Saturday opens deer, fall turkey and goose seasons in Denton County, with a youth and veterans duck weekend

Hunters around Aubrey get a crowded calendar this coming Saturday, Nov. 7, when several Texas seasons open at once in Denton County, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's 2026-27 county regulations.

White-tailed deer

Archery-only deer season, which began Oct. 3, runs through Friday, Nov. 6. The general season, which allows firearms, opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 3. An early youth-only season ends Sunday, Nov. 1, and a late youth-only season and a special late season both run Jan. 4 to 17.

During the special late season, hunters may take only antlerless deer and bucks with an unbranched antler.

The Denton County limit is four deer for all seasons combined, with no more than two bucks and no more than two antlerless. Of the two bucks, only one may have an inside antler spread of 13 inches or more. A legal buck must have at least one unbranched antler or a spread of at least 13 inches.

Hunters do not need a Managed Lands Deer Program tag to take antlerless deer unless such tags have been issued for the property they are hunting. Where they have been issued, every deer covered must be tagged.

Turkey

Fall turkey hunting, archery-only since Oct. 3, opens to all legal means Saturday and runs through Jan. 3. The limit is four turkeys, gobblers or bearded hens, and the four-bird annual limit applies across all counties combined. Harvests must be reported through the Texas Hunt & Fish app or online.

Waterfowl and other birds

Denton County is in the North Zone for ducks. The weekend of Nov. 7-8 is set aside for youth hunters and for veterans and active-duty military. The regular duck season follows Nov. 14 to 29 and Dec. 5 to Jan. 31.

The daily limit is six ducks, with no more than five mallards (two hens), three wood ducks, three pintails, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one "dusky" duck. Dusky ducks are closed for the first five days of the season.

The county is in the Eastern Zone for geese. Dark and light goose seasons both open Saturday, running through Jan. 31 and Feb. 19, respectively. Rails, gallinules and moorhens also reopen Saturday, as does Wilson's snipe.

Quail season opened Sunday, Nov. 1, and runs through Feb. 28 with a daily limit of 15. The first dove split in the North Zone closes Nov. 8 and reopens Dec. 18. Waterfowl and other migratory birds require a migratory game bird endorsement and HIP certification, and duck and goose hunters also need a federal duck stamp, the agency says.

Sources

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