Typically it takes about 3 hours to go through the online course, excluding any quizzes and/or exams and restudying that you may choose to do.
Every hunter in Texas (including out-of-state hunters) born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, must successfully complete hunter education. Minimum age for certification is 9 years and cost is $15.
$25Resident Hunting LicensesLicenseEligibilityFeeResident Hunting LicenseTexas resident$25Senior Resident Hunting LicenseTexas resident 65 years and older$7
Certification is not required to purchase a hunting license. Minimum age of certification is 9 years. In-person course cost is $15. Persons 17 years of age and older have the option of taking the course in person or on- line.
A hunting license is still required on public land and allowing others to hunt on your private property for financial consideration requires a hunting lease license.
Where to Buy a Texas Hunting LicenseVisit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department website.Call 1-800-TX-LIC-4-U (1-800-895-4248).Visit a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department office or an approved license agent.
These include armadillos, bobcats, coyotes, flying squirrels, frogs, ground squirrels, mountain lions, porcupines, prairie dogs, rabbits and turtles. On private property, these species can be hunted at any time with a valid hunting license. Public hunting lands might have varying restrictions.
A lifetime license includes all state endorsements other than the Reptile and Amphibian endorsement. Lifetime license holders are not exempt from the Federal Duck Stamp requirement. Lifetime licenses are not valid for commercial fur trapping or for other commercial fishing and hunting uses.
$1,000The lifetime hunting and fishing licenses are now each $1,000, but if you buy one you can pay $800 to upgrade your purchase to the all-inclusive license.
Private Land More than 95% of the land in Texas is privately owned or managed. You can hunt on the private land that you own or get permission from the landowner to hunt as a guest or pay the landowner to hunt on that land. Many hunters find leases and book hunts a year or more in advance.
Released convicted felons may obtain a hunting license in Texas, but are currently restricted as to what types of weapons they may use. State and federal laws do not allow them to possess firearms such as centerfire and rimfire rifles, shotguns and handguns for hunting.
Hunting Requirements For those who hunt feral hogs for trophy and/or food, a Texas hunting license is required. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) outlines license requirements and specific legal hunting methods in its annual hunting and fishing regulations publication, the Outdoor Annual.