Association Rules for Courteous Hunting
1. Road Restrictions - Hunting season only
All vehicle except in emergency situations must restrict use to between 10:00am and 3:00pm to prevent game disturbance
2. Rifle Sighting / Sport Shooting - hunting season only !!
Please perform all scope adjustments before hunting seasons. If unavoidable please restrict adjustments to between 10am and 3pm. Positively NO shooting except in the taking of game between the hours of 3pm and 10am the next morning.
3. Noise Issues
Please make every effort to minimize noise levels during hunting season including while entering and exiting hunting blinds
4. State Hunting Regulations
All hunters are required by law to follow the State of Texas hunting rules and regulations.
State of Texas Bag Limits
Terrell County 2025-2026 Hunting Seasons
County Seat: Sanderson
It is the responsibility of the hunter to be aware of restricted areas in counties
Alligator
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Dove
xSpecies Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement & HIP Certification Required
Central Zone
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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Goose
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Javelina
Southern
Regular Season
Sept. 1, 2025 - Aug. 31, 2026
Bag Limit 2 per license year.
Possession Limit 2
Mule Deer
Brewster, Pecos, Terrell Counties
Bag Limit 2 (no more than 1 buck, all seasons combined).
Antler Restrictions A legal buck deer is defined as a buck with an outside spread 20 inches or greater. Any buck for which the outside spread of the main beams is less than 20 inches is NOT legal to harvest. Any buck with at least one unbranched antler (e.g., spike) is NOT legal to harvest, unless the outside spread of the main beams is at least 20 inches in width.
Archery Only
Sept. 27 - Nov. 27, 2025
General Season
Nov. 28 - Dec. 14, 2025
Antlerless Deer Antlerless deer by MLDP tag or antlerless mule deer permit.
Quail
xSpecies 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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Sandhill Crane
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Squirrel
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Teal
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Wild Turkey
xSpecies Info Upland Game Bird Endorsement Required
One-Turkey Counties
Spring
Bag Limit 1 turkey. Gobblers only.
Annual Bag Limit The annual bag limit for turkey (all subspecies), in the aggregate for all counties, is four (4), only one of which may be from the East Zone.
Mandatory Harvest Reporting Via Mobile App or Online
Spring Season
Apr. 1 - 30, 2026
White-tailed Deer
xSpecies 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. 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
Special Late
Jan. 5 - 18, 2026
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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Woodcock
