How buying a gun in Sherman works
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Texas law allows.
A Dallas buyer needs no state purchase permit, no registration and sits through no state waiting period. At the transfer counter you present a current photo ID, fill out ATF Form 4473 and wait for the federal NICS check to clear. Dealers sell rifles and shotguns at 18 and handguns at 21, as federal law sets those ages. Buyers under 21 can see a longer federal check window. Ammunition, magazines and most parts can be shipped straight to a Texas home address.
Dealers in these communities all work for Sherman-area buyers:
- Denison
- Howe
- Van Alstyne
- Whitesboro
- Pottsboro
- Whitewright
- Tom Bean
- Bells
Carrying a gun in Grayson County
Texas has allowed adults 21 and over who may legally possess a firearm to carry a handgun without a license since September 1, 2021, hidden from view or worn visibly in a hip or shoulder holster. The Texas Department of Public Safety still issues the License to Carry, which adds reciprocity with other states and a few in-state advantages. Posted notices under Penal Code 30.05, 30.06 and 30.07 and the places listed in Penal Code 46.03 still limit carry. Questions about a specific site can go to DPS or the Grayson County Sheriff.
Hunting near Sherman
North Texas falls in the TPWD North Zone for white-tailed deer. For 2026-27 the general season is set to run from November 7, 2026 through January 3, 2027, with separate archery, youth and muzzleloader windows and county rules on antlerless harvest and antler restrictions. Centerfire rifles, handguns and shotguns are all legal for deer; rimfire cartridges are not. Feral hogs may be taken all year with no bag limit. Look up Grayson County in the TPWD Outdoor Annual before you go.
The Hagerman refuge on the Big Mineral arm of Lake Texoma and the Corps lands around the lake offer managed waterfowl and deer hunts under federal and state rules.
Lake Texoma's arms and the Hagerman refuge winter large flocks of ducks and geese, which keeps waterfowl hunting a Grayson County tradition.