TEXAS HUNTING DATES RELEASED FOR 2022-23
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) published the hunting dates for 2022-23 GAME ANIMALS Javelina North Zone: Oct. 1 – Feb. 26
South Zone: Sept. 1 – Aug. 31
MULE DEER General Season
EASTERN TURKEY Spring Season East Texas: April 22 – May 14, 2023
Panhandle: Nov. 19, 2022 – Dec. 4, 2022 Trans-Pecos: Nov. 25, 2022 – Dec. 11, 2022
MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS Dove
Archery Season
Sept. 1—Nov. 13, 2022 and Dec. 17, 2022 – Jan. 1, 2023
59 of 254 counties: Oct. 1, 2022 – Nov. 4, 2022
PRONGHORN
41 of 254 counties: Oct. 1-16, 2022
SQUIRREL
North Zone
Central Zone
Sept. 1 – Oct. 30, 2022 and Dec. 17, 2022 – Jan. 15, 2023
South Zone
Sept. 14 – Oct. 30, 2022 and Dec. 17, 2022 – Jan. 22, 2023
Additional days for Special White-winged Dove season:
East Texas: Oct. 1, 2022 – Feb. 26, 2023 and May 1-31, 2023 Other open counties: Sept. 1, 2022 – Aug. 31, 2022 Youth Only East Texas: Sept. 24 – 25, 2022
Sept. 2-4, 2022 and Sept. 9-11, 2022 (special regulations apply)
WHITE-TAILED DEER General Season
DUCK Regular Season
North Zone: Nov. 5, 2022 – Jan. 1, 2023 South Zone: Nov. 5, 2022 – Jan. 15, 2023
Special Late Season
North Zone: Jan. 2 – 15, 2023
South Zone: Jan. 16 – 29, 2023
High Plains Mallard Management Unit: Oct. 29-30, 2022 and Nov. 4, 2022 – Jan. 29, 2023 North: Nov. 12 – 27, 2022 and Dec. 3, 2022 – Jan 29, 2023 South: Nov. 5-27, 2022 and Dec. 10, 2022 – Jan. 29, 2023
Youth-Only Seasons
Youth and Veterans
Archery Season
GOOSE Early Canada Goose
North Zone: Oct 29-30, 2022 and Jan. 2-15, 2023 South Zone: Oct. 29-30, 2022 and Jan. 2-15, 2023 Oct. 1 – Nov. 4, 2022
Muzzleloader-Only Season Jan. 2-15, 2023
UPLAND GAME BIRDS Chachalaca Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties: Oct. 29, 2022 – Feb. 26, 2023
High Plains Mallard Management Unit: Oct. 22-23, 2022 North: Nov. 5–6, 2022 South: Oct. 29-30, 2022 East Zone: Sept. 10-25, 2022
Light and Dark Geese
East Zone: Nov. 5, 2022 – Jan. 29, 2023 West Zone: Nov. 5, 2022 – Feb. 5, 2023
Light Goose Conservation Order
Pheasant
East Zone: Jan. 30 – March 12, 2023 West Zone: Feb. 6 – March 12, 2023
Quail
Rails, Gallinules and Moorhens
RIO GRANDE TURKEY Fall
Sandhill Cranes
Panhandle: Dec. 3, 2022 – Jan. 1, 2023 Oct. 29, 2022 – Feb. 26, 2023 North Zone: Nov. 5, 2022 – Jan. 1, 2023 South Zone: Nov. 5, 2022 – Jan. 15, 2023 Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg and Willacy counties: Nov. 5, 2022 – Feb. 26, 2023 Archery-Only: Oct. 1, – Nov. 4, 2022
Fall Youth-Only
North: Oct. 29-30, 2022 and Jan. 2-15, 2023 South: Oct. 29-30, 2022 and Jan. 16-29, 2023
Sept. 10-25, 2022 and Nov. 5 – Dec. 28, 2022 Zone A: Oct. 29, 2022 – Jan. 29, 2023 Zone B: Nov. 25, 2022 – Jan. 29, 2023 Zone C: Dec. 17, 2022 – Jan. 22, 2023
Snipe
Nov. 5, 2022 – Feb. 19, 2023
Teal
Sept. 10-25, 2022
Spring
Woodcock
Spring Youth-Only:
OTHER ANIMALS Alligator
North: April 1 – May 14, 2023 South: March 18 – April 30, 2023 One-turkey counties: April 1-30, 2023 North: March 25-26, 2023 and May 20-21, 2023 South: March 11-12, 2023 and May 6-7, 2023 68
Ag Mag THEAGMAG.ORG
Dec. 18, 2022 – Jan. 31, 2023
22 Counties and Special Properties: Sept. 10-30, 2022 All other Counties: April 1 – June 30, 2023
