El Paso 2025-2026 Hunting SeasonsCounty Seat: El Paso

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Alligator

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Species Info
Non-core
General Season
Apr. 1 - June 30, 2026

Bag Limit 1 per person per year

Dove

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
North Zone
Zone Map
Regular Season
Sept. 1 - Nov. 9, 2025
Dec. 19, 2025 - Jan. 7, 2026

Daily Bag 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. 14 - 30, 2025

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 & Federal Duck Stamp Required
High Plains Mallard Management Unit
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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
  • 3 pintail
  • 2 redheads
  • 2 canvasback
  • 1 scaup
  • 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. 11 - 12, 2025

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Veterans and Active Duty Military
Oct. 11 - 12, 2025

Regular Season
Oct. 18 - 19, 2025
Oct. 24, 2025 - Jan. 25, 2026

"Dusky" Duck
Oct. 27, 2025 - Jan. 25, 2026

Goose

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement, HIP Certification & Federal Duck Stamp Required
Western Zone
Zone Map
Daily Bag Limit 5 dark geese in the aggregate, 5 light geese in the aggregate.
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit.
Dark Geese
Nov. 1, 2025 - Feb. 1, 2026

Light Geese
Nov. 1, 2025 - Feb. 1, 2026

Javelina

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Species Info
Southern
Regular Season
Sept. 1, 2025 - Aug. 31, 2026

Bag Limit 2 per license year.
Possession Limit 2

Mule Deer

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Species Info
Trans-Pecos
Note Mandatory check station rules apply for deer (see www.tpwd.texas.gov/CWD).
Archery Only
Sept. 27 - Nov. 27, 2025

General Season
Nov. 28 - Dec. 14, 2025

Bag Limit 1 buck all seasons combined.

Quail

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Species Info Upland Game Bird Endorsement Required
Statewide
Regular Season
Nov. 1, 2025 - Feb. 28, 2026

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. 20 - 28, 2025
Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 2025

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

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
Zone Map
Regular Season
Oct. 25, 2025 - Jan. 25, 2026

Daily Bag Limit 3
Possession Limit 9

Squirrel

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Species Info
All Other Counties
General Season
Sept. 1, 2025 - Aug. 31, 2026

Teal

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement, HIP Certification & Federal Duck Stamp Required
Statewide
September Teal Only Season
Sept. 20 - 28, 2025

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

Wilson's Snipe (Common Snipe or Jacksnipe)

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Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Statewide
Regular Season
Nov. 1, 2025 - Feb. 15, 2026

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, 2025 - Jan. 31, 2026

Daily Bag Limit 3
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit
Falconry
Jan. 26 - Feb. 15, 2026

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