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COUNTY LISTINGS
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.
YOAKUM (PLAINS)
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—General Season only: Nov. 18-26.
Bag limit: 1 buck.
PRONGHORN— Sept. 30-Oct. 8. Bag limit: 1 (by permit only).
YOUNG (GRAHAM)
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).
ZAPATA (ZAPATA)
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General Season:
Nov. 4-Jan. 21; Special Late Season:
Jan. 22-Feb. 4. Bag limit: 5 (no more than 3 bucks, all
seasons combined).
JAVELINA— No closed season. Bag limit: 2 per license year.
SQUIRREL— No closed season. No bag limit.
TURKEY— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3 (gobblers or
bearded hens); Fall Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 21 (gobblers or
bearded hens). Spring Season: Mar. 17-Apr. 29 (gobblers
or bearded hens). Bag limit: 4 (all seasons combined).
ZAVALA (CRYSTAL CITY)
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General Season:
Nov. 4-Jan. 21; Special Late Season:
Jan. 22-Feb. 4. Bag limit: 5 (no more than 3 bucks, all
seasons combined).
JAVELINA— No closed season. Bag limit: 2 per license year.
SQUIRREL— No closed season. No bag limit.
TURKEY— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3 (gobblers or
bearded hens); Fall Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 21 (gobblers or
bearded hens). Spring Season: Mar. 17-Apr. 29 (gobblers
or bearded hens). Bag limit: 4 (all seasons combined).
tip of
top jaw
tip of
tail
cloacal opening
How to determine the sex of an alligator: This method is reliable for alligators over three
feet. Locate the cloacal opening, which is on the bellyside of the alligator as noted in the
drawing. This area is probed, males are verifi ed if a penis is present, otherwise your
report should note the harvest of a female.Your accurate documentation of measurements and other harvest data is essential for biological tracking. Do not assume that
any alligator over eight feet is a male. This is not always the case. The length of the alligator should be measured on the belly side. Measure down the center of the animal, from the tip of
the top jaw to the tip of the tail.
Texas Big Game Awards Program
Texas Big Game Awards program exists to recognize the harvest of quality game animals in Texas.
The program includes pronghorn antelope, mule deer, white-tailed deer, javelina and desert bighorn
sheep. Entries must be scored by a TBGA certifi ed scorer. For more information, entry forms, or to
contact a certifi ed scorer, call Texas Wildlife Association at (210) 236-9761 or go online:
www.texasbiggameawards.org
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COUNTY LISTINGS
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.
YOAKUM (PLAINS)
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—General Season only: Nov. 18-26.
Bag limit: 1 buck.
PRONGHORN— Sept. 30-Oct. 8. Bag limit: 1 (by permit only).
YOUNG (GRAHAM)
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).
ZAPATA (ZAPATA)
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General Season:
Nov. 4-Jan. 21; Special Late Season:
Jan. 22-Feb. 4. Bag limit: 5 (no more than 3 bucks, all
seasons combined).
JAVELINA— No closed season. Bag limit: 2 per license year.
SQUIRREL— No closed season. No bag limit.
TURKEY— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3 (gobblers or
bearded hens); Fall Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 21 (gobblers or
bearded hens). Spring Season: Mar. 17-Apr. 29 (gobblers
or bearded hens). Bag limit: 4 (all seasons combined).
ZAVALA (CRYSTAL CITY)
WT DEER— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3; General Season:
Nov. 4-Jan. 21; Special Late Season:
Jan. 22-Feb. 4. Bag limit: 5 (no more than 3 bucks, all
seasons combined).
JAVELINA— No closed season. Bag limit: 2 per license year.
SQUIRREL— No closed season. No bag limit.
TURKEY— Archery Season: Sept. 30-Nov. 3 (gobblers or
bearded hens); Fall Season: Nov. 4-Jan. 21 (gobblers or
bearded hens). Spring Season: Mar. 17-Apr. 29 (gobblers
or bearded hens). Bag limit: 4 (all seasons combined).
tip of
top jaw
tip of
tail
cloacal opening
How to determine the sex of an alligator: This method is reliable for alligators over three
feet. Locate the cloacal opening, which is on the bellyside of the alligator as noted in the
drawing. This area is probed, males are verifi ed if a penis is present, otherwise your
report should note the harvest of a female.Your accurate documentation of measurements and other harvest data is essential for biological tracking. Do not assume that
any alligator over eight feet is a male. This is not always the case. The length of the alligator should be measured on the belly side. Measure down the center of the animal, from the tip of
the top jaw to the tip of the tail.
Texas Big Game Awards Program
Texas Big Game Awards program exists to recognize the harvest of quality game animals in Texas.
The program includes pronghorn antelope, mule deer, white-tailed deer, javelina and desert bighorn
sheep. Entries must be scored by a TBGA certifi ed scorer. For more information, entry forms, or to
contact a certifi ed scorer, call Texas Wildlife Association at (210) 236-9761 or go online:
www.texasbiggameawards.org
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