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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.

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

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

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

AdioSS wrote:what is the issue with using a suppressor when hunting?

They scare liberals.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

AdioSS wrote:what is the issue with using a suppressor when hunting?

They scare liberals.

Hopefully they won't hear anything.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

AdioSS wrote: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

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

PBratton wrote: I can just taste hog huntin' with a silencer.

I thought you could already hunt hogs with a suppressor.

TheDude wrote:

PBratton wrote: I can just taste hog huntin' with a silencer.

I thought you could already hunt hogs with a suppressor.

You can.

Carry-a-Kimber wrote:

TheDude wrote:

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

RPB wrote:

Carry-a-Kimber wrote:

TheDude wrote:

PBratton wrote: 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.

PBratton wrote:

RPB wrote:

Carry-a-Kimber wrote:

TheDude wrote:

PBratton wrote: 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

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

I believe that the original concern was with poaching.