Rockwall 2025-2026 Hunting SeasonsCounty Seat: Rockwall

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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

North of IH 30

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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

South of IH 30

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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
North Zone
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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
Nov. 1 - 2, 2025

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Veterans and Active Duty Military
Nov. 1 - 2, 2025

Regular Season
Nov. 8 - 30, 2025
Dec. 6, 2025 - Jan. 25, 2026

"Dusky" Duck
Nov. 13 - 30, 2025
Dec. 6, 2025 - Jan. 25, 2026

Falconry
Jan. 26 - Feb. 9, 2026

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 & Federal Duck Stamp Required
Eastern Zone
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Daily Bag Limit 5 Early Canada geese; 5 regular dark geese (to include no more than 2 White-fronted geese); 5 light geese in the aggregate.
Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit.
Early Canada Geese Season
Sept. 13 - 28, 2025

Dark Geese
Nov. 1, 2025 - Jan. 25, 2026

Light Geese
Nov. 1, 2025 - Feb. 15, 2026

Javelina

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Species Info
No Open Season

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

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

White-tailed Deer

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Species Info Archery Endorsement Required for Archery Hunting
North Zone
Bag Limit 4 deer, no more than 2 bucks, and no more than 2 antlerless, all seasons combined.
Antler Restrictions The bag limit in this county is two legal bucks, but only ONE may have an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. A legal buck deer is defined as a buck deer with: at least one unbranched antler; OR an inside spread of 13 inches or greater (does not apply to a buck that has an unbranched antler). A hunter may also take ONE buck with an inside spread of 13 inches or greater in a different county with antler restrictions, and not to exceed that county's bag limit.
Means and Methods Restriction During youth and general seasons lawful means are restricted to lawful archery equipment and crossbows only, including MLDP properties. During archery-only season, crossbows are unlawful except for individuals with a physician-certified, upper-limb disability as defined in the means and methods section.
Mandatory Harvest Reporting Any buck or antlerless deer harvested during any open season in this county is required to be reported within 24-hours of harvest to the department via mobile application or online. Report your deer harvest with the “Texas Hunt & Fish” app (Apple app Store for IOS devices, Google Play for Android devices), or online at tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/hunt/hunt-and-fish-app/.
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. 27 - Oct. 31, 2025

General Season
Nov. 1, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2026

Youth-Only
Early Youth-Only Season Oct. 24 - 26, 2025
Late Youth-Only Season Jan. 5 - 18, 2026

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