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COUNTY LISTINGS
SQUIRREL— No closed season. No bag limit.
TURKEY— Rio Grande (Spring season only): Apr. 1-30.
Bag limit: 1 (gobblers only).
MILLS (GOLDTHWAITE) Special Antler Restrictions: see pg. 60.
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7; Special Late Season: Jan. 8-21.
Bag limit: 5 (no more than 2 bucks, all seasons
combined).
SQUIRREL— No closed season. No bag limit.
TURKEY— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3 (either sex);
Fall Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7 (either sex); Spring Season:
Mar. 31-May 13 (gobblers or bearded hens). Bag limit: 4
(all seasons combined).
MITCHELL (COLORADO CITY)
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7; Special Late Season: Jan. 8-21.
Bag limit: 5 (no more than 2 bucks, all seasons
combined).
JAVELINA— Oct. 1-Feb. 25. Bag limit: 2 per season.
SQUIRREL— No closed season. No bag limit.
TURKEY— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3 (either sex);
Fall Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7 (either sex); Spring Season:
Mar. 31-May 13 (gobblers or bearded hens). Bag limit: 4
(all seasons combined).
PRONGHORN—Sept. 30-Oct. 8. Bag limit: 1 (by permit only).
MONTAGUE (MONTAGUE) Special Antler Restrictions: see pg. 60.
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7; Special Late Season: Jan. 8-21.
Bag limit: 4 (2 bucks and 2 antlerless, all seasons
combined). On USFS land, antlerless may be taken without a permit,
but only during archery and youth-only seasons and from Nov. 23-26.
The USFS no longer issues permits.
SQUIRREL— No closed season. No bag limit.
TURKEY— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3 (either sex);
Fall Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7 (either sex); Spring Season:
Mar. 31-May 13 (gobblers or bearded hens). Bag limit: 4
(all seasons combined).
MONTGOMERY (CONROE)
Annual Public Hunting Permit is required for all hunting in the Sam Houston
National Forest. Special Antler Restrictions: see pg. 60.
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7 (Nov. 4-26, antlerless by MLDP tag
or hunting license tag, no antlerless harvest on National
Forest Service property; Nov. 27-Jan. 7, antlerless by
MLDP tag only); Muzzleloader Season: Jan. 8-21
(antlerless tag required only on MLDP properties). Bag
limit: 4 (2 bucks and 2 antlerless, all seasons combined).
SQUIRREL— Oct. 1-Feb. 25 and May 1-31. Daily bag limit: 10.
MOORE (DUMAS)
NOTE: Mandatory check station rules MAY apply for deer (see CWD pg. 56
or www.tpwd.texas.gov/CWD). FEDERAL regulations apply on Lake
Meredith National Recreation Area.
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7. Bag limit: 3 (1 buck and 2
antlerless, all seasons combined).
MULE DEER— Archery Season: Sept.30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 18-Dec. 3. Bag limit: 1 buck.
PHEASANT— Dec. 2-31. Daily bag limit: 3 cocks.
TURKEY— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3 (either sex);
Fall Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7 (either sex); Spring Season:
Mar. 31-May 13 (gobblers or bearded hens). Bag limit: 4
(all seasons combined).
PRONGHORN—Sept. 30-Oct. 8. Bag limit: 1 (by permit only).
In certain areas a free tag is required to take buck pronghorn
and mandatory check station requirements apply. See pg. 60. or
www.tpwd.texas.gov for additional information.
MORRIS (DAINGERFIELD)
Special Antler Restrictions: see pg. 60.
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7 (Nov. 4-19, antlerless by MLDP or
hunting license tag; Nov. 20-Jan. 7, antlerless by MLDP
tag only); Muzzleloader Season: Jan. 8-21 (antlerless tag
required only on MLDP properties). Bag limit: 4 (2 bucks
and 2 antlerless, all seasons combined).
SQUIRREL— Oct. 1-Feb. 25 and May 1-31. Daily bag limit: 10.
MOTLEY (MATADOR)
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7; Special Late Season: Jan. 8-21.
Bag limit: 5 (no more than 1 buck, all seasons
combined).
MULE DEER— Archery Season: Sept.30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 18-Dec. 3. Bag limit: 1 buck.
SQUIRREL— No closed season. No bag limit.
PHEASANT— Dec. 2-31. Daily bag limit: 3 cocks.
TURKEY— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3 (either sex);
Fall Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7 (either sex); Spring Season:
Mar. 31-May 13 (gobblers or bearded hens). Bag limit: 4
(all seasons combined).
NACOGDOCHES (NACOGDOCHES)
Special Antler Restrictions: see pg. 60.
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7 (Nov. 4-19, antlerless by MLDP tag
or hunting license tag, no antlerless harvest on National
Forest Service property; Nov. 20-Jan. 7, antlerless by
MLDP tag only); Muzzleloader Season: Jan. 8-21
(antlerless tag required only on MLDP properties). Bag
limit: 4 (2 bucks and 2 antlerless, all seasons combined).
All dogs prohibited.
SQUIRREL— Oct. 1-Feb. 25 and May 1-31. Daily bag limit: 10.
TURKEY— Eastern Spring Season: Apr. 15-May 14. Bag limit: 1
(gobblers only). Special Regulations: pg. 63.
NAVARRO (CORSICANA)
Special Antler Restrictions: see pg. 60.
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7 (Nov. 23-26, antlerless by MLDP
tag or hunting license tag. All other times, antlerless by
MLDP tag only.); Muzzleloader Season: Jan. 8-21
(antlerless tag required only on MLDP properties). Bag
limit: 4 (2 bucks and 2 antlerless, all seasons combined).
SQUIRREL— Oct. 1-Feb. 25 and May 1-31. Daily bag limit: 10.
NEWTON (NEWTON)
Special Antler Restrictions: see pg. 60.
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General
Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 7 (Nov. 4-26, antlerless by MLDP tag
or hunting license tag, no antlerless harvest on National
Forest Service property; Nov. 27-Jan. 7, antlerless by
MLDP tag only); Muzzleloader Season: Jan. 8-21
(antlerless tag required only on MLDP properties). Bag
limit: 4 (2 bucks and 2 antlerless, all seasons combined).
All dogs prohibited.
SQUIRREL— Oct. 1-Feb. 25 and May 1-31. Daily bag limit: 10.
TURKEY— Eastern Spring Season: Apr. 15-May 14. Bag limit: 1
(gobblers only). Special Regulations: pg. 63.
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