Hunting Calendar

Below please find the Texas Hunting Season listed by animal courtesy of
Texas Parks & Wildlife

Happy Hunting!

 

DOVE

Mourning

 

 

North Zone: Sept. 1-Oct. 30

 

Central Zone: Sept. 1-Oct. 29, Dec. 26-Jan. 5

 

South Zone: Sept. 20-Nov. 3, Dec. 21-Jan.14

White-winged

 

Special South Texas Zone: Sept. 7-8, 14-15

 

And Sept. 20-Nov. 3, Dec. 21-Jan.10

WHITE TAILED DEER

Archery

 

Sept. 28-Oct. 27.

General

 

*Special Youth Season;Oct. 26-27

 

North Texas (200 counties); Nov. 2-Jan. 5

 

Panhandle (six counties); Nov. 23-Dec. 8

 

South Texas (29 counties); Nov. 2-Jan. 19

 

Edwards Plateau (25 counties); Late Antler less and Spike; Jan 6-19

 

South Texas (30 counties); Late Antler less and Spike; Jan. 20-Feb. 2

 

Muzzleloader (19 counties); Late Antler less and Spike; Jan. 11-19

 

**Special Youth-Antler less Only; Jan. 18-19

MULE DEER

Archery

 

Sept. 28-Oct. 27

General

 

Panhandle (36 counties); Nov. 23-Dec.8

 

SW Panhandle (seven counties); Nov. 23-Dec.1

 

Trans-Pecos (19 counties); Nov. 30-Dec.15

JAVELINA

43 Counties

 

Oct. 1-Feb. 23

50 Counties

 

No closed season

PHEASANT

 

Panhandle (37 counties); Dec. 14-29

 

Coastal (seven counties); Nov. 2-Feb. 23

QUAIL

 

Statewide (all counties); Oct. 26-Feb. 23

RIO GRANDE TURKEY

Archery

 

Sept. 28-Oct. 27

Fall Season

 

*Special Youth Season; Oct. 26-27, Jan. 18-19

 

North Texas (119 counties); Nov. 2-Jan.5

 

South Texas (25 counties); Nov. 2-Jan. 19

 

Brooks, Kenedy & Kleberg counties; Nov. 2-Feb. 23

Spring Season

 

North Texas (129 counties); April 5-May 11

 

South Texas (32 counties); March 29-May 4

EASTERN TURKEY***

Spring Season Only

 

East Texas (32 counties); April 14-27

*In all counties that have an open season for those species.

***Rio Grande as well as Eastern Turkey may be hunted in these counties.**In all counties where the general or special late seasons have closed before the dates indicated.