Silencers for Texas Hunting

[PBratton]

I saw a message on Tx Gun talk about Texas Parks and Wildlife taking comments on hunting game with silencers in Texas.

Looks like they are going to take comments beginning 1/26/2012 on their website at: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/fe ... _comment//.

Set your reminders, login and make your comments. I can just taste hog huntin' with a silencer.

[Shinesintx]

For some reason, I thought it was legal to hunt with a suppressor....guessing that I am wrong?

[Carry-a-Kimber]

They can be used for exotics and feral hogs but not for anything that has a "season".

[AdioSS]

what is the issue with using a suppressor when hunting? It is nicer for your neighbors. You have a chance to get more than 1 shot off before you scare game away. They help protect your hearing. etc etc

[The Annoyed Man]

what is the issue with using a suppressor when hunting?

They scare liberals.

[fishman]

what is the issue with using a suppressor when hunting?

They scare liberals.

Hopefully they won't hear anything.

[OldCannon]

what is the issue with using a suppressor when hunting?

They scare liberals.

They're in Texas. They should be scared enough as it is

[ELB]

Kudos to TP&W for starting this, but...why just for hunting? Need to broaden this a bit...

[TheDude]

I can just taste hog huntin' with a silencer.

I thought you could already hunt hogs with a suppressor.

[Carry-a-Kimber]

I can just taste hog huntin' with a silencer.

I thought you could already hunt hogs with a suppressor.

You can.

[RPB]

I can just taste hog huntin' with a silencer.

I thought you could already hunt hogs with a suppressor.

You can.

From a Hec-i-lop-ter tooooo I think

[ajwakeboarder]

i didn't know there was a restriction to hunting with a suppressor. It helps with the sound, muzzle flare, and the recoil.

[PBratton]

I can just taste hog huntin' with a silencer.

I thought you could already hunt hogs with a suppressor.

You can.

From a Hec-i-lop-ter tooooo I think

I thought it was called a heliochopter...

Anyway, sure, hogs aren't a 'game' animal, however, I'd rather not explain to the nice Game Warden that I wasn't gonna shoot that buck with that silencer, I had it in case I saw some hogs...

Let's just dump the silencer ban and pay attention to what's next.

[Sputz]

I can just taste hog huntin' with a silencer.

I thought you could already hunt hogs with a suppressor.

You can.

From a Hec-i-lop-ter tooooo I think

I thought it was called a heliochopter...

Anyway, sure, hogs aren't a 'game' animal, however, I'd rather not explain to the nice Game Warden that I wasn't gonna shoot that buck with that silencer, I had it in case I saw some hogs...

Let's just dump the silencer ban and pay attention to what's next.

Yea I am trying to think if I buy the rem700 I want and put a qd mount break on it for my sdn-6 will I have problems explaining that I didn't use my suppressor to take the game down. Anyone know the thinking behind not allowing suppressors to hunt game?

Sputz

[ddurkof]

"Anyone know the thinking behind not allowing suppressors to hunt game?"

I believe that the original concern was with poaching.