Nongame and Other Species:
NONGAME ANIMALS (Includes, but is not limited to the following):
Armadillos* Feral hogs, Ground squirrels, Prairie dogs,
Bobcats*, Flying squirrels, Mountain lions, Rabbits,
Coyotes*, Frogs ,(non-protected) Porcupines, Turtles (non-protected)
• No closed season. These animals may be hunted at any time by any lawful means or methods on
private property.
Public hunting lands may have restrictions. A hunting license is required.
• *BOBCAT pelts sold or traded must have a pelt tag (CITES) attached. A pelt tag must be attached prior
to being transported or shipped out of this state. Pelt tags may be obtained from any permitted bobcat
pelt dealer, or offices listed on pg. 30. For additional information contact TPWD (800) 792-1112,
menu 7 or (512) 389-4481.
• Live *COYOTES are currently under a statewide rabies quarantine that prohibits them from being
transported or sold in Texas.
• *ARMADILLOS: Possession and sale of live armadillos is restricted.
SALE AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN NONGAME ANIMALS
For certain species of nongame wildlife, a Commercial Nongame Permit or a Nongame Dealer Permit is required.
For more information or to check for changes in the law, contact TPWD (800) 792-1112, menu 7 or (512) 389-4647
or go to Nongame Permits on the TPWD Web site:
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/nongamregs.htm.
“CANNED HUNTS” (DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS)
No person may kill or attempt to injure a dangerous wild animal (African or Asiatic lion, tiger, leopard,
cheetah, hyena, bear, elephant, wolf, or rhinoceros, or any subspecies or hybrid of these animals) that is
held in captivity in this state or that is released from captivity in this state for the purpose of being killed,
nor may any person conduct, promote, advertise, or assist in the hunting of a dangerous wild animal.
EXOTIC ANIMALS AND FOWL
Exotic animal refers to grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hoofed or cloven-hoofed mammals that are not
indigenous or native to Texas and are known as ungulates, including animals from the deer and antelope
families that landowners have introduced into this state. Includes, but is not limited to Aoudad sheep, Axis
deer, Elk, Sika deer, Fallow deer, Blackbuck antelope, Nilgai antelope, and Russian boar. Exotic fowl refers
to any avian species that is not indigenous to this state, including ratites.
There are no bag or possession limits or closed seasons on exotic animals or fowl on private
property.
It is against the law to:
• Hunt an exotic without a valid hunting license.
• Hunt an exotic on a public road or right-of-way.
• Hunt an exotic without the landowner’s permission.
• Possess an exotic or the carcass of an exotic without the owner’s consent.
FUR-BEARING ANIMALS
Badger, Fox, Nutria, Raccoon,
Beaver, Mink, Opossum, Ring-tailed cat,
Civet cat*, Muskrat, Otter, Skunk,
(*This is another name for the common spotted skunk.)
A trapper’s license is required to take or attempt to take fur-bearing animals,
except that a
person who possesses a hunting license may take and possess a fur-bearing animal, provided the furbearer
(or any part thereof) is not to be sold, and the number of furbearers taken does not exceed the daily bag
limit of one or possession limit of two.
