Outdoor Annual Hunting, Fishing and Boating Regulations

Comal 2021-2022 Hunting SeasonsCounty Seat: New Braunfels

Alligator

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Species Info
Non-core
General Season Apr. 1 - June 30, 2022

Bag Limit 1 per person per year

Dove

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Central Zone
Zone Map
Regular Season Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 2021
Dec. 17, 2021 - Jan. 14, 2022

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. 19 - Dec. 5, 2021

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

Duck

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
North Zone
Zone Map
Duck Daily Bag Limit with Gun 6 in the aggregate.

Including 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
Merganser Daily Bag Limit 5 in the aggregate, to include no more than 2 hooded mergansers.
Coot Daily Bag Limit 15 birds
Possession Limit with Gun Three times the daily bag limit
Youth-Only Nov. 6 - 7, 2021

Regular Season Nov. 13 - 28, 2021
Dec. 4, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2022

"Dusky" Duck Nov. 18 - 28, 2021
Dec. 4, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2022

Falconry Jan. 31 - Feb. 14, 2022

Daily Bag Limit by Falconry 3 migratory game birds, singly or in the aggregate.
Possession Limit by Falconry 9 migratory game birds, singly or in the aggregate.

Goose

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
West Zone

West of IH 35

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. 13, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2022

Light Geese (Conservation Order) Feb. 14 - Mar. 13, 2022

Light Geese (Conservation Order) Only No bag limit, no possession limit.
East Zone

East of IH 35

Zone Map
Daily Bag Limit 5 Early Canada geese; 5 regular dark geese (to include no more than 2 White-fronted geese); 10 light geese in the aggregate.
Possession Limit Dark geese three times the daily bag limit. Light geese no possession limit.
Early Canada Geese Season Sept. 11 - 26, 2021

Light and Dark Geese Nov. 6, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2022

Light Geese (Conservation Order) Jan. 31 - Mar. 13, 2022

Light Geese (Conservation Order) Only No bag limit, no possession limit.

Javelina

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Species Info
Northern
Regular Season Oct. 1, 2021 - Feb. 27, 2022

Bag Limit 2 per license year.
Possession Limit 2

Quail

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Species Info Upland Game Bird Endorsement Required
Statewide
Regular Season Oct. 30, 2021 - Feb. 27, 2022

Daily Bag Limit 15
Possession Limit 45
Mearns' (Montezuma) Quail No open season.

Rails, Gallinules and Moorhens

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Statewide
Regular Season Sept. 11 - 26, 2021
Nov. 6 - Dec. 29, 2021

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 Feb. 1 - 15, 2021

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

Sandhill Crane

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement, Federal Sandhill Crane Permit & HIP Certification Required
Zone B

West of IH 35

Zone Map
Regular Season Nov. 26, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2022

Daily Bag Limit 3
Possession Limit 9
Zone C

East of IH 35

Zone Map
Regular Season Dec. 18, 2021 - Jan. 23, 2022

Daily Bag Limit 2
Possession Limit 6

Squirrel

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Species Info
All Other Counties
General Season Sept. 1, 2021 - Aug. 31, 2022

Teal

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Statewide
September Teal Only Season Sept. 11 - 26, 2021

Daily Bag Limit 6 in the aggregate
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit

Wild Turkey

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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 Oct. 2 - Nov. 5, 2021

Youth-Only Oct. 30 - 31, 2021
Jan. 3 - 16, 2022

Fall Season Nov. 6, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022

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. 26 - 27, 2022
May 21 - 22, 2022

Spring Season Apr. 2 - May 15, 2022

White-tailed Deer

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Species Info Archery Endorsement Required for Archery Hunting
North Zone

East of IH 35

Bag Limit 4 deer, no more than 2 bucks, and no more than 2 antlerless, all seasons combined.
Antler Restrictions The provisions of this clause do not apply on properties for which Level 2 or Level 3 MLDPs have been issued. For the seasons listed above, a legal buck is a buck deer having at least one unbranched antler, or an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. The inside spread requirement does not apply to any buck that has an unbranched antler. Not more than one buck with an inside spread of 13 inches or greater may be taken.
Antlerless Deer Antlerless deer may be taken by hunting license tag during archery, muzzleloader, and youth-only seasons, except on properties where antlerless MLDP tags have been issued then take is by MLDP tag only. Antlerless deer may also be taken by hunting license tags during designated periods in the General Season, see General Season section below for specific dates.
Mandatory Harvest Reporting Any antlerless deer harvested during archery, youth-only, muzzleloader, or the 4-doe days during the general season is required to be reported within 24-hours of harvest to the department via mobile application or online. Report your antlerless deer harvest with the “My Texas Hunt Harvest” app (Apple app Store for IOS devices, Google Play for Android devices), or online at www.tpwd.texas.gov/myhunt.
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 Oct. 2 - Nov. 5, 2021

General Season Nov. 6, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022

Antlerless Deer Nov. 25-28, antlerless deer by MLDP tag or hunting license tag. At all other times, antlerless by MLDP tag only.
Youth-Only
Early Youth-Only Season Oct. 30 - 31, 2021
Late Youth-Only Season Jan. 3 - 16, 2022

Muzzleloader Jan. 3 - 16, 2022

North Zone

West of IH 35

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 Oct. 2 - Nov. 5, 2021

General Season Nov. 6, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022

Youth-Only
Early Youth-Only Season Oct. 30 - 31, 2021
Late Youth-Only Season Jan. 3 - 16, 2022

Special Late Jan. 3 - 16, 2022

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.

Wilson's Snipe (Common Snipe or Jacksnipe)

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Statewide
Regular Season Nov. 6, 2021 - Feb. 20, 2022

Daily Bag Limit 8
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit

Woodcock

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Statewide
Regular Season Dec. 18, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2022

Daily Bag Limit 3
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit
Falconry Jan. 31 - Feb. 14, 2022

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