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meathead

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4. You can hunt squirels with air rifles in Texas

Thu Sep 10, 2015, 03:19 PM

Sep 2015

2015/16 Texas Outdoor Annual:
"pellet guns and other air guns are not legal for the take of any game bird or game animal other than squirrel. To be lawful for the take of squirrel, an air rifle must be designed to be fired from the shoulder and use the force of a spring, air, or other non-ignited compressed gas to expel a projectile of at least .177 caliber (4.5mm) at a minimum muzzle velocity of 600 feet per second."
https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/general-regulations/means-and-methods

I don't hunt with an air rifle, but it is a legal means. I use my air rifle for plinking and dispatching wounded critters in my suburban yard. My lab catches & plays with, but won't kill possums or squirrels....

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Small game hunting [View all] sarisataka Aug 2015 OP

Check with your state's wildlife department on license and regs meathead Aug 2015 #1

Texas is a shotgun or rimfire state for squirrels. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #3

You can hunt squirels with air rifles in Texas meathead Sep 2015 #4

I stand corrected. Guess I was thinking public lands. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #5

Well we have given it a shot (pun intended) sarisataka Oct 2015 #6

Glad you two are enjoying the new air rifle meathead Oct 2015 #8

Sorry, I can't help. oneshooter Aug 2015 #2

Never tried an old smoker sarisataka Oct 2015 #7

give one s try. oneshooter Oct 2015 #9

I hunt with a Benjamin Trail nitro piston in .22-cal NickB79 Dec 2015 #10