Concho County Seat: Paint Rock

Alligator

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Species Info
Non-core
General Season Apr. 1 - June 30, 2020

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 - Nov. 3, 2019
Dec. 20, 2019 - Jan. 14, 2020

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
Falconry Nov. 16 - Dec. 2, 2019

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
  • 3 scaup
  • 2 redheads
  • 2 canvasback
  • 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. 2 - 3, 2019

Regular Season Nov. 9 - Dec. 1, 2019
Dec. 7, 2019 - Jan. 26, 2020

"Dusky" Duck Nov. 14 - Dec. 1, 2019
Dec. 7, 2019 - Jan. 26, 2020

Falconry Jan. 27 - Feb. 9, 2020

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
Zone Map
Daily Bag Limit 5 dark geese, to include no more than two white-fronted geese, 20 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. 2, 2019 - Feb. 2, 2020

Light Geese (Conservation Order) Feb. 3 - Mar. 15, 2020

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

Javelina

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Species Info
Northern
Regular Season Oct. 1, 2019 - Feb. 23, 2020

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. 26, 2019 - Feb. 23, 2020

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

Rabbits and Hares

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Species Info
Statewide
Regular Season

No closed season

Bag Limit None

Rails, Gallinules and Moorhens

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Statewide
Regular Season Sept. 14 - 29, 2019
Nov. 2 - Dec. 25, 2019

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. 27 - Feb. 9, 2020

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 A

West of US 83

Zone Map
Regular Season Oct. 26, 2019 - Jan. 26, 2020

Daily Bag Limit 3
Possession Limit 9
Zone B

East of US 83

Zone Map
Regular Season Nov. 22, 2019 - Jan. 26, 2020

Daily Bag Limit 3
Possession Limit 9

Squirrel

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Species Info
Year-round Season - No bag limit
General Season Sept. 1, 2019 - Aug. 31, 2020

Teal

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Statewide
September Teal Only Season Sept. 14 - 29, 2019

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

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 Sept. 28 - Nov. 1, 2019

Youth-Only Oct. 26 - 27, 2019
Jan. 6 - 19, 2020

Fall Season Nov. 2, 2019 - Jan. 5, 2020

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. 28 - 29, 2020
May 23 - 24, 2020

Spring Season Apr. 4 - May 17, 2020

White-tailed Deer

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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. 28 - Nov. 1, 2019

General Season Nov. 2, 2019 - Jan. 5, 2020

Youth-Only
Early Youth-Only Season Oct. 26 - 27, 2019
Late Youth-Only Season Jan. 6 - 19, 2020

Special Late Jan. 6 - 19, 2020

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 Oct. 26, 2019 - Feb. 9, 2020

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, 2019 - Jan. 31, 2020

Daily Bag Limit 3
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit
Falconry Jan. 27 - Feb. 9, 2020

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