Hudspeth 2025-2026 Hunting SeasonsCounty Seat: Sierra Blanca

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

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

The area north and west of a line starting at the International Bridge south of Fort Hancock; along FM 1088 to State Highway 20; west along State Highway 20 to State Highway 148; north along S.H. 148 to IH 10 at Fort Hancock; and east along IH 10 to the county line

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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
Central Zone

Remainder of the county

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Regular Season
Sept. 1 - Oct. 26, 2025
Dec. 12, 2025 - Jan. 14, 2026

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. 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

Note Learn More about Youth Only Seasons
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
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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.

Pronghorn

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Species Info Permit Required
Bag Limit 1 - by permit only
Note The harvest of pronghorn is by permit only. The permit must be completely filled out and attached to the pronghorn immediately following harvest. Permits are issued to landowners or their agents in areas where there are huntable populations (Trans-Pecos, Permian Basin and Panhandle). See more information about pronghorn permits.
It is the hunter’s responsibility to verify the permits are issued to the property where they are hunting
Regular Season
Oct. 4 - 19, 2025

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
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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