Texas Waterfowl Hunting Season Dates

In addition to a hunting license, a migratory game bird stamp endorsement ($7) is required to hunt any migratory game bird, including mourning dove(a Federal Sandhill Crane Permit also is required to hunt sandhill crane). An upland game bird stamp endorsement ($7) is required to hunt turkey, quail, pheasant, or chachalacas. Regular season bag limits apply for all legal species of geese, ducks, mergansers, and coots during Youth Waterfowl seasons.

See the regulations summary for Bag Limits on migratory game birds.

September Teal Only Season (Blue-winged, Green-winged and Cinnamon Teal): Bag Limits	Statewide	Sept. 15-30, 2012
Duck Zone Map Bag Limits	High Plains Mallard Management Unit
	Youth Waterfowl	Oct. 20-21,2012
	Regular Gun	Oct. 27-28, 2012 and Nov. 2, 2012-Jan. 27, 2013
	Falconry	None
	North Zone
	Youth Waterfowl	Oct. 27-28, 2012
	Regular Gun	Nov. 3-25, 2012 and Dec. 8, 2012-Jan. 27, 2013
	Falconry	Jan. 28-Feb. 11, 2013
	South Zone
	Youth Waterfowl	Oct. 27-28, 2012
	Regular Gun	Nov. 3-25, 2012 and Dec. 8, 2012-Jan. 27, 2013
	Falconry	Jan. 28-Feb. 11, 2013
Goose Zone Map Bag and Possession Limits Area closed to Hunting	West
	Light and Dark Geese	Nov. 3, 2012-Feb. 3, 2013
	Light Geese       (Conservation Order)	Feb. 4-Mar. 24, 2013
	East
	Light Geese	Nov. 3, 2012-Jan. 27, 2013
	White-fronted Geese	Nov. 3, 2012-Jan. 13, 2013
	Canada Geese	Sept. 15-30, 2012 and Nov. 3, 2012-Jan. 27, 2013
	Light Geese       (Conservation Order)	Jan. 28-Mar. 24, 2013
Sandhill Crane Zone Map Bag limits	Zone A	Nov. 3, 2012-Feb. 3, 2013
	Zone B	Nov. 23, 2012-Feb. 3, 2013
	Zone C	Dec. 22, 2012-Jan. 27, 2013
King and Clapper Rails	Regular	Sept. 15-30, 2012 and Nov. 3-December 26, 2012
	Falconry	Jan. 28-Feb. 11, 2013
Sora and Virginia Rails	Regular	Sept. 15-30, 2012 and Nov. 3-December 26, 2012
	Falconry	Jan. 28-Feb. 11, 2013
Moorhens (Common Gallinules) and Purple Gallinules	Regular	Sept. 15-30, 2012 and Nov. 3-December 26, 2012
	Falconry	Jan. 28-Feb. 11, 2013
Woodcock	Regular	Dec. 18, 2012-Jan. 31, 2013
	Falconry	Jan. 28-Feb. 11, 2013
Wilson's Snipe (Common snipe or jacksnipe)	Regular	Nov. 3, 2012-Feb. 17, 2013