Texas Hunting Season Dates by County
Advisory
It is the responsibility of the hunter to be aware of applicable federal regulations on federal lands (Forest Service, National Recreation Areas, etc.). The Corps of Engineers (COE) allows hunting on some, but not all, COE properties. For more information, including information on area-specific permit requirements, contact the COE District Office in Fort Worth, Galveston or Tulsa, or visit www.swd.usace.army.mil and click on the appropriate district office.
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WHITE-TAILED DEER:
- No permit is required to take antlerless deer during an archery-only open season, except on Managed Lands Deer Permit properties.
- Managed Lands Deer Permits: On Level 1 MLD properties, a MLD permit is required ONLY for antlerless deer. On properties for which Level 2 or Level 3 MLD permits have been issued, ALL deer harvested during ANY open season MUST be tagged with an appropriate completed MLD tag furnished by the landowner.
- LAMPS permits: If LAMPS permits have been issued, they are required for the harvest of antlerless deer ONLY during the GENERAL SEASON. LAMPS permits are NOT required for the harvest of antlerless deer during the ARCHERY-ONLY or MUZZLELOADER-ONLY open seasons.
- EASTERN TURKEY: In counties with an Eastern turkey spring season, there is no fall turkey season.
- ALLIGATOR: Alligator regulations vary by county. For more information, see Alligator rules and regulations
For general information, there is a map showing counties in Texas
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County List
To find season dates for your county, click on the name below.
- Anderson
- Andrews
- Angelina
- Aransas
- Archer
- Armstrong
- Atascosa
- Austin
- Bailey
- Bandera
- Bastrop
- Baylor
- Bee
- Bell
- Bexar
- Blanco
- Borden
- Bosque
- Bowie
- Brazoria
- Brazos
- Brewster
- Briscoe
- Brooks
- Brown
- Burleson
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Burnet
- Caldwell
- Calhoun
- Callahan
- Cameron
- Camp
- Carson
- Cass
- Castro
- Chambers
- Cherokee
- Childress
- Clay
- Cochran
- Coke
- Coleman
- Collin
- Collingsworth
- Colorado
- Comal
- Comanche
- Concho
- Cooke
- Coryell
- Cottle
- Crane
- Crockett
- Crosby
- Culberson
- Dallam
- Dallas
- Dawson
- Deaf Smith
- Delta
- Denton
- DeWitt
- Dickens
- Dimmit
- Donley
- Duval
- Eastland
- Ector
- Edwards
- Ellis
- El Paso
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Erath
- Falls
- Fannin
- Fayette
- Fisher
- Floyd
- Foard
- Fort Bend
- Franklin
- Freestone
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Frio
- Gaines
- Galveston
- Garza
- Gillespie
- Glasscock
- Goliad
- Gonzales
- Gray
- Grayson
- Gregg
- Grimes
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Guadalupe
- Hale
- Hall
- Hamilton
- Hansford
- Hardeman
- Hardin
- Harris
- Harrison
- Hartley
- Haskell
- Hays
- Hemphill
- Henderson
- Hidalgo
- Hill
- Hockley
- Hood
- Hopkins
- Houston
- Howard
- Hudspeth
- Hunt
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Hutchinson
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Irion
- Jack
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jeff Davis
- Jefferson
- Jim Hogg
- Jim Wells
- Johnson
- Jones
- Karnes
- Kaufman
- Kendall
- Kenedy
- Kent
- Kerr
- Kimble
- King
- Kinney
- Kleberg
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Knox
- Lamar
- Lamb
- Lampasas
- LaSalle
- Lavaca
- Lee
- Leon
- Liberty
- Limestone
- Lipscomb
- Live Oak
- Llano
- Loving
- Lubbock
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Lynn
- Madison
- Marion
- Martin
- Mason
- Matagorda
- Maverick
- McCulloch
- McLennan
- McMullen
- Medina
- Menard
- Midland
- Milam
- Mills
- Mitchell
- Montague
- Montgomery
- Moore
- Morris
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Motley
- Nacogdoches
- Navarro
- Newton
- Nolan
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Nueces
- Ochiltree
- Oldham
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Orange
- Palo Pinto
- Panola
- Parker
- Parmer
- Pecos
- Polk
- Potter
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Presidio
- Rains
- Randall
- Reagan
- Real
- Red River
- Reeves
- Refugio
- Roberts
- Robertson
- Rockwall
- Runnels
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Rusk
- Sabine
- San Augustine
- San Jacinto
- San Patricio
- San Saba
- Schleicher
- Scurry
- Shackelford
- Shelby
- Sherman
- Smith
- Somervell
- Starr
- Stephens
- Sterling
- Stonewall
- Sutton
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Swisher
- Tarrant
- Taylor
- Terrell
- Terry
- Throckmorton
- Titus
- Tom Green
- Travis
- Trinity
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Tyler
- Upshur
- Upton
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Uvalde
- Val Verde
- Van Zandt
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Victoria
- Walker
- Waller
- Ward
- Washington
- Webb
- Wharton
- Wheeler
- Wichita
- Wilbarger
- Willacy
- Williamson
- Wilson
- Winkler
- Wise
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Wood
- Yoakum
-
Young
- Zapata
- Zavala