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See the 2022-2023 Hunting Season Dates

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Harvest reporting is mandatory for:

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Hunting News

  • May 18, 2022
    John Bunker Sands Wetland Center and Rosewood Ranches Receives Texas Leopold Conservation Award
  • Apr 27, 2022
    Lone Star Land Steward Ecoregion Award Winners Announced
  • Apr 26, 2022
    DeWitt County Game Warden Honored as Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year

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New Hunters: Take Hunter Education Now

Every hunter (including out-of-state hunters) born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, must successfully complete a Hunter Education Training Course, or be accompanied while hunting. Minimum age of certification is 9 years of age.

50 Years of Hunter Education in Texas

50 Years of Hunter Education in Texas

The first hunter education course was held in Austin by Thomas Womack, a volunteer instructor trained by the first hunter education coordinator, Theron “TD” Carroll. The first student was Micheal Fain, who later went on to become a game warden. (Photo: Teenager Micheal Fain learns hunter safety from game warden Captain Lynn Stanley, left and T.D. Carroll during launch of the hunter education program in Texas on Febuary 28, 1972.)

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