It is unlawful to be in possession of a firearm while hunting with a broadhead HUNTING point during the Archery-Only season, except a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun in Texas may carry a concealed handgun.

NOTE: A firearm may be possessed in camp, in a motor vehicle, or while hunting lawful game other than whitetail or mule deer and turkey (e.g., exotics, feral hogs, squirrels).

Archery and crossbow equipment may NOT be used to hunt deer during the Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season.

Page 56 of your Texas Parks & Wildlife Outdoor Annual Hunting and Fishing Regulations handbook. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/annual/hunt/means/

The Governor signed HB968 on Saturday May 23, 2009.

"We should all be looking for productive and innovative ways to get more hunters into the field, not restricting access to the great outdoors and its plentiful bounty. The crossbow bill is just such an instrument and I am proud to have affixed my signature to another tool which will promote more Texans to get out and enjoy the Spirit of the Wild!"
Governor Rick Perry

I hunted with Keith Oliver season before last. The deer were good considering the lack of rain over the previous two years. However, after last years excellent spring rains, I am told this past season was much better. You can read the Field Report by clicking on this link: http://www.texashuntfish.com/thf/app/id-only/view-post.html/id=563

Spring Turkey is my favorite time of year to be outdoors in Texas. Somehow, this year, the kids Spring Break, Easter, Wedding Anniversary, and a family gathering the last weekend of April at our ranch in East Texas has now led to three cancelled turkey hunts!!!! I have been looking forward to our return visit since you posted this invitation, I just had to cancel our 3rd annual turkey hunt in Ozona, and last weekend I missed opening weekend with my cousins Lynn & John Lenderman - but they had a great time. AAAGGGGGGHHHH!!!!!

Thank you very much for the invite.

Why are all the important family holidays during hunting season?

Interesting, this is a comment on the website of the property owners mentioned above, after all of the discussion of how poor the quality of hunting is...

Decmber 23, 2007

The 2007 General Mule Deer Season began with an unseasonable snow storm which made some of the roads slick. But that didn't stop our hunters, as the resulting ruts proved.

There were reports of large Aoudad kills in Cedar Springs, although there were none brought into the ranch cold locker.

132 hunters registered with the ranch office. 36 deer and 1 javelina were stored in the cold locker. In general the deer were large and healthy looking. There were numerous fine looking racks.

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My solution, having been eaten alive many times, is I dress like I would for turkey season, full body, light weight, including full-face, cover. I wear long socks, long sleeves, everything. Yes I am hot, but the bugs don't get many bites.