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New to hunting
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11/23/16 03:42 AM
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Joined: Nov 2016
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Mreider2015
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Green Horn
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Looking to get a little advice from some experts. I will be Hunting for the first time in a few weeks, just need to know a little about how things work like where to get tags,how to handle your kill,etc... any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: New to hunting
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#6555283
11/23/16 03:51 AM
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Joined: Oct 2012
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Creekrunner
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Welcome to the forum. Any Walmart will have licenses (with tags attached) in the Sporting Goods department. As far as cleaning your kill, if you don't have someone with you to show you, check out some YouTube videos. Good hunting.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: New to hunting
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11/23/16 04:00 AM
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Joined: Dec 2012
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Big_Ag
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Welcome! Like Creekrunner said, Walmart, Academy, Bass Pro, Cabelas and the like will have licenses. Be sure and grab the free TPWD Hunting Regulations booklet when you buy your license and read it thoroughly. If you are hunting with others, don't be afraid to let them know you are new to hunting and ask for assistance. May be a good idea to tag along with an experienced hunter for a hunt or two if possible. They can answer your questions and show you the finer points. Good luck and be safe!
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Re: New to hunting
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11/23/16 04:17 AM
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Joined: Jun 2015
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Roll-Tide
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Where you hunting? Hunting alone?
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Re: New to hunting
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11/23/16 04:19 AM
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Joined: Jun 2015
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Roll-Tide
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Google tpwd for rules in county your hunting. Learn antler restrictions.
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Re: New to hunting
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#6555327
11/23/16 04:37 AM
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Joined: Nov 2014
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shea.mcphail
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Bird Dog
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If you want a good book on hunting, in general, check out Steven Rinella's "The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game". He has editions for Big Game and Small Game. There are a lot of cool things to learn about hunting those books.
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Re: New to hunting
[Re: Creekrunner]
#6555351
11/23/16 05:05 AM
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Joined: Aug 2008
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Deerhunter61
THF Trophy Hunter
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Where you hunting? Hunting alone? Google tpwd for rules in county your hunting. Learn antler restrictions. Welcome to the forum. Any Walmart will have licenses (with tags attached) in the Sporting Goods department. As far as cleaning your kill, if you don't have someone with you to show you, check out some YouTube videos. Good hunting.
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Re: New to hunting
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#6555411
11/23/16 11:27 AM
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Joined: Oct 2015
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Age N Score ?
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I Feed Indian Corn. The deer love it and all the colors make them stay at the feeder longer.
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Re: New to hunting
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#6555495
11/23/16 01:38 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
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PMK
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"everyone that lives dies but not everyone who dies lived..."
~PMK~
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Re: New to hunting
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#6555523
11/23/16 01:58 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
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JKC
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.
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Re: New to hunting
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11/23/16 02:59 PM
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Bigfoot
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youtube has everything you need to learn on how to butcher your game in the field at the truck or back in the barn.
great tool.
Being a little more specific on what you are hunting and where might help. Deer hunting and squirrel hunting are totally different so the advice can not be specific
GO TRUMP!
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Re: New to hunting
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11/23/16 03:09 PM
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Joined: Nov 2016
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BuckyBigsby
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I'm a newbie here of sorts... Haven't been since I was a kid. Luckily I have a good buddy that I have on my side helping me out. They are dead on about the YouTube videos. I bet I have watched thousands in the last few weeks. Have fun and enjoy.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott
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Re: New to hunting
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#6555660
11/23/16 03:36 PM
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Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 188
shightower
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Take someone with you that can help you. Google/ YouTube will show you what it looks like, but that will not be enough for most. This google/YouTube phenomenon makes many people experts that don't know crap! One can not bet hands on experience!! 2 weeks ago I watched a kid (23 years old) gut a deer in about 45 minutes! Didn't skin or quarter. Last week he was going to try some "tennis ball" method and doesn't even know how to gut,skin,or quarter one out correctly.
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Re: New to hunting
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#6555864
11/23/16 06:16 PM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 134
chesterc
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Another great resource is the game warden in your county. They have been very helpful to me when I've had questions that the TP&W manual doesn't answer or even newbie questions (I'm a newbie myself) like "where are the turkeys?". Texas Game Wardens
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