Upcoming Texas Hunting Seasons for Starr County

(County seat: Rio Grande City)

Note: Please read the Advisories and notes on the previous page.

Archery Only: Sept. 29-Nov. 2, 2012. 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: Nov. 3, 2012-Jan. 20, 2013.

No permit required to hunt antlerless deer unless MLDP antlerless permits have been issued for the tract of land.

Special Late General Season: Jan. 21-Feb. 3, 2013 (antlerless and spike bucks only).
Special Youth-Only Season: Early open season: Oct. 27-28, 2012. Late open season: Jan. 7-20, 2013.
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.

No closed season. Bag Limit: 2 per license year.

No closed season. No bag limit.

The annual bag limit for turkey, in the aggregate for all counties, is four (4), no more than one of which may be an Eastern turkey.

Fall: Open season: Nov. 3, 2012-Jan. 20, 2013 Bag Limit: 4 turkeys, gobblers or bearded hens.
Archery Only: Sept. 29-Nov. 2, 2012.
Special youth-only (general) fall turkey season: Oct. 27-28, 2012, and Jan. 19-20, 2013. 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: Mar. 16-Apr. 28, 2013 (Gobblers and bearded hens).
Special Youth-Only (Rio Grande turkey): Open season: Mar. 9-10, 2013 and May 4-5, 2013.

Statewide: Open season: Oct. 27, 2012-Feb. 24, 2013. Daily bag limit: 15 Possession limit: 45

The area east of FM 649 and north of FM 2686 to La Gloria, and the area north of FM 1017 is in the South Zone.

The remainder of the county is in the Special White-winged Dove Area.