My eldest son, with whom I spent more than 100 days in West Texas hunting for graybands, passed away just four months after the ban went into effect. Its so good to hear that the regs are being changed so I can return (this time with another son and a daughter in June of 2012) to indoctrinate my other children in the art of herping.

My question is this: I have caught drift that there will be a need to purchase a license (as before) and in addition to that, a stamp. However, in one of the threads mention was made of the need for a collector's permit. Is that really needed? I always thought a collector's permit was required for those individuals who were collecting protected species or going out for scientific research purposes. I'm not really sure though, and I would appreciate anyone out there shedding more light on this for me.

Happy Herping,

Marlon Smith

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