2021 – 2022 Texas Hunting Season

Texas Parks & Wildlife released the 2021 – 2022 Texas Hunting Season dates. Check them out below. You can find more information on their website. Stop by J&N Feed and Seed for all your hunting supplies, feeds, and attractants. Ask us about our feeder delivery and set up services as well as our feeder filling services.

Game Animals

Javelina

Javelina season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	North	Oct. 1 – Feb. 27
General	South	Sep. 1 – Aug. 31

Mule Deer

Mule deer season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	Panhandle	Nov. 20 – Dec. 5
	SW Panhandle	Nov. 20 – Nov. 28
	Trans-Pecos	Nov. 26 – Dec. 12
Archery	59 of 254 counties	Oct. 2 – Nov. 5

Pronghorn

Pronghorn season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	41 of 254 counties	Oct. 2-17

Squirrel

Squirrel season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	East Texas	Oct. 1 – Feb. 27 & May 1-31
General	Other open counties	Sep. 1 – Aug. 31
Youth-only	East Texas	Sep. 25-26

White-tailed Deer

White-tailed deer season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	North	Nov. 6 – Jan. 2
General	South	Nov. 6 – Jan. 16
Youth-only	North	Oct. 30-31 & Jan. 3-16
Youth-only	South	Oct. 30-31 & Jan. 3-16
Special Late	North	Jan. 3-16
Special Late	South	Jan. 17-30
Archery	252 of 254 counties	Oct. 2 – Nov. 5
Muzzleloader	90 of 254 counties	Jan. 3-16

Upland Game Birds

Chachalaca

Chachalaca season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr & Willacy Counties	Oct. 30 – Feb. 27

Pheasant

Pheasant season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Panhandle	Dec. 4 – Jan. 2

Quail

Quail season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	Oct. 30 – Feb. 27

Turkey

RIO GRANDE TURKEY

Rio Grande Turkey season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Fall	North	Nov. 6 – Jan. 2
	South	Nov. 6 – Jan. 16
	Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg & Willacy counties	Nov. 6 – Feb. 27
	Archery-only	Oct. 2 – Nov. 5
Fall Youth-only	North	Oct. 30-31 & Jan. 3-16
Fall Youth-only	South	Oct. 30-31 & Jan. 17-30
Spring	North	April 2 – May 15
	South	Mar. 19 – May 1
	One-turkey counties	Apr. 1-30
Spring Youth-only	North	Mar. 26-27 & May 21-22
Spring Youth-only	South	Mar. 12-13 & May 7-8

EASTERN TURKEY

Eastern Turkey season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Spring	East Texas	Apr. 22 – May 14

Migratory Game Bird

Dove

Dove season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	North	Sep. 1 – Nov. 12 & Dec. 17 – Jan. 2
	Central	Sep. 1 – Oct. 31 & Dec. 17 – Jan. 14
	South	Sep. 14 – Oct. 31 & Dec. 17 – Jan. 21
Special White-winged Dove Days	South	Sep. 3-5 & Sept. 10-12

Duck

Duck season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	High Plains Mallard Management Unit	Oct. 30-31 & Nov. 5 – Jan. 30
	North	Nov. 13-28 & Dec. 4 – Jan. 30
	South	Nov. 6-28 & Dec. 11 – Jan. 30
Youth-Only	High Plains Mallard Management Unit	Oct. 23-24
	North	Nov. 6-7
	South	Oct. 30-31

Goose

Goose season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Early Canada Goose	East	Sep. 11- 26
Light & Dark Geese	West	Nov. 13 – Feb. 13
Light & Dark Geese	East	Nov. 6- Jan. 30
Light Goose Conservation Order	West	Feb. 14 – Mar. 13
Light Goose Conservation Order	East	Jan. 31 – Mar. 13

Rails, Gallinules & Moorehens

Rails, Gallinules & Moorehens hunting seasons and dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	Sep. 11-26 & Nov. 6 – Dec. 29

Sandhill Cranes

Sandhill Cranes hunting seasons and dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	A	Oct. 30 – Jan. 30
	B	Nov. 26 – Jan. 30
	C	Dec. 18 – Jan. 23

Snipe

Common season dates
Season	Zone	Dates
Regular	Statewide	Nov. 6 – Feb. 20

Teal

Teal hunting seasons and dates
Season	Zone	Dates
September Teal Only	Statewide	Sep. 11-26

Woodcock

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

Other Animals

Alligator

Alligator hunting seasons and dates
Season	Zone	Dates
General	Core	Sep. 10-30
General	Non-core	Apr. 1-June 30

Rabbits and Hares

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

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