Real County Hunting Season Dates 2007-08
White-tailed Deer
Open Season: November 3- January 6, 2008. Special Late
General Season: January 7- January 20, 2008 (antlerless and spike buck deer only). Bag limit: 5 deer, no more than 2 bucks, all seasons combined.
Archery Only: September 29- November 2. Bag limit: Same as the general season. No permit required to hunt antlerless deer unless MLDP antlerless permits have been issued for the property.
Special Youth-Only Season: Early open season: October 27-28. Late open season: January 19-20. 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, except in Grayson County, where legal means are restricted to crossbow and archery equipment.
Javelina:
No closed season. Bag limit: 2 per license year.Javelina:
Squirrel:
No closed season. No bag limit.
Turkey
The annual bag limit for Rio Grande and Eastern turkey, in the aggregate, is four (4), no more than one of which may be an Eastern turkey.
Fall: Open season: November 3- January 6 (either sex).
Archery Only: September 29 - November 2.
Spring: Rio Grande turkey: Open season: March 15-April 27 (gobblers only).
Special Youth-Only (Rio Grande turkey): Open season: March 8-9 and May 3-4.
Quail: Statewide: Open season: October 27-February 24. Daily bag limit: 15 Possession limit: 45
Dove:
CENTRAL ZONE September 1 - October 30 December 26 - January 4
Regular Daily Bag Limit: 12* Possession Limit: 24
Falconry Daily Bag Limit: 3 Possession Limit: 6

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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