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2004-05 Approved
Hunting Season Dates |
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*Shackelford County Hunting Dates Noted in Red |
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DOVE |
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Mourning: |
North Zone1
Central Zone2
South Zone2 |
Sept. 1 - Oct. 30
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31,
Dec. 26 - Jan.3
Sept. 24 - Nov. 10,
Dec. 26 - Jan. 16 |
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White-winged: |
Special South TX Zone3 |
Sept. 4,5,11 & 12
Sept. 24 - Nov.10,
Dec. 26 - Jan. 12 |
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TEAL-ONLY |
Statewide (all counties) |
Sept. 18 - 26 |
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ALLIGATOR |
By permit only |
Sept. 10 - 30 |
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Pronghorn Antelope |
By permit only |
Oct. 2 - Oct. 10 |
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WHITE-TAIL DEER |
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Archery: |
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Oct. 2- Oct. 31 |
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General: |
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Special Season Youth4 |
Oct. 30-31 |
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North Texas |
Nov. 6 - Jan.2 |
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Panhandle |
Nov. 20 - Dec. 5 |
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South Texas |
Nov. 6 - Jan. 16 |
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Edwards Plateau
Late Antlerless & Spike |
Jan. 3-16 |
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South Texas
Late Antlerless & Spike |
Jan. 17 - Jan. 30 |
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Muzzleloader
Late Antlerless & Spike |
Jan. 8-16 |
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MULE DEER |
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Archery: |
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Oct. 2 - Oct. 31 |
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General: |
Panhandle |
Nov. 20 - Dec. 5 |
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SW Panhandle |
Nov. 20 - 28 |
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Trans-Pecos |
Nov. 27 - Dec. 12 |
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JAVELINA |
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43 counties |
Oct. 1 - Feb. 27 |
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50 counties |
Sept. 1 - Aug. 31 |
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SQUIRREL |
Special Youth Season6 |
Sept. 25 - 26 |
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East Texas |
Oct. 1 - Feb. 6 |
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Remaining Counties |
Sept. 1 - Aug. 31 |
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LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN |
Panhandle |
Oct. 16 - 17 |
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PHEASANT |
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Panhandle |
Dec. 4 - Jan 2 |
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Coastal |
Nov. 2 - Feb. 23 |
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QUAIL |
Statewide (all counties)1 |
Oct. 30 - Feb. 27 |
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RIO GRANDE TURKEY |
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Archery: |
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Oct.2 - Oct. 31 |
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Fall Season: |
Special Youth Season |
Oct. 30 - 31,
Jan. 15 - 16 |
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North Texas |
Nov. 6 - Jan. 2 |
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South Texas |
Nov. 6 - Jan. 16 |
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Brooks, Kenedy, & Kleberg
counties |
Nov. 6 - Feb. 27 |
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Spring
Season: |
North Texas |
Apr. 2 - May 8 |
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South Texas |
Mar. 26 - May 1 |
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EASTERN TURKEY |
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Spring
season only7 |
East Texas |
Apr. 1 - 30 |
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CHACHALACA |
Cameron, Hildago, Starr &
Willacy counties |
Oct. 30 - Feb. 27 |
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RABBITS AND HARES |
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No Closed Season. |
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1 15 bird/day bag
limit |
5 In all counties
where the general or special late seasons have closed before the dates
indicated. |
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2 12 bird/day bag
limit |
6 In all counties
that have a Oct. 1 - Feb. 2 and May 1-31 Open Squirrel Season |
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3 Must have
white-winged dove stamp or super-combo license. |
7 Rio Grande and
Eastern Turkey may be hunted in these counties. |
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4 In all counties
that have an open season for those species. |
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