Terrell 2023-2024 Hunting SeasonsCounty Seat: Sanderson

It is the responsibility of the hunter to be aware of restricted areas in counties

Species Info
Non-core
General Season
Apr. 1 - June 30, 2024

Bag Limit 1 per person per year
Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Central Zone
Zone Map
Regular Season
Sept. 1 - Oct. 29, 2023
Dec. 15, 2023 - Jan. 14, 2024

Daily Limit 15 white-winged, mourning and white-tipped doves in the aggregate, to include no more than 2 white-tipped
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit
Legal Shooting Hours From one-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
Falconry
Nov. 17 - Dec. 3, 2023

Daily Bag Limit 3 in the aggregate
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit
Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement, HIP Certification & Federal Duck Stamp Required
High Plains Mallard Management Unit
Zone Map
Duck Daily Bag Limit with Gun 6 in the aggregate. Includes mergansers.

No more than:

  • 5 mallards (only two may be hens)
  • 3 wood ducks
  • 2 redheads
  • 2 canvasback
  • 1 scaup
  • 1 pintail
  • 1 "dusky" duck (mottled duck, Mexican-like duck, black duck and their hybrids are closed the first five days of the season in each zone)
  • All other species not listed: 6
Coot Daily Bag Limit 15 birds
Possession Limit with Gun Three times the daily bag limit
Youth-Only
Oct. 21 - 22, 2023

Veterans and Active Duty Military
Oct. 21 - 22, 2023

Regular Season
Oct. 28 - 29, 2023
Nov. 3, 2023 - Jan. 28, 2024

"Dusky" Duck
Nov. 6, 2023 - Jan. 28, 2024

Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement, HIP Certification & Federal Duck Stamp Required
West Zone
Zone Map
Daily Bag Limit 5 dark geese, to include no more than two white-fronted geese, 10 light geese in the aggregate.
Possession Limit Dark geese three times the daily bag limit. Light geese no possession limit.
Light and Dark Geese
Nov. 4, 2023 - Feb. 4, 2024

Light Geese (Conservation Order)
Feb. 5 - Mar. 10, 2024

Light Geese (Conservation Order) Only No bag limit, no possession limit.
Species Info
Southern
Regular Season
Sept. 1, 2023 - Aug. 31, 2024

Bag Limit 2 per license year.
Possession Limit 2
Species Info
Brewster, Pecos, Terrell Counties
Bag Limit 2 (no more than 1 buck, all seasons combined).
Antler Restrictions A legal buck deer is defined as a buck with an outside spread 20 inches or greater. Any buck for which the outside spread of the main beams is less than 20 inches is NOT legal to harvest. Any buck with at least one unbranched antler (e.g., spike) is NOT legal to harvest, unless the outside spread of the main beams is at least 20 inches in width.
Archery Only
Sept. 30 - Nov. 3, 2023

Archery Only Either sex by hunting license tag, antlerless mule deer permit, or MLDP tag.
General Season
Nov. 24 - Dec. 10, 2023

Antlerless Deer Antlerless deer by MLDP tag or antlerless mule deer permit.
Species Info Upland Game Bird Endorsement Required
Statewide
Regular Season
Oct. 28, 2023 - Feb. 25, 2024

Daily Bag Limit 15
Possession Limit 45
Mearns' (Montezuma) Quail No open season.
Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Statewide
Regular Season
Sept. 9 - 24, 2023
Nov. 4 - Dec. 27, 2023

Daily Bag Limit 15 King and Clapper Rails in the aggregate; 25 Sora and Virginia Rails in the aggregate; 15 Moorhens (Common Gallinules) and Purple Gallinules in the aggregate.
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit
Falconry
Jan. 29 - Feb. 12, 2024

Daily Bag Limit 3 in the aggregate
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit
Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement, Federal Sandhill Crane Permit & HIP Certification Required
Zone A
Zone Map
Regular Season
Oct. 28, 2023 - Jan. 28, 2024

Daily Bag Limit 3
Possession Limit 9
Species Info
All Other Counties
General Season
Sept. 1, 2023 - Aug. 31, 2024

Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement, HIP Certification & Federal Duck Stamp Required
Statewide
September Teal Only Season
Sept. 9 - 24, 2023

Daily Bag Limit 6 in the aggregate
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit
Species Info Upland Game Bird Endorsement Required
Fall

North Zone

Bag Composition Either sex
Bag Limit The annual bag limit for turkey, in the aggregate for all counties, is four (4), no more than one of which may be an Eastern turkey.
Archery Only
Sept. 30 - Nov. 3, 2023

Youth-Only
Oct. 28 - 29, 2023
Jan. 8 - 21, 2024

Fall Season
Nov. 4, 2023 - Jan. 7, 2024

Bag Limit The annual bag limit for turkey, in the aggregate for all counties, is four (4), no more than one of which may be an Eastern turkey.
Spring

Rio Grande - North Zone

Bag Composition Gobblers or Bearded Hens
Bag Limit The annual bag limit for turkey, in the aggregate for all counties, is four (4), no more than one of which may be an Eastern turkey.
Youth-Only
Mar. 23 - 24, 2024
May 18 - 19, 2024

Spring Season
Mar. 30 - May 12, 2024

Species Info Archery Endorsement Required for Archery Hunting
North Zone
Bag Limit 5 deer, no more than 2 bucks, all seasons combined.
MLDP If MLDP buck tags have been issued for a property, harvest is by MLDP tag only and all bucks must be tagged with a MLDP tag. If MLDP antlerless tags have been issued for a property, harvest is by MLDP tag only and all antlerless deer must be tagged with a MLDP antlerless tag. The landowner or designated agent are responsible for providing MLDP tags to the hunters on MLDP properties. All hunters using MLDP tags are required to possess a Resident or Non-resident General hunting license.
Archery Only
Sept. 30 - Nov. 3, 2023

General Season
Nov. 4, 2023 - Jan. 7, 2024

Youth-Only
Early Youth-Only Season Oct. 28 - 29, 2023
Late Youth-Only Season Jan. 8 - 21, 2024

Special Late
Jan. 8 - 21, 2024

Special Late Season During the Special Late Season, harvest is restricted to antlerless deer and unbranched antlered bucks. An unbranched antlered buck is any buck deer with an antler having no more than one point.
Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Statewide
Regular Season
Nov. 4, 2023 - Feb. 18, 2024

Daily Bag Limit 8
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit
Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Statewide
Regular Season
Dec. 18, 2023 - Jan. 31, 2024

Daily Bag Limit 3
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit
Falconry
Jan. 29 - Feb. 12, 2024

Daily Bag Limit 3
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit