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New Hunters Alert: Take Hunter Ed Now
If you are new to hunting and will be age 41 or younger this fall, you may need to take hunter education this summer. 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.
Hunter education instructors are always needed. Help share the hunting legacy of conservation and sportsmanship by becoming a hunter education instructor. Find out more about joining the program.
In the Spring Turkey Zone
Get your ducks in a row for the spring turkey hunting season.
Check the season forecast. Hunting looks promising thanks to a carryover of mature gobblers. Read more in this news release.
Understand the prospects. Watch turkeys and hunters try to outwit each other in this video from the Texas Parks & Wildlife television show.
Tune up your turkey caller. Can you talk a bird into your sights? Check out three techniques in this video demonstration of effective turkey calling.
Take a "turkey hunting law" quiz. You have a turkey hunt planned for Saturday afternoon, but you haven’t had a chance to get a hunting license yet. So, on Saturday morning, you decide to buy your license online. Will you be able to hunt turkey legally later that day? Find the answer to this question and more in “Are You King of the Roost?” a quiz from Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine.
