Texas Hunting Dates Posted for 2022-23

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) released the hunt dates for 2022-23.

Find baggage limits and possession limits here.

game animals
Javelin
North Zone: October 1 – February 26
South Zone: September 1 – August 31

mule deer
overall season
Panhandle: November 19, 2022 – December 4, 2022
Trans-Pecos: November 25, 2022 – December 11, 2022

archery season
59 of 254 counties: Oct 1, 2022 – Nov 4, 2022

Pronghorn
41 of 254 counties: October 1-16, 2022

Squirrel
East Texas: October 1, 2022 to February 26, 2023 and May 1 to 31, 2023
Other open counties: September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2022
East Texas Youth Only: September 24-25, 2022

White-tailed deer
overall season
North Zone: November 5, 2022 – January 1, 2023
South Zone: November 5, 2022 – January 15, 2023

Late Season Special
North Zone: January 2 to 15, 2023
South Zone: January 16 to 29, 2023

Youth-only seasons
North Zone: October 29-30, 2022 and January 2-15, 2023
South Zone: October 29-30, 2022 and January 2-15, 2023

archery season
Oct 1 – Nov 4, 2022

Exclusive Muzzleloader Season
January 2-15, 2023

Highland Game Birds
Chachalaca
Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy Counties: October 29, 2022 – February 26, 2023

Pheasant
Panhandle: December 3, 2022 – January 1, 2023

Quail
October 29, 2022 – February 26, 2023

Rio Grande Turkey
Fall
North Zone: November 5, 2022 – January 1, 2023
South Zone: November 5, 2022 – January 15, 2023
Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg and Willacy Counties: November 5, 2022 to February 26, 2023
Archery Only: October 1 to November 4, 2022

Autumn for youth only
North: October 29 and 30, 2022 and January 2 and 15, 2023
South: October 29 and 30, 2022 and January 16 and 29, 2023

Spring
North: April 1 – May 14, 2023
South: March 18 – April 30, 2023
Counties of a turkey: from April 1 to 30, 2023

Youth-Only Spring:
North: March 25-26, 2023 and May 20-21, 2023
South: March 11-12, 2023 and May 6-7, 2023

Eastern Turkey
Spring season
East Texas: April 22 – May 14, 2023

migratory game birds
Pigeon
North Zone
September 1—November December 13, 2022 and December 17, 2022 – January 1, 2023

Downtown area
September 1 – October 30, 2022 and December 17, 2022 – January 15, 2023

South Zone
September 14 – October 30, 2022 and December 17, 2022 – January 22, 2023

Additional days for special white-winged dove season:
September 2-4, 2022 and September 9-11, 2022 (special rules apply)

Duck
regular season
High Plains Mallard Management Unit: October 29-30, 2022 and November 4, 2022-January 29, 2023
North: from November 12 to 27, 2022 and from December 3, 2022 to January 29, 2023
South: from November 5 to 27, 2022 and from December 10, 2022 to January 29, 2023

Youth and Veterans
High Plains Mallard Management Unit: October 22-23, 2022
North: November 5 and 6, 2022
South: October 29 and 30, 2022

Goose
Early Canada Goose
Eastern Zone: September 10-25, 2022

light and dark geese
Eastern Zone: November 5, 2022 – January 29, 2023
West Zone: November 5, 2022 – February 5, 2023

Light Goose Conservation Order
East Zone: January 30 – March 12, 2023
West Zone: February 6 – March 12, 2023

Rails, Gallinules and Moorhens
from September 10 to 25, 2022 and from November 5 to December 28, 2022

sandhill cranes
Zone A: October 29, 2022 – January 29, 2023
Zone B: November 25, 2022 – January 29, 2023
Zone C: December 17, 2022 – January 22, 2023

Snipe
Nov. 5, 2022 – Feb. 19, 2023

bluish green
September 10-25, 2022

woodcock
December 18, 2022 – January 31, 2023

Other animals
Alligator
22 counties and special properties: September 10-30, 2022
All other counties: April 1 to June 30, 2023

rabbits and hares
No closed season

For more information on general hunting rules and regulations, visit the TPWD website.