Hunting small game on public land

[RepublicOfTXPatriot]

IDK if anyone hunts or traps small game to eat when on public land. I know a hunting license is most likely required. When I say small game I'm referring to rabbits, raccoons, etc. Nothing with seasons. Any information on this would be helpful. Thank you in advance !  David

 

[Chuck1]

Im in tx now but don't hunt here, in the south west bird and rabbit is plentiful, used to quail and rabbit hunt often, both will be in the same areas, America is too dense with people now to safely eat raccoons, i would never eat one in tx, some remote parts of the east might be ok, do a search.

Some places have ducks and turkeys

I have traps for SHTF situations (im a pepper) but never used them, its the most efficient way to hunt.

 

[RepublicOfTXPatriot]

I'm a prepper too. Seems like Vandwelling and Bugging out to OG is about the same thing. I'll kill, cook,and eat darn near everything.  Pigeons taste like doves btw. lol. I have several traps too. By they will be too much to take with me. I'll be depending on my snaring skills and other trapping methods. My family ranch is an hour north of Houston. But I've hunted all over Texas. BTW...I even snared a deer two years ago. I'd eat raccoons no problem. Just need to wait til the first or second freeze of the winter before you kill them.

 

[Chuck1]

So your my brother from another mother, haha, i have small game traps, 5 inches and a chain, never ate a Pigeon but good to know, they are everywhere, food is all over, i have seen crawdads in dry creeks at the right time at night here, Im in the hill county just west of Austin, could bag a deer no problem on my property, im used to mule deer out west that are huge compared to tx deer.

Van peeps are close but most of them would be screwed beyond 2 weeks if they just got done shopping, if shtf at the wrong time they might have 2 days of food and water and a 1/4 tank of gas.

I have worked for the government for a long time, DOD, i have seen all the war games scenarios, we are very vulnerable to one attack vector, its almost amazing it hasn't happened because its really easy to pull off, a nuke from NK would cause fewer deaths, more initial deaths but fewer in the long run.

As seen by the last hurricane in tx and the whole state not having gas for 3-4 because of a run on gas stations, if something really happened nation wide you wouldn't have food or gas for weeks.

When the system breaks down you get this

https://www.primalsurvivor.net/shtf-survival-tips-and-stories-from-bosnian-war-survivors/

 

[Chuck1]

I'm fortunate in this regard since I live on a brackish water system

Thats the secret, people have lived next to fertile water for centuries, if you can grow some food on land on top of that its a big plus.

Human 101

 

[Ballenxj]

  Pigeons taste like doves btw. lol. I have several traps too. 

In the old days young Pigeons were referred to as Squab, and are quite edible.
http://www.pigeonsformeat.com/index.php/utility-pigeons/4-whatissquab

 

[Txjaybird]

I sure wish I was as ready for an emergency/survival incident or situation as you guys are.

I wish we had a thread here that would start with the very basics to have handy all the time and progress towards trying to be as ready as we can become to handle a long term crisis.

I'm sure someone will jump in and try to run me off to a prepper site just for asking.

 I do watch You Tuber Jnull0 because of the way he handled his wifes health issue and the fact that when he and friends hunt they take care of the elders in their community and others that need help. I guess he's a homesteader/prepper. '
Sides I gotta love a man with a pig named Pork Chop

Jewellann

 

[Chuck1]

TxjaybirdI sure wish I was as ready for an emergency/survival incident or situation as you guys are.

At a basic level you need to keep at least 1 week of supply's (water food) really two weeks, if you want to live in a hard core SHTF then you need 6 months plus a way to grow or hunt food, and guns to keep people away


Beyond 2 weeks it will be war, people with guns will rule the land.

 

[Weight]

I don't know of any state to hunt without a license. That gets expensive if you are not a resident. Varmints usually don't have seasons, but I can't kill a crow or eat a ground hog. Pidgins in the park maybe.

 

[user 15857]

Several states out west have recently legalized the 'taking' of road kill. Look for the fresh ones!

 

[rvwandering]

Please keep to the topic " Hunting small game on public land". I have deleted one political post and will delete any future political posts.

 

[rm.w/aview]

I don't know of any state to hunt without a license. That gets expensive if you are not a resident. Varmints usually don't have seasons

Building on this, my first search is with the fish & game department within each state for rules, regs, & fees. I've had rangers/game wardens come up on me while fishing, a quiet enterprise unlike popping a cap, so I'm always legit. I will be in the state for a while after all, and the fee is cheaper than the fine, plus I can relax knowing I'm licensed.

 

[RepublicOfTXPatriot]

I agree on the varmints. I didn't plan on getting a license when out of state. I planned to use a pellet gun or silencer on a small caliber rifle or pistol. I probably have one of those drones to check my surroundings before i go looking for food.

 

[Every Road Leads Home]

I've not been impressed with subsonic ammo, doesn't seem much quieter than conventional. I think an air rifle is the way to go. I have an RWS in .177 and .22 and they are very capable of taking small game quietly. Not that I don't love rifles but in a prep situation having a lifetime supply of pellets won't weight half a ton and isn't very expensive.

I'd also think an air rifle for hunting purposes on the road would limit any potential liabilities with the law as they are legal just about everywhere

 

[TMG51]

A person could feed himself just fine with a pellet rifle if he chose to. Squirrels, pigeons, even rabbits or woodchucks in the correct range.

Actually, there are now .50 caliber air rifles that can take a deer at 100 yards (and are still not considered a firearm). But I'm talking about your more common .22 gas piston pellet rifle here...

 

[Ballenxj]

I've not been impressed with subsonic ammo,  doesn't seem much quieter than conventional.   I think an air rifle is the way to go.  I have an RWS in .177 and .22 and they are very capable of taking small game quietly.  Not that I don't love rifles but in a prep situation having a  lifetime supply of pellets won't weight half a ton and isn't very expensive.  

I'd also think an air rifle for hunting purposes on the road would limit any potential liabilities with the law as they are legal just about everywhere

Pellet guns can be very accurate too. A good choice for small game, and the ammunition is not nearly as expensive as other types, with exception of a wrist rocket, which leads me to one more good choice.
 Prepper? What's that? Hehe. Bug out bag too? Ain't never heard of none of that stuff.

 

[Weight]

There are many places that label air-guns, pellet or BB, the same as firearms. many states regulate sling-shot type devices as weapons. I hope you get caught in a state that doesn't. As for preppers, the old David and Goliath sling is a good device.

 

[Ballenxj]

Lewis and Clark carried a .46 caliber air rifle. It was one used by the Austrian Army for 35 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_air_rifle

Guy

I was aware of Lewis and Clark having one, but not the Austrian Army.
Weight, are you talking about California?

 

[Headache]

In the old days young Pigeons were referred to as Squab, and are quite edible.
http://www.pigeonsformeat.com/index.php/utility-pigeons/4-whatissquab

I used to call them city chickens until I found out there was a recipe with the same name that has nothing to do with pigeons. 

Any BLM regs about the use of air rifles?

 

[user 13531]

Welcome to California...

https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Licensing/Hunting

Yes you need a license to hunt, fish, walk, talk or breath here in the golden state. Be careful along the colorado river corridor as indian lands require another hunting/fishing license in addition to california. i got busted decades ago for hunting quail along the river outside parker, we started on state land but didn't realize we'd crossed over to indian land. They took our shotguns, wrote us tickets and told us we would have to go to the local council office to get everything figured out. That was an expensive day but wasn't going to leave my Belgian Browning 20 gauge A-5 behind....