2025 -2026 Texas Hunting Season Dates

POSTED ON: 14 July 2025

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Category	Hunting - General
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Javelina

Javelina season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	North	Oct. 1, 2025 – Feb. 22, 2026
General	South	Sep. 1, 2025 – Aug. 31, 2026

Mule Deer

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Mule deer season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	Panhandle	Nov. 22, 2025 – Dec. 7, 2025
General	Trans-Pecos	Nov. 28, 2025 – Dec. 14, 2025

Javelina

Javelina season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	North	Oct. 1, 2025 – Feb. 22, 2026
General	South	Sep. 1, 2025 – Aug. 31, 2026

Mule Deer

Mule deer season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	Panhandle	Nov. 22, 2025 – Dec. 7, 2025
General	Trans-Pecos	Nov. 28, 2025 – Dec. 14, 2025
Archery	Panhandle	Sep. 27, 2025 – Nov. 21, 2025
Archery	Trans-Pecos	Sep. 27, 2025 – Nov. 27, 2025

Pronghorn

Pronghorn season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	41 of 254 counties	Oct. 4-19, 2025

Squirrel

Squirrel season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	East Texas	Oct. 1, 2025 – Feb. 22, 2026 & May 1-31, 2026
General	Other open counties	Sep. 1, 2025 – Aug. 31, 2026
Youth-only	East Texas	Sep. 26-28, 2025

White-tailed Deer

White-tailed deer season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	North	Nov. 1, 2025 – Jan. 4, 2026
General	South	Nov. 1, 2025 – Jan. 18, 2026
Special Late	North	Jan. 5-18, 2026
Special Late	South	Jan. 19, 2026 – Feb. 1, 2026
Youth-Only Early Season		Oct. 24-26, 2025
Youth-Only Late Season		Jan. 5-18, 2026
Archery	252 of 254 counties	Sep. 27, 2025 – Oct. 31, 2025
Muzzleloader-Only	90 of 254 counties	Jan. 5-18, 2026

Upland Game Birds

Chachalaca

Chachalaca season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr & Willacy Counties	Oct. 25, 2025 – Feb. 22, 2026

Pheasant

Pheasant season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Panhandle/South Plains	Dec. 6, 2025 – Jan. 4, 2026

Quail

Quail season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	Nov. 1, 2025 – Feb. 28, 2026

Turkey

Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Fall	North	Nov. 1, 2025 – Jan. 4, 2026
	South	Nov. 1, 2025 – Jan. 18, 2026
	Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg & Willacy counties	Nov. 1, 2025 – Feb. 22, 2026
	Archery-only	Sep. 27, 2025 – Oct. 31, 2025
Fall Youth-only	North	Oct. 24-26, 2025 & Jan. 5-18, 2026
Fall Youth-only	South	Oct. 24-26, 2025 & Jan. 19, 2026 – Feb. 1, 2026
Spring	North	Mar. 28, 2026 – May 10, 2026
	South	Mar. 14, 2026 – Apr. 26, 2026
	One-turkey counties	Apr. 1-30, 2026
	East	Apr. 22, 2026 – May 14, 2026
Spring Youth-Only	North	Mar. 21-22, 2026 & May 16-17, 2026
Spring Youth-Only	South	Mar. 7-8, 2026 & May 2-3, 2026

Migratory Game Bird

Dove

Dove season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	North	Sep. 1, 2025 – Nov. 9, 2025 & Dec. 19, 2025 – Jan. 7, 2026
	Central	Sep. 1, 2025 – Oct. 26, 2025 & Dec. 12, 2025 – Jan. 14, 2026
	South	Sep. 14, 2025 – Oct. 26, 2025 & Dec. 12, 2025 – Jan. 22, 2026
Special White-winged Dove Days	South	Sep. 5-7, 2025 & Sep. 12-13, 2025

Duck

Duck season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	High Plains Mallard Management Unit	Oct. 18-19, 2025 & Oct. 24, 2025 – Jan. 25, 2026
	North	Nov. 8-30, 2025 & Dec. 6, 2025 – Jan. 25, 2026
	South	Nov. 1-30, 2025 & Dec. 13, 2025 – Jan. 25, 2026
Youth/Veterans	High Plains Mallard Management Unit	Oct. 11-12, 2025
	North	Nov. 1-2, 2025
	South	Oct. 25-26, 2025

Goose

Goose season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Early Canada Goose	East	Sep. 13-28, 2025
Dark Geese	West	Nov. 1, 2025 – Feb. 1, 2026
Dark Geese	East	Nov. 1st, 2025 – Jan. 25, 2026
Light Geese	West	Nov. 1, 2025 – Feb. 1, 2026
Light Geese	East	Nov. 1st, 2025 – Feb. 15, 2026

Rails, Gallinules & Moorhens

Rails, Gallinules & Moorhens hunting seasons and dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	Sep. 20-28, 2025 & Nov. 1, 2025 – Dec. 31, 2025

Sandhill Cranes

Sandhill Cranes hunting seasons and dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	A	Oct. 25, 2025 – Jan. 25, 2026
	B	Nov. 21, 2025 – Jan. 25, 2026
	C	Dec. 13, 2025 – Jan. 18, 2026

Snipe

Common season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	Nov. 1, 2025 – Feb. 15, 2026

Teal

Teal hunting seasons and dates
Season	Zone	Dates
September Teal Only	Statewide	Sep. 20-28, 2025

Woodcock

Woodcock hunting seasons and dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	Dec. 18, 2025 – Jan. 31, 2026

Other Animals

Alligator

Alligator hunting seasons and dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	22 Counties & Special Properties	Sep. 10-30, 2025
General	All Other Counties	Apr. 1, 2026 -June 30, 2026

Rabbits and Hares

Rabbits and Hares hunting seasons and dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	No closed season