(Upcoming Texas Hunting Seasons for Val Verde County
(County seat: Del Rio)
Note: Please read the Advisories and notes on the previous page.
White-tailed Deer
- Archery Only: Sept. 29-Nov. 2, 2012. No permit required to hunt antlerless deer unless MLD permits have been issued for the property.
- (That southeastern portion of the county located both south of U.S. Highway 90 and east of Spur 239)
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).
- (North of U.S. Highway 90; and that portion located both south of U.S. Highway 90 and west of Spur 239)
Bag Limit: 5 deer, no more than 2 bucks, all seasons combined.General Season: Nov. 3, 2012-Jan. 6, 2013.
Special Late General Season: Jan. 7-20, 2013 (antlerless and spike buck deer 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.
Mule Deer
Archery Only Mule Deer:: Sept. 29-Nov. 2, 2012. Bag Limit: One buck deer.General Season: Nov. 23-Dec. 9, 2012. Bag Limit: 2 deer, no more than one buck, all seasons combined. Antlerless deer may be taken only by Antlerless Mule Deer or MLD permit.
Javelina:
No closed season. Bag Limit: 2 per license year.
Squirrel:
No closed season. No bag limit.
Turkey
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:
(That southeastern portion located both south of U.S. Highway 90 and east of Spur 239)Open season: Nov. 3, 2012-Jan. 20, 2013 Bag Limit: 4 turkeys, gobblers or bearded hens.(North of U.S. Highway 90, and that portion both south of U.S. Highway 90 and west of Spur 239)Open season: Nov. 3, 2012-Jan. 6, 2013 (either sex).
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.
Quail:
Statewide: Open season: Oct. 27, 2012-Feb. 24, 2013. Daily bag limit: 15 Possession limit: 45
Dove:
The area south of a line beginning at the International Toll Bridge in Del Rio, northeast along U.S. Highway 277 Spur to U.S. 90 in Del Rio, east along U.S. 90 to the county line is in the Special White-winged Dove Area.
The remainder of the county is in the Central Zone.