Frequently Asked Questions

Hunting

• As a landowner, why do my family or I have to purchase a hunting license to hunt on our own property?
• What can I do to keep neighboring hunters, feeders, and blinds away from my fence?
• Is it legal for me to park my truck on my side of the fence with the radio blaring so the deer won't come to the feeders located across the fence on my neighbor's property while a person is hunting?
• Do I still need a hunting lease license if I day hunt only, since a record book is no longer required?
• As a landowner, do I have to purchase the hunting lease license or can that be the responsibility of the hunter who leased my property?
• Is a hunting lease contract really necessary and, if so, where can I get a sample contract?
• Is there a cheaper way for my ranching neighbors and me to put our lands together for hunting than each one of us purchasing a hunting lease license?
• I own a ranch, which is located in more than one county. Do I have to purchase a separate hunting lease license for each county?
• I leased out my property and the hunters violated the law. Can I be filed on, also?
• I lease my property to a group of individuals for hunting. Am I required to let them hunt all species within the bag limits for my county as listed in the Outdoor Annual?
• How can I deal with deer and feral hogs that are depredating on my property?
• May a person hunt from an ATV (all-terrain vehicle)?
• Do you still have to complete the information on a white-tailed deer tag since you are now required to fill out the harvest log on the back of the hunting license?
• How far from a public road does a hunter have to be before the hunter may shoot a firearm?
• Is it legal to use a spotlight for hunting coyotes and feral hogs in deer country?
• Are exotic animals that happen to show up on my property fair game?
• As a rancher, may I shoot a coyote from a public roadway to protect my animals?
• If I am having problems with coyotes, bobcats, or skunks, may I shoot them?
• If a deer is hit by a vehicle or caught in a fence, what can be done with it?
• Am I required to have any type of hunting license to hunt ducks on my private pond or lake?
• May I hunt migratory game birds around my deer feeder or feral hog trap that has bait (grain, salt, or other feed) that will lure wildlife?
• My neighbors hunt on their property and the noise scares my family. Is there a way to get the hunting stopped?
• I have an adjacent landowner who hunts with dogs to pursue furbearers, feral hogs, and bobcats. Can I legally shoot the hunter's dog(s) if they come onto my property?