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2009/10 HUNTING
SEASON
In addition to a hunting
license, a migratory game bird stamp
endorsement ($7) is required to hunt any
migratory game bird, including mourning dove(a Federal Sandhill Crane
Permit also is required to hunt sandhill crane). An upland
game bird stamp endorsement ($7) is required to hunt
turkey, quail, pheasant, lesser prairie chicken, or chachalacas.
White-tailed Deer
- Archery Only:
October 3-November 6, 2009. No permit required to hunt
antlerless deer unless MLD
permits have been issued for the property.
- Bag Limit:
5 deer, no more than 3 bucks, all seasons combined.
General Season: November 7,
2009-January 17, 2010.
No permit required to hunt antlerless deer unless MLDP
antlerless permits have been issued for the tract of land.
Special Late General Season: January
18-31, 2010 (antlerless and spike bucks only).
- Special Youth-Only
Season: Early open season: October 31-November
1, 2009. Late open season: January 4-17, 2010.
Bag limits, provision for
the take of antlerless deer, and special requirements of the
county, shall be as specified for the first 2 days of the
general open season.
Licensed hunters 16 years
of age or younger may hunt deer by any lawful means during
this season.
Javelina:
No closed season. Bag
Limit: 2 per license year.
Squirrel:
No closed season. No bag limit.
Turkey:
The annual bag limit for Rio
Grande and Eastern turkey, in the aggregate for all counties,
is four (4), no more than one of which may be an Eastern
turkey. For counties that have an Eastern Turkey spring
season, there is no fall season.
- Fall: Open
season: November 7, 2009-January 17, 2010 Bag
Limit: 4 turkeys, gobblers or bearded hens.
Archery Only:
October 3-November 6, 2009.
Special youth-only (general)
fall turkey season: October 31-November 1, 2009, and January
16-17, 2010. Only licensed hunters 16 years of age or
younger may hunt turkey during this season. Bag limit as
specified by the general fall turkey season.
- Spring:
Rio Grande turkey:
Open season: March 20-May 2, 2010 (gobblers only).
Special Youth-Only (Rio Grande
turkey): Open season: March 13-14 and May 8-9,
2010.
Quail: Statewide:
Open season: October 31, 2009-February 28, 2010.
Daily bag limit: 15 Possession limit: 45
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See County Listings for
specific county regulations.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/season/
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/season/county_listing/
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/season/animal_listing/
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