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Boat Access TPW Public Hunting #6000231 10/29/15 03:47 PM
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Hey Everyone,

Whats up with the TPW saying you have to enter the public lands at one of the designated access points or boat ramps but when I called one of the metro mess offices and they told me I couldn't launch my boat at two of the boat ramps until the posted opening time of 6am. That seems counter productive to allowing boat hunters access to the area unless they want us running the lake at shooting time confused I'm not going to openly name the area on here but if anyone has some insight to this or would be willing to discuss just PM me.

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Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6000236 10/29/15 03:50 PM
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state doesnt care about your hunting, they care about managing their land and lake


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Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: garrett] #6000259 10/29/15 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted By: garrett
state doesnt care about your hunting, they care about managing their land and lake

Unfortunately in Texas, this is true.

Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6000271 10/29/15 04:07 PM
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My lake has 1 ramp that stays open 24/7 during winter for hunters, all the other ramps open at 6am. Idk if other lakes do this as well.

Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6000272 10/29/15 04:07 PM
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It's government, doesn't have to make sense......

Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6000288 10/29/15 04:15 PM
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I know a lake where it's been that way for 15+ years.

I have to agree with garrett on this one. grin

Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6000340 10/29/15 04:49 PM
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A lot of parks are privately owned also




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Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6000342 10/29/15 04:52 PM
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That's all private ramps... a true public ramp will not be closed.. I don't know of any but in parks that close at any time around here

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Its not hard to see why a lot of private ramps or parks do such too... go look at a public ramp open 24/7.. its never a pretty site.. don't blame the state blame the people that don't know how to clean up after themselves

Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: Navasot] #6000403 10/29/15 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted By: Navasot
Its not hard to see why a lot of private ramps or parks do such too... go look at a public ramp open 24/7.. its never a pretty site.. don't blame the state blame the people that don't know how to clean up after themselves


I can't look at a 24/7 public ramp, I can't find one. roflmao

Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6000444 10/29/15 06:01 PM
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Theres one on the trinity we use all the time... just don't pizz off the locals and your good

Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6000498 10/29/15 06:35 PM
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Those ramps are in the State Parks. It is because the state park does not open till 6am. Just use a different ramp on the lake. Pretty much all state parks have hours and closed to access at night. If it is one of the parks that has a way for paid campers to come and go after hours, I have paid for a basic tent camping spot before as a way to enter a park to launch before they opened the next morning.

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Thanks Guys, I got the info I was looking for.


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Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6000996 10/30/15 01:12 AM
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Welcome to the micromanagement of Texas public lands.

Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6001048 10/30/15 01:53 AM
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You are going to have to camp in the parking lot or on the water.


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Just get there late

Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6001349 10/30/15 07:55 AM
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And make sure you drive through everyone's spreads.


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it would be nice if you brought everyone breakfast on your way also.


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Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6001407 10/30/15 11:40 AM
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There are some WMA lands you must check in prior to hunting and you can't check in until a certain time. Accessing another ramp doesn't solve your problem. Any chance this is southeast or southwest portion of Texas.

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Re: Boat Access TPW Public Hunting [Re: BULSPRG] #6001550 10/30/15 01:43 PM
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Most Corps Ramos in parks don't open till 6am. Almost always one open public ramp on every lake, may just mean a longer ride in

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