TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
2023-2024 Season Dates
Regular Season Shooting Hours: North, Central and South Zones - Legal shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Special White-Winged Dove Days: Legal shooting hours are noon to sunset
North Zone
Regular Season: Sept. 1, 2023 - Nov. 12, 2023 and Dec. 15, 2023 - Dec. 31, 2023
Central Zone
Regular Season: Sept. 1, 2023 - Oct. 29, 2023 and Dec. 15, 2023 - Jan. 14, 2024
South Zone
Regular Season: Sept. 14, 2023 - Oct. 29, 2023 and Dec. 15, 2023 - Jan. 21, 2024
Special White-Winged Dove Days
Special Days: Sept. 1, 2, 3, and 8, 9, 10, 2023 (Legal shooting hours are noon to sunset)
Bag Limits
RegularDaily Bag Limit: 15* Possession Limit: 45
Falconry Daily Bag Limit: 3 Possession Limit: 9
*In all zones, the daily bag limit can include no more than 2 white-tipped (white-fronted doves).
The possession limit on white-tipped doves is three times the daily bag limit.
Did you know that 100% of your hunting and fishing license fees go to conservation?
It's true,100% of your hunting and fishing license fees go to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for on-the-ground conservation efforts that help make Texas one of the best places in the country to hunt and fish. Fish stocking, wildlife management, habitat restoration, land conservation, and Texas Game Wardens are just some of the initiatives funded in part by your license fees. Thank you for your investment in Texas' natural resources. For more information on the types of licenses available, where you can purchase a license, hunting and fishing rules and regulations, and much more, explore the links below.