Buffalobwana
Well-Known Member
Two points here. Anyone can sue anyone for anything. True, fabricated, justified or unjustified. This law has no teeth and still costs the landowner money to hire council.Texas does have a landowner liability protection law that does protect the landowner for "recreation" unless there is an egregious negligence on the landowner's part. Most states have similar laws and I have gotten permission through showing the landowner the rule and providing a sign off in accordance to the rule. Just another possibility to consider.
However, TX also promotes landowners hunting leases as addition income for landowners.
There is zero upside to allowing free hunting. Zero. A guy might kill one or two. That's not a drop in the bucket and not worth the risk. If it's night hunting, calves laying down can be mistaken by a noob. No way to know who a noob is.
Trapping is a different story. That puts a dent in the population.
Once again, if you aren't willing to put down cash or sweat equity to hunt, you aren't really that serious.