I don't know if this has been posted or not.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20090326d

Crap...it's official, Taylor county will sound like more of a war zone this year. You'd think you were sun bathing on Normandy last year on opening morning. I can't imagine this year.

The majority of hunters from Abilene were FOR those new regulations for Taylor County. Nothing should be any different than any other opening day of the General season...you won't have to worry about hearing a "war zone" for the opening day of Archery Only Season even though Crossbows will be allowed for anyone this year.

Where did you find out about crossbows ? I was looking to see if that passed too. What about steel shot for dove hunting ?

when is the new book coming out?

San Jacinto county falls under the antler restrictions this year. I have hunted the same place there for 14 years and I think this is good The past four or five years I have been passing on smaller bucks anyway. Hopefully this will let more of these deer get some age on them.

The Governor signed the Crossbow bill about 4 weeks ago to be implemented this 2009-2010 Hunting season where anyone can use one during the Archery Only Season.

http://www.texashuntingforum.com/ubbthre...e=1&fpart=1


The 2009-2010 Outdoor Annual will be available come August 15th when the new licenses go on sale.

That's pretty cool !! Guess i need to get one now !

I thought new licenses went on sale aug. 1

sweet, a muzzle loader season for all three counties i hunt in!!!! only one problem, no mzl loader lol!!! and they dont consider my cap and ball a muzzle loader which is


i know its not technically, but i think it should be allowed since they allow them dat gum breech open rifles and all that horse hockey!!!!!.... i know im just sour

You know there is a way to solve that problem....weren't you looking for the lil' miss lady of yours a single shot???? Would make a perfect present that you could secretly be bying for yourself

ya but i dont want to have to clean a mzl loader everytime i take her out to pop a hog which is what her gun would be for mainly. and mzl loaders would weigh to much for her. i probably wont get a mzl loader till im outta college unless i trade for one. ive learned one thing about any black powder, they are expensive to get all set up for!!!! once u buy the gun, u get a new ram rod, more powder, lead balls, patches, cleanin patches, bore butter, new nipples, caps etc. etc......

guess that may be true... I don't own one myself so am clueless as to what all is needed.

i use to shoot a lil comp with em, but they were all borrowed guns, after u shoot it, its 30-60min of cleanin dependin on wha kind of rifle u own..... but my cap and ball takes forever since i have 6 chambers to clean instead of just one....

The problem is not as much the 2 bucks in Taylor but 5 deer in this county. Taylors population wont support the number of deer taken and the land owners are going to be asking for more money, because you can kill more deer. Hide and watch. I really dont think it will support 2 bucks for very long. I think big mistake and I hunt 2 places in Taylor co. and one in Runnels co. Not because of numbers of deer or quality, sheer convenience. 11 miles from home and 25 miles from home. 36 miles in R. Co. I hunt 4-6 days a week. I sure hope Im wrong on the mistake. I think hunters that were passing on some bucks in the past will shoot now, only because they can take 2 bucks.