(a) The annual bag limit for Rio Grande and Eastern
turkey, in the aggregate, is four, no more than one of which may be
an Eastern turkey.
(b) Rio Grande Turkey. The open seasons and bag limits
for Rio Grande turkey shall be as follows.
(1) Fall seasons and bag limits:
(A) The counties listed in this subparagraph are in
the Fall South Zone. In Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, Cameron,
Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Gonzales, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells,
Karnes, Kinney (south of U.S. Highway 90), LaSalle, Live Oak, Maverick,
McMullen, Medina (south of U.S. Highway 90), Nueces, Refugio, San
Patricio, Starr, Uvalde (south of U.S. Highway 90), Val Verde (south
of a line beginning at the International Bridge and proceeding along
Spur 239 to U.S. Hwy. 90 and thence to the Kinney County line), Webb,
Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala counties, there is a fall general open
season.
(i) Open season: first Saturday in November through
the third Sunday in January.
(ii) Bag limit: four turkeys, gobblers or bearded hens.
(B) In Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Willacy counties,
there is a fall general open season.
(i) Open season: first Saturday in November through
the last Sunday in February.
(ii) Bag limit: four turkeys, either sex.
(C) The counties listed in this subparagraph are in
the Fall North Zone. In Archer, Armstrong, Bandera, Baylor, Bell,
Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Briscoe, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Carson,
Childress, Clay, Coke, Coleman, Collingsworth, Comal, Comanche, Concho,
Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Dawson, Denton, Dickens,
Donley, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, Erath, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza,
Gillespie, Glasscock, Gray, Hall, Hamilton, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell,
Hays, Hemphill, Hill, Hood, Howard, Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Johnson,
Jones, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kinney (north of U.S. Highway
90), Knox, Lipscomb, Lampasas, Llano, Lynn, Martin, Mason, McCulloch,
McLennan, Medina (north of U.S. Highway 90), Menard, Midland, Mills,
Mitchell, Montague, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Palo
Pinto, Parker, Pecos, Potter, Randall, Reagan, Real, Roberts, Runnels,
Sutton, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens,
Sterling, Stonewall, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Throckmorton,
Tom Green, Travis, Upton, Uvalde (north of U.S. Highway 90), Ward,
Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Wise, Val Verde (north of
a line beginning at the International Bridge and proceeding along
Spur 239 to U.S. Hwy. 90 and thence to the Kinney County line), and
Young counties, there is a fall general open season.
(i) Open season: first Saturday in November through
the first Sunday in January.
(ii) Bag limit: four turkeys, either sex.
(2) Archery-only season and bag limits. In all counties
where there is a general fall season for turkey there is an open season
during which turkey may be taken only as provided for in §65.11(2)
and (3) of this title (relating to Lawful Means).
(A) Open season: from the Saturday closest to September
30 for 35 consecutive days.
(B) Bag limit: in any given county, the annual bag
limit is as provided by this section for the fall general season in
that county.
(3) Spring season and bag limits.
(A) The counties listed in this subparagraph are in
the Spring North Zone. In Archer, Armstrong, Bandera, Baylor, Bell,
Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Brewster, Briscoe, Brown, Burnet, Callahan,
Carson, Childress, Clay, Coke, Coleman, Collingsworth, Comal, Comanche,
Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Dawson, Denton,
Dickens, Donley, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, Ellis (west of Interstate
Hwy. 35), Erath, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock,
Gray, Guadalupe, Hall, Hamilton, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hays,
Hemphill, Hill, Hood, Howard, Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Jeff Davis,
Johnson, Jones, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kinney (north of
U.S. Hwy. 90), Knox, Lampasas, Lipscomb, Llano, Lynn, Martin, Mason,
McCulloch, McLennan, Medina (north of U.S. Hwy. 90), Menard, Midland,
Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham,
Palo Pinto, Parker, Pecos, Potter, Randall, Reagan, Real, Roberts,
Runnels, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens,
Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Throckmorton,
Tom Green, Travis, Upton, Uvalde (north of U.S. Hwy. 90), Val Verde
(north of a line beginning at the International Bridge and proceeding
along Spur 239 to U.S. Hwy. 90 and thence to the Kinney County line),
Ward, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Wise, and Young counties,
there is a spring general open season.
(i) Open season: Saturday closest to April 1 for 44
consecutive days.
(ii) Bag limit: four turkeys, gobblers or bearded hens.
(B) The counties listed in this subparagraph are in
the Spring South Zone. In Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Brooks, Calhoun,
Cameron, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Gonzales, Hidalgo, Jim
Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kinney (south of U.S. Hwy. 90), Kleberg,
LaSalle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina (south of U.S. Hwy.
90), Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Uvalde (south of U.S. Hwy.
90), Val Verde (south of a line beginning at the International Bridge
and proceeding along Spur 239 to U.S. Hwy. 90 and thence to the Kinney
County line), Victoria, Webb, Willacy, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala
counties, there is a spring general open season.
(i) Open season: Saturday closest to March 18 for 44
consecutive days.
(ii) Bag limit: four turkeys, gobblers or bearded hens.
(C) In Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Fayette, Jackson,
Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Milam, and Wharton counties, there is a spring
general open season.
(i) Open season: from April 1 through April 30.
(ii) Bag limit: one turkey, gobblers only.
(iii) Except as provided by §65.10 of this title
(relating to Possession of Wildlife Resources) for turkeys harvested
under a digital license issued by the department pursuant to §53.3(a)(12)
of this title (relating to Combination Hunting and Fishing License
Packages), a valid license with digital tags under §53.4 of this
title (relating to Lifetime Licenses), or a valid digital license
under §53.5 of this title (relating to Recreational Hunting Licenses,
Tags, and Stamps, all turkeys harvested during the open season established
under this subparagraph must be reported within 24 hours of the time
of kill via an internet or mobile application designated by the department
for that purpose.
(4) Special Youth-Only Seasons. Only licensed hunters
16 years of age or younger may hunt during the seasons established
by this subsection.
(A) There shall be a special youth-only fall general
hunting season in all counties where there is a fall general open
season.
(i) open season: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
immediately preceding the first Saturday in November and from the
Monday immediately following the close of the general open season
for 14 consecutive days.
(ii) bag limit: as specified for individual counties
in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(B) There shall be special youth-only spring general
open hunting seasons for Rio Grande turkey in the counties listed
in paragraph (3)(A) and (B) of this subsection.
(i) open seasons:
(I) the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) immediately preceding
the first day of the general open spring season; and
(II) the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) immediately
following the last day of the general open spring season.
(ii) bag limit: as specified for individual counties
in paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(c) Eastern turkey. The open seasons and bag limits
for Eastern turkey shall be as follows. In Bowie, Cass, Fannin, Grayson,
Jasper (other than the Angelina National Forest), Lamar, Marion, Nacogdoches,
Newton, Polk, Red River, and Sabine counties, there is a spring season
during which both Rio Grande and Eastern turkey may be lawfully hunted.
(1) Open season: from April 22 through May 14.
(2) Bag limit (both species combined): one turkey,
gobbler only.
(3) In the counties listed in this subsection:
(A) it is unlawful to hunt turkey by any means other
than a shotgun or lawful archery equipment;
(B) it is unlawful for any person to take or attempt
to take turkeys by the aid of baiting, or on or over a baited area;
and
(C) except as provided by §65.10 of this title
for turkeys harvested under a digital license issued pursuant to §53.3(a)(12)
of this title, a valid license with digital tags under §53.4
of this title, or a valid digital license under §53.5(a)(3) of
this title, all turkeys harvested during the open season must be registered
via the department's internet or mobile application within 24 hours
of the time of kill. The department will publish the internet address
and information on obtaining the mobile application in generally accessible
locations, including the department internet web site (www.tpwd.texas.gov).
Harvested turkeys may be field dressed but must otherwise remain intact.
(d) In all counties not listed in subsection (b) or
(c) of this section, the season is closed for hunting turkey.
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