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Quoted: There is no restriction on mag size in Texas with exception of migratory birds. 30-round mag is legal, but too heavy for me. Hunter orange is not required on private land in Texas, and almost all Texas hunting land is private. It's a good idea, but hunter orange is NEVER seen here.
I actually hunt in a homemade ghillie suit.
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Now I understand why we have so many problems with out of state hunters here in Colorado.
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What are the problems? hi-cap mags and no orange? You'd think people would learn the laws before hunting in another state, but I can't say I'm surprised.
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I'll try to not step on too many toes here:
1) Out of staters not knowing (or maybe not caring) about the laws:
a) Not wearing orange hats & vests
b) Using rifles too small of a caliber. In CO you must use at least a .24 caliber or larger (although in my personal opinion, for our mulies and elk you need at least a .30 caliber weapon).
c) Driving their OHV in places where they are prohibited by law
2) Shooting at animals that are WAY too far away and wounding the animal and not bothering to try and track the animal to finish them off.
3) General all around foolishness while hunting:
a) Drinking
b) Acting like they are in their own back yard
c) Lazy hunting, i.e. trying to drive their OHV to where they think is a good place to hunt. When in fact all they have accomplished is spooking all the game in the areas they drove through (usually illegally).
In the areas I hunt, the majority of the out of staters are from Texas. That doesn't make all Texans guilty of the above offenses. But the offenses I listed above have all been committed by Texans.
I was just trying to say that if Texas had rules more in line with with rest of the US, maybe the problems I listed would not be quite so bad here in CO.