Real County Hunting Season Dates 2009-10
White-tailed Deer
Archery Only: October 3-November 6, 2009. No permit required to hunt antlerless deer unless MLD permits have been issued for the property. Bag Limit: 5 deer, no more than 2 bucks, all seasons combined. General Season: November 7, 2009-January 3, 2010.
Special Late General Season: January 4-17, 2010 (antlerless and spike buck deer only).
Special Youth-Only Season: Early open season: October 31-November 1, 2009. Late open season: January 4-17, 2010.
Bag limits, provision for the take of antlerless deer, and special requirements of the county, shall be as specified for the first 2 days of the general open season.
Licensed hunters 16 years of age or younger may hunt deer by any lawful means during this season.
Javelina:
No closed season. Bag Limit: 2 per license year.
Squirrel:
No closed season. No bag limit.
Turkey
The annual bag limit for Rio Grande and Eastern turkey, in the aggregate for all counties, is four (4), no more than one of which may be an Eastern turkey. For counties that have an Eastern Turkey spring season, there is no fall season.
Fall: Open season: November 7, 2009-January 3, 2010 (either sex).
Archery Only: October 3-November 6, 2009.
Special youth-only (general) fall turkey season: October 31-November 1, 2009, and January 16- 17, 2010. Only licensed hunters 16 years of age or younger may hunt turkey during this season.
Bag limit as specified by the general fall turkey season.
Spring:
Rio Grande turkey: Open season: March 20-May 2, 2010 (gobblers only).
Special Youth-Only (Rio Grande turkey): Open season: March 13-14 and May 8-9, 2010.
Quail:
Statewide: Open season: October 31, 2009-February 28, 2010. Daily bag limit: 15 Possession limit: 45
Dove:
Central Zone, September 1-October 25, 2009 and December 26-January 9, 2010

Dove *In all zones, the daily bag limit can include no more than 2 white-tipped (whitefronted doves). The possession limit on white-tipped doves is twice the daily bag limit.
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