Texas Hunting Season Dates for 2024-2025

Online   Sep 11, 2024

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Texas Parks & Wildlife released the 2024 – 2025 Texas Hunting Season dates. Check them out below. You can find more information on their website.  Before you head to the lease, stop by Teskey's Outdoors for Deer Corn at $9.50 per bag, or check out our blinds, feeders, and attractants.

Game Animals

Javelina Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
General	North	Oct. 1, 2024 – Feb. 23, 2025
	South	Sep. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2025

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Mule Deer Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
General	Panhandle	Nov. 23, 2024 – Dec. 8, 2024
	Trans-Pecos	Nov. 29, 2024 – Dec. 15, 2024
Archery	59 of 254 counties	Sep. 28, 2024 – Nov. 1, 2024

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Pronghorm Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
General	41 of 254 counties	Sep. 28 – Oct. 13, 2024

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Squirrel Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
General	East Texas	Oct. 1, 2024 – Feb. 23, 2025 & May 1-31, 2025
	Other open counties	Sep. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2025
Youth-only	East Texas	Sep. 27-29, 2024

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White-tailed Deer Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
General	North	Nov. 2, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025
	South	Nov. 2, 2024 – Jan. 19, 2025
Special Late	North	Jan. 6-19, 2025
	South	Jan. 20, 2025 – Feb. 2, 2025
Youth-Only	North	Oct. 25-27, 2024 & Jan. 6-19, 2025
	South	Oct. 25-27, 2024 & Jan. 6-19, 2025
Archery	252 of 254 counties	Sep. 28, 2024 – Nov. 1, 2024
Muzzleloader	90 of 254 counties	Jan. 6-19, 2025

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Upland Game Birds

Chachalaca Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr & Willacy Counties	Oct. 26, 2024 – Feb. 23, 2025

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Pheasant Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Panhandle/South Plains	Dec. 7, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025

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Quail Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	Oct. 26, 2024 – Feb. 23, 2025

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Wild Turkey Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Fall	North	Nov. 2, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025
	South	Nov. 2, 2024 – Jan. 19, 2025
	Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg & Willacy counties	Nov. 2, 2024 – Feb. 23, 2025
	Archery-only	Sep. 28, 2024 – Nov. 1, 2024
Fall Youth-only	North	Oct. 25-27, 2024 & Jan. 6-19, 2025
	South	Oct. 25-27, 2024 & Jan. 20, 2025 – Feb. 2, 2025
Spring	North	Mar. 29, 2025 – May 11, 2025
	South	Mar. 15, 2025 – Apr. 27, 2025
	One-turkey counties	Apr. 1-30, 2025
	East	Apr. 22, 2025 – May 14, 2025
Spring Youth-Only	North	Mar. 22-23, 2025 & May 17-18, 2025
	South	Mar. 8-9, 2025 & May 3-4, 2025

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Migratory Game Bird

Dove Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	North	Sep. 1, 2024 – Nov. 10, 2024 & Dec. 20, 2024 -Jan. 7, 2025
	Central	Sep. 1, 2024 – Oct. 27, 2024 & Dec. 13, 2024 – Jan. 14, 2025
	South	Sep. 14, 2024 – Oct. 27, 2024 & Dec. 13, 2024 – Jan. 21, 2025
Special White-winged Dove Days	South	Sep. 1-2, 2024; Sep. 6-8, 2024; & Sep. 13, 2024

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Duck Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	High Plains Mallard Management Unit	Oct. 26-27, 2024 & Nov. 1, 2024 – Jan. 26, 2025
	North	Nov. 9, 2024 – Dec. 1, 2024 & Dec. 7, 2024 – Jan. 26, 2025
	South	Nov. 2, 2024 – Dec. 1, 2024 & Dec. 14, 2024 – Jan. 26, 2025
Youth/Veterans	High Plains Mallard Management Unit	Oct. 19-20, 2024
	North	Nov. 2-3, 2024
	South	Oct. 26-27, 2024

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Goose Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Early Canada Goose	East	Sep. 14-29, 2024
Dark Geese	West	Nov. 2, 2024 – Feb. 2, 2025
	East	Nov. 2, 2024 – Jan. 26, 2025
Light Geese	West	Nov. 2, 2024 – Feb. 2, 2025
	East	Nov. 2, 2024 – Feb. 14, 2025

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Rails, Gallinules & Moorhens Hunting Seasons & Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	Sep. 14-29, 2024 & Nov. 2, 2024 – Dec. 25, 2024

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Sandhill Cranes Hunting Season & Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	A	Oct. 26, 2024 – Jan. 26, 2025
	B	Nov. 22, 2024 – Jan. 26, 2025
	C	Dec. 14, 2024 – Jan. 19, 2025

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Snipe Common Season Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	Nov. 2, 2024 – Feb. 16, 2025

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Teal Hunting Seasons & Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
September Teal Only	Statewide	Sep. 14-29, 2024

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Woodcock Hunting Seasons & Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	Dec. 18, 2024 – Jan. 31, 2025

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Other Animals

Alligator Hunting Seasons & Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
General	22 Counties & Special Properties	Sep. 10-30, 2024
	All Other Counties	Apr. 1, 2025 -June 30, 2025

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Rabbits & Hares Hunting Seasons & Dates

Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	No closed season

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