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<blockquote data-quote="Bigdad" data-source="post: 2228767" data-attributes="member: 5072"><p>In Texas</p><h2>Firearms</h2><p><strong>Game animals and non-migratory game birds may be hunted with any legal firearm, except:</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Rimfire Ammunition</strong> (of any caliber) may NOT be used to hunt white-tailed deer, mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, or pronghorn.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Fully Automatic Firearms</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Shotguns</strong> are the only legal firearm that may be used during spring Eastern turkey season.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Magazine Capacity</strong> (number of shells/cartridges allowed): there are no restrictions on the number of shells or cartridges a legal firearm may hold when hunting game animals or game birds (except migratory game birds, see <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/migratory-game-bird-regulations/definitions" target="_blank">Legal Shotgun</a>).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Muzzleloader:</strong> any firearm that is loaded only through the muzzle (as opposed to breech-loading firearms). A cap and ball firearm in which the powder and ball are loaded into a cylinder is not a muzzleloader. Muzzleloader deer seasons are restricted to muzzleloading firearms only.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Suppressors</strong> (aka "silencers"): may be used to take any wildlife resource; however, all federal, state and local laws continue to apply.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigdad, post: 2228767, member: 5072"] In Texas [HEADING=1]Firearms[/HEADING] [B]Game animals and non-migratory game birds may be hunted with any legal firearm, except:[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Rimfire Ammunition[/B] (of any caliber) may NOT be used to hunt white-tailed deer, mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, or pronghorn. [*][B]Fully Automatic Firearms[/B] [*][B]Shotguns[/B] are the only legal firearm that may be used during spring Eastern turkey season. [*][B]Magazine Capacity[/B] (number of shells/cartridges allowed): there are no restrictions on the number of shells or cartridges a legal firearm may hold when hunting game animals or game birds (except migratory game birds, see [URL='https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/migratory-game-bird-regulations/definitions']Legal Shotgun[/URL]). [*][B]Muzzleloader:[/B] any firearm that is loaded only through the muzzle (as opposed to breech-loading firearms). A cap and ball firearm in which the powder and ball are loaded into a cylinder is not a muzzleloader. Muzzleloader deer seasons are restricted to muzzleloading firearms only. [*][B]Suppressors[/B] (aka “silencers”): may be used to take any wildlife resource; however, all federal, state and local laws continue to apply. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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