isn't the only option on 10+ acre lots.
It's set by the county. No restrictions as far as property size in my county but must be 50 yds from a dwelling or road. I checked on this 25 years ago before building a shooting range on my property.
@@dissy5563 Counties are free to be less restrictive, but not more restrictive. If you have 10+ acres, you can shoot and hunt (subject safety restrictions) and the county can't restrict you from doing so, and the same applies with long guns if you have 50+ acres. Counties (like the one you live in) are free to be less restrictive.
Most things are 10 acres. It's a weird law But technically you have to have 10 acres to live on, in any county connected to the Rio Grande. This came in effect during Clinton. He put it into law. And I said Rip Grande. That for Texas. All other states it if the county boarders Mexico. Why he did this is unknown. I have my guesses with the Clinton's and thier connections to the Cartels. But who knows. Also it's not legal to sell land in those counties under 10 acres. Which you may ask about land that was smaller then prior. Or town /city lots. Best to just ask the county you are looking at. There is a different between what is law, and what the county will enforce. Add to this, you need to look at covents the land has. Some land says you can hunt a whole area. Others say no hunting. A Covent is like laws you agree to when you by land. Watch it because covents can say anything. It's possible you buy 100 acres and covents says you are not allowed to live on it. Or someone else has rights to use your land . It's kinda like a HOA. Except covents are much older.
No, but you could probably get some land pretty close to free. If you go out towards El Paso, there is lots of land that people will nearly give away ($200-$300/acre?) cause nothing grows and nothing lives, never rains and it just cost you taxes every year.
Texas parks and wildlife rules don't make sense I asked how close to a dwelling you can shoot and got 4 answers without explanation it says 300 ft 450 ft 500 ft and 600 sooo what is it ?
10 acres is a ridiculously small amount of land to shoot a rifle on. The state legislators (historically, arguably not the sharpest tools in the shed) should have done some math. If I shoot my 30.06 from the center of a 10 acre square, how far will the bullet go? If I shoot from the edge of 10 acres (not towards the center of a square 10 acre tract) how for will the bullet go? A long freaking way! The 10 acre requirement is nothing short of stupid. This is the second of your videos I've seen. First was about cedar trees. Great video. I live in Oklahoma but an a Texan by birth. Up here, in eastern Okieland, we have lots of cedars. I like your videos, so far. I'm a retired Petroleum Landman and retired deer/bird hunter. I'm old!
We’ve all been taught by elders that a 22 can travel a mile. Yet who would expect you have to own a 1 mile radius to hunt. Localities can regulate areas and LE can still charge if hunting in an unsafe manner
Not if you use common sense. If I hunted a wooded 1 acre property within the city limits, I could easily hunt it and the bullet never travel over the property line. It's called a tree stand. Know your target and know your backstop. Would I do it? No, gun bores me. I hunt with a bow.
In most areas in Texas you'll need 10 acres to discharge a firearm; however, policies in municipalities and counties vary and need to be researched individually. You're also right that a good backstop and understanding of what lies behind your target (even at a long distance) is necessary prior to opening fire.
Here's what real Texans know: NEVER SHOOT GUNS ON YOUR OWN LAND. You're telling criminals where to come. Facts. If you have a gun or two, you'll learn on an indoor range. And stay ready for intruders with guns. You're not shooting at wildlife. That is the prize to have land, that wildlife. You're there to protect it. Unless you're wanting to brag to fellers how good at killin you're getting. Yeah, not exactly what straight men do. You want a nice life with women or a lady, you're not taking pleasure killing wildlife. Beyond sustainable necessity. Guns aren't necessary for taking animals to sustain yourselves. Anyone saying so is dog whistling for an NRA reach around at the KKK meeting in bedsheet dresses no undies.
I beg to differ. Is required in the state of Texas that you have min 5 acres to hunt with stringed weapons. 25 acers to hunt with pistol or shotgun. 100 acres to hunt with a rifle.
Texas parks and wildlife rules don't make sense I asked how close to a dwelling you can shoot and got 4 answers without explanation it says 300 ft 450 ft 500 ft and 600 sooo what is it ?
@@JuarezDerrick I'm in Duval county Texas. And I called a game Warden and asked. He told me that there is no minimum acre size of property and no minimum distance from a dwelling. Actually my dad had 100 acres he lived on and he killed many deer standing in the patio door in his boxer shorts and shooting right out the door. Game Warden says that's legal here so I'm good. I'm on 2 acres with 80 acre un used ranch to the south a 640 acre ranch to the west 160 acre ranch to the north across access road and an abandoned 2 acres to the east then a row of 2 acre plots for another mile. The closet dwelling is about 450 ft so as long as I don't shoot toward a dwelling the warden said hunt but hunt safely
Since Texas game wardens are considered to be state and federal id have to side with game wardens over the sheriff unfortunately even though the sheriff is supposed to be the closest friend in law enforcement to regular people and if a good sheriff should follow the constitution and bill of rights as a protector to the citizens who elected him/her but game wardens have stupid powers including being able to "lawfully" trespass your private property
Texas parks and wildlife rules don't make sense I asked how close to a dwelling you can shoot and got 4 answers without explanation it says 300 ft 450 ft 500 ft and 600 sooo what is it ?
How about "NONE"? Why go to a Texas park to kill animals? That's some hard core boy in boy denial. So desperate to show the fellers you keel stuff for fun, woohoo!!
I think most Texas Game Wardens just want you to be safe with firearms . I have 10 acres and I also have a large backstop
made from skitter tires stacked up . Two Game Wardens came to my house looking for my closest neighbor 1/2 mile from
me . She called them because someone was shooting across her land . The one Game Warden looked at my shooting backstop
and said "I wish other people would make those." I shoot a lot and am as safe as possible and they know it , so the Wardens and
I are good .
Exactly. If you're going to shoot on your property, then just do the right thing and build a backstop/berm.
That rare bit of common sense. 😊
They have been selling 8-10 acre tracts around our ranch, we have lots of deer and game, I guess it's time to high fence.
High fence hunting is for Sorry ass people.
You don't want to put up a fence, no sport to that.
@@jerrypauling7809 I understand your point of view however I grew up on 100 acres and we had approximately 50 deer that stay pretty much on our property and laid around under oak trees but in the rut they wander off our rich neighbor being a drug dealer high fenced and brought in exotics during the rut .and now we have few deer .a neighbor on the other side high fenced because they hated white ppl. The neighbor to the north high fenced to bring in exotics to bring in paid hunts. Now we have very few deer nothing big or different comes in. If you hunt it's like shooting fish in a barrel and killing pets. High fencing ruins free range which is what God intended for wild animal to do. It should be illegal. It's also selfish and greedy. Every hunter rich or poor should have access to hunting. Remember that ppl that.only buy small tracts may not have a lot of money and over the years it will pay off hunting. Meat isn't cheap especially when garbage like Obama. Biden Harris etc are in office so think about others and for God's sake wild animals are wild they deserve to run free. It's nature's way
I go to my brother's Land he has 12 acres that back up to a creek and on the other side of said Creek is national Forest great place to shoot
So, bottom line, you can unless you can't.
My daughter's family has about ten acres that is within the city limits of...well, a mid-sized city north of Austin. While they do most of their hunting on a lease on the Rio Grande, family and friends do some harvesting with cross bows.
I totally love that show 'Lone Star Law'!
Yup that’s an awesome show, my lil one is actually considering being a Texas Game Warden
Seems like if you just hunt from a tree stand, tripod or other elevated position shooting at a downward angle it takes all the steam out of the argument.
Yep basic common sense works well with guns.
Yea but is it legal to hog hunt at bars?
Plenty of fat boys at NRA conventions and gun stores. No need to go looking in the woods. Heck, don't even need a gun. Just a Trump hat and an NRA sticker, you're set. Fat boys come runnin!
Everyone goes hogging sometime! REMEMBER ! They’re all 10’s at closing time but go ugly go early!😂😂
only if their 'feral' 🤣
@@jimellis1496 Bass Pro Shops has a nice selection of 'hog lures' 🤣
Only on "Ladies" Night...
I love Texas, but purchased large acres in Wyoming. I love the freedom of going out to my hill and shooting and firing. And hunting on it
LoL!!! Wank wank. If gun jollies are your thing, you already cancelled yourself.
We own 2800 acer ranch so I never have to worry about shooting or hunting on our land
Texas has turned to shit
Talk to you local game warden. Ciy hall and county courthouse. I did and i hunt and fill all tags every year in south texas out of city limits on a 2 acre tract. Theres a huge pile of dirt maybe 10 ft tall 35 ft wide on back corner towards a non used 3000 acre ranch. I put corn at base of the pile of dirt in the middle of pile and neck shoot at 35 yds never miss never had a deer run never had a slug stray. Its shot placement and direction you shoot that makes it safe ck with local law enforcement before you take a chance. Im lucky. My county has no land size minimum or distance from a dwelling most ppl where i live depend on wild game to survive. Everyone respects each other persons property boundries
Exactly. You could have 100 acres and still shoot clear across it and onto the neighboring property. It's all about shot placement and knowing what's behind your target.
That is exactly why I hunted with a bow for many years here in Indiana.
You could have 1000 acres where the bullet ends is what’s important
If you’re at the border of your property of 1000 acres and the bullet ends on the neighbors property hitting something someone you’re liable
Hays county sheriffs office says no minimum to discharge as of 2 months ago
How much is an acre of land in Texas ? Out in the country away from town limits .
That's gonna be a wide range of variations. You may find some for 5k per acre, and others at 500k per acre. Just way to many variables. Texas has all 5 major ecosystem types of the entire US. Best to just go out and price the mkt value of acreage in the specific area you are interested in. Even then there will be plenty of variables. Eg, access to water,(surface, water table, aquafer,) access to roads, pasture,(improved/unimproved,) fences?, historical use, flat/slope and gradient, topsoil, adjacent property and it's use,.....etc,.... Oh, and mineral rights as well as presence of timber. Still plenty more, but you get it 😉👊
You have to have written permission from the land owner on your person. Min 10 acre
But what about archery hunting? I called the game warden in Spring Texas and asked what the minimum was and he said there was none. So at least in 2018 when I asked, with a bow you could kill a deer in Spring Texas on a quarter acre lot as long as your arrow did not cross the property line. Didn't ask about firearm as hunting with a gun bores me :).
Ya, this is all JUST firearms applicable. I have checked the regs of most of the Dallas area suburbs within a 20 minute drive of where I live… “just in case” I happen to get permission on a small piece of land. There are absolutely zero of those cities that have made it unlawful to archery hunt on private property, regardless of property size. Every single one of them have restrictions on firearms discharge on private land, and firing archery equipment in city parks or other city property.
Heck, I have pulled several archery and shotgun hunting permits for Army Corps land within city limits.
@@Isaacmantx I do know that the City of Houston does have an ordinance against hunting (bow or rifle) within the City limit. This seems reasonable but actually is very unfortunate as there are many bigger pieces of property you can access within Houston City limits that are forested and have lots of deer, especially in the North and Northeast portions of the city. I had a conversation with a gentleman at the public bow range in Spring, Texas who owned a house on 5 acres in NE Houston within the City limits. He said, "Yah, I'm not suppose to shoot deer on my property [with a wink wink and nod nod]." He basically admitted to me without admitting that he kills a nice buck every year with his bow on his property. Bottom line is, I would never buy a place where I know I could kill big deer with my bow that has a law against hunting.
10 Acres. Has something changed?
I'm curious to know about Price range of Land plots in Texas
Anywhere from 50,000 an acre to 1,000 an acre
@@JuarezDerrick
Got it 👍
Dirt cheap in East Texas!
@@JuarezDerrick And the $1,000 an acre will be larger tracts of land on the edge of the desert with maybe a few deer crossing your property on occasion. You can find land for $500/acre but it will be desert with snakes and lizards only. Most good hunting land will be minimum $4k-$5k per acre if you buy 50 acres or more. That's if you search really hard and find a really good deal. Some counties, if you want to afford the taxes, you will need 50 acres or more to get the 1D1 Agriculture Wildlife Valuation. On my 100 acres in Edwards County, I pay on the land about $200 per year in taxes, then the small house adds another $400/year. If I did not maintain my 1D1 Wildlife management valuation tax valuation, my tax just on the land would be around $4,500/year. There's a lot to educated on. This channel is helpful and on my channel you will find a video where I interview an Edwards County real estate broker and I ask him about all these issues and buying land. I also have another video on buying land and managing it.
It's illegal to move to Texas, since yesterday
What if I just want to shoot at targets and not hunt? Same rules?
Yes it will be the same rules, these rules apply to discharging a firearm and not necessarily about hunting only.
Why don't you talk to all neighbors around you? If none object to your gun panty lust, hey, go for it. Myself? I don't like anyone playing with guns near the kids playing in the neighborhood. Radical of me I know.
@@Greg-io1ip shooting in the backyard of a suburb is different than shooting into the hillside on five acres in unincorporated county.
Do bow hunt. Silent and deadly. And no ATF. Just saying.
Better question is how far does a 30-06 travel with killing power.
Over a mile
5 miles
@@michaelwimberley6695 he asked 30-06
Not 50 BMG
So do you have a 30-06?
I got $10,000 I want you to match.
You come to El Paso.
I will set up a 4x8 piece of 3/4 plywood ( that plywood not particular board)
You have 10 shot to put at least one 30-06 round through that plywood at 5 miles
If you put one 30-06 round through that plywood at 5 miles. You get the $20,000.
If you don't I get the $20,000.
The ammo is to be bought between the time I pick you up and we get to my property.
I sure hope they take you up on that bet! 😂
@@magustacrae me too. I want the extra $10k.
Lol
I live in Bastrop county and it used to be 10 acres you could do recreational shooting or hunting. BUT! The acre you live on didn't count. So technically you need 11. Now the law is 5 acres, not counting the acre your house is on. If there's a predator or you're protecting life, livestock and so on you can shoot it no matter the amount of land you have.
BUT per state of Texas law, your projectile (bullet or arrow) cannot cross the property line or you are in violation of the law. Important to remember, especially if you're killing a coyote on a 1/2 acre lot. It can be done but you'd better be high in a tree shooting straight down when you shoot.
@@RealRadNek don't miss
Where I live there is no minimum. There’s a guy with feeder and a tree stand set up on 1/4 acre right behind me.
It’s not that hard to shoot a rifle at a steep angle straight into the ground.
Setting up a feeder is not hunting
@@David-q2v ok go walk around if you want. You want me to pass the message lol. You obviously didn’t get the point.
I'm pretty sure it's 11 acres. I have hunted on small properties with a bow and unless you get a very good shot and the animal dies quickly that's not enough. Rifle hunting would be easier, but if your neighbors are close it's probably too dangerous for them.
I just panicked for a second for my parents back home in unincorporated Johnson County. We got 6 acres and go shooting down at the bottom of the property towards a creek. Just googled and it looks like there might be technical rules, but for the most part, the JCSD says it's all cool as long as you're safe and mindful of your neighbors.
That's how it is in Galveston county TX I only have 1.8 and the sheriff told me I was fine after he saw my backstop
If it was really quick, it'd be the time it took to say the number and that's it.
I was wondering if you know of any land regulations w.r.t operating an aircraft from; i.e. take-off and landings from a "grass strip runway"? Does the FAA need to be involved in those decisions?
If it's your private property, and you're not impeding any existing airspace, then you can land and take off from your property.
@@5thGenNativeTexan Thanks! I was hoping that would be the answer.
My buddy ran his own planes from his personal private property down to Columbia back in 80s n 90s he never had a problem with the law but those crazy Colombians came all the way to the US and served their justice to him😂
Almost all barley legal hunting acreages are unethical as they cannot sustain a population . The neighbors land can only so many as well. How do you contain your bullets. How close do you put your feeder to the larger neighbors fence line? Can he touch it if he stretches his arm across ? Where do you dump carcasses.?I have had to deal with all of these issues and more.
Harris county is a lot less.
I’m on 9.996 acres of land…could I just say I’m on 10 acres?
What if you're bowhunting
Harris County doesn't have this ordinance as far as i can tell.
😆
"Reasonable distance" allows cops much latitude on applying laws. Or not.
@@Greg-io1ip "reasonable distance" is no where in the law.
@@Greg-io1ip and cops arrest people all the time for non-crimes. Cops are some of the worst people to ask about whether something is legal or not.
Neither does Galveston and brazoria county!
You can discharge shotguns on 10+ acres and pistols, revolvers, and long guns on 50+ acres (subject to the same property line & public road restrictions already mentioned many times). I have 12 acres with 1.5 acres of ponds and I can hunt ducks with a shotgun on my property. So bow hunting isn't the only option on 10+ acre lots.
It's set by the county. No restrictions as far as property size in my county but must be 50 yds from a dwelling or road. I checked on this 25 years ago before building a shooting range on my property.
@@dissy5563 Counties are free to be less restrictive, but not more restrictive. If you have 10+ acres, you can shoot and hunt (subject safety restrictions) and the county can't restrict you from doing so, and the same applies with long guns if you have 50+ acres. Counties (like the one you live in) are free to be less restrictive.
Can i shoot my bow at a target it my backyard or do i still need the right amount acreage?
Yea you can
It’s a 10 acre minimum because state law says no government entity can restrict hunting on 10 or more acres. You misrepresented the law.
No, government entities can and do restrict discharge of firearms on parcels over 10 acres in certain areas……
@@LandownerTV start with code 229.002
The number one law is as soon as a projectile you fired leaves your property you are in violation.
How many acreas must you have to bow hunt in Houston County?
I don't believe there is a minimum for bows
10... google it
Its nice to know I can't feed my family with my own property because its too small.
If you are protecting your property you can! If I was growing corn and a deer was going after it, I would think that's protecting my property.
@@Epicfunk Depends on where you live.
@@GoonyMclinux I live by a bag of deer feed lol
Most things are 10 acres.
It's a weird law
But technically you have to have 10 acres to live on, in any county connected to the Rio Grande.
This came in effect during Clinton. He put it into law.
And I said Rip Grande. That for Texas.
All other states it if the county boarders Mexico.
Why he did this is unknown. I have my guesses with the Clinton's and thier connections to the Cartels. But who knows.
Also it's not legal to sell land in those counties under 10 acres.
Which you may ask about land that was smaller then prior. Or town /city lots.
Best to just ask the county you are looking at.
There is a different between what is law, and what the county will enforce.
Add to this, you need to look at covents the land has. Some land says you can hunt a whole area.
Others say no hunting.
A Covent is like laws you agree to when you by land.
Watch it because covents can say anything.
It's possible you buy 100 acres and covents says you are not allowed to live on it.
Or someone else has rights to use your land .
It's kinda like a HOA. Except covents are much older.
i heard there is a way to get “free” land in texas.. is that true and how do i take the necessary steps to acquire some?
It’s called being homeless and the land is only in downtown Austin. You might have to fight off other free landowners to keep it.
@@travis3236 LOL!!!
@@travis3236 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍
All of Texas land is owned
No, but you could probably get some land pretty close to free. If you go out towards El Paso, there is lots of land that people will nearly give away ($200-$300/acre?) cause nothing grows and nothing lives, never rains and it just cost you taxes every year.
whaa, whaa. was that hard ??
Texas parks and wildlife rules don't make sense I asked how close to a dwelling you can shoot and got 4 answers without explanation it says 300 ft 450 ft 500 ft and 600 sooo what is it ?
blaha, blaha !!
I bought a deer from this shady dude and hunted it. I have a quarter of an acre, everyone can do it.
10 acres is a ridiculously small amount of land to shoot a rifle on. The state legislators (historically, arguably not the sharpest tools in the shed) should have done some math. If I shoot my 30.06 from the center of a 10 acre square, how far will the bullet go? If I shoot from the edge of 10 acres (not towards the center of a square 10 acre tract) how for will the bullet go? A long freaking way! The 10 acre requirement is nothing short of stupid. This is the second of your videos I've seen. First was about cedar trees. Great video. I live in Oklahoma but an a Texan by birth. Up here, in eastern Okieland, we have lots of cedars. I like your videos, so far. I'm a retired Petroleum Landman and retired deer/bird hunter. I'm old!
We’ve all been taught by elders that a 22 can travel a mile. Yet who would expect you have to own a 1 mile radius to hunt. Localities can regulate areas and LE can still charge if hunting in an unsafe manner
Not if you use common sense. If I hunted a wooded 1 acre property within the city limits, I could easily hunt it and the bullet never travel over the property line. It's called a tree stand. Know your target and know your backstop. Would I do it? No, gun bores me. I hunt with a bow.
My understanding is that you need 50 acres or more to shoot a firearm on your own land in TX. Proper backstop is necessary as well.
In most areas in Texas you'll need 10 acres to discharge a firearm; however, policies in municipalities and counties vary and need to be researched individually. You're also right that a good backstop and understanding of what lies behind your target (even at a long distance) is necessary prior to opening fire.
It's 10 acres in brown county
Here's what real Texans know: NEVER SHOOT GUNS ON YOUR OWN LAND. You're telling criminals where to come. Facts. If you have a gun or two, you'll learn on an indoor range. And stay ready for intruders with guns. You're not shooting at wildlife. That is the prize to have land, that wildlife. You're there to protect it. Unless you're wanting to brag to fellers how good at killin you're getting. Yeah, not exactly what straight men do. You want a nice life with women or a lady, you're not taking pleasure killing wildlife. Beyond sustainable necessity. Guns aren't necessary for taking animals to sustain yourselves. Anyone saying so is dog whistling for an NRA reach around at the KKK meeting in bedsheet dresses no undies.
It’s Texas we shoot when necessary and where necessary. Sitting on 8.5 acres Deputy Sheriff here says as long as you have a burm you’re good.
I'm in Collin County and I belie e it's 50 acres here.
I beg to differ. Is required in the state of Texas that you have min 5 acres to hunt with stringed weapons. 25 acers to hunt with pistol or shotgun.
100 acres to hunt with a rifle.
Texas sucks 😂
How many in Dallas tx or surrounding areas?
Woah slow down there Mr. Ewing!😂😂
What is the Daily bag limit on democrats ?
Sounds like to me you will be the first one!
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Yes, and if you’re killing feral hogs, they’ll send you a check …
Texas parks and wildlife rules don't make sense I asked how close to a dwelling you can shoot and got 4 answers without explanation it says 300 ft 450 ft 500 ft and 600 sooo what is it ?
I was told by a sheriff that it's 100ft
@@JuarezDerrick I'm in Duval county Texas. And I called a game Warden and asked. He told me that there is no minimum acre size of property and no minimum distance from a dwelling. Actually my dad had 100 acres he lived on and he killed many deer standing in the patio door in his boxer shorts and shooting right out the door. Game Warden says that's legal here so I'm good. I'm on 2 acres with 80 acre un used ranch to the south a 640 acre ranch to the west 160 acre ranch to the north across access road and an abandoned 2 acres to the east then a row of 2 acre plots for another mile. The closet dwelling is about 450 ft so as long as I don't shoot toward a dwelling the warden said hunt but hunt safely
Since Texas game wardens are considered to be state and federal id have to side with game wardens over the sheriff unfortunately even though the sheriff is supposed to be the closest friend in law enforcement to regular people and if a good sheriff should follow the constitution and bill of rights as a protector to the citizens who elected him/her but game wardens have stupid powers including being able to "lawfully" trespass your private property
Texas parks and wildlife rules don't make sense I asked how close to a dwelling you can shoot and got 4 answers without explanation it says 300 ft 450 ft 500 ft and 600 sooo what is it ?
How about "NONE"? Why go to a Texas park to kill animals? That's some hard core boy in boy denial. So desperate to show the fellers you keel stuff for fun, woohoo!!