10-03-2011, 08:54 PM
txgunner00 Wrote:It is only unlawful to hunt game animals with suppressors in Texas. Non-game animals are good to go. I have been stopped several times by game wardens while hunting suppressed. I honestly answered all their questions, showed them my paperwork and went about my way.
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This is covered on Pg 55 of the Texas Outdoor Annual if anyone needs the reference. "Means and Methods, Firearms, Non-game Animals (non protected): Any lawful firearm, pellet gun, or other air gun is legal".
I would recommend you not have even a legally harvested game animal in your possession if you are hunting with a suppressor. It leaves too much to question- trust me! I had a buddy that was stopped and was very lucky that it was by the only lenient game warden in the state. He honestly didn't do anything illegal but he could have been forced to spend thousands to prove it (if he could at all).

