31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.315 – Open Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits--Early Season

(a) Rails.
1. (1) Dates: September 9 - 24, 2017 and November 4 - December 27, 2017.
2. (2) Daily bag and possession limits:
  1. (A) king and clapper rails: 15 in the aggregate per day; 45 in the aggregate in possession.
  2. (B) sora and Virginia rails: 25 in the aggregate per day; 75 in the aggregate in possession.
(b) Dove seasons.
1. (1) North Zone.
  1. (A) Dates: September 1 - November 12, 2017 and December 15 - 31, 2017.
  2. (B) Daily bag limit: 15 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including no more than two white-tipped doves per day.
  3. (C) Possession limit: 45 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped doves (white-fronted) in the aggregate, including no more than 6 white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in possession.
2. (2) Central Zone.
  1. (A) Dates: September 1 - November 5, 2017 and December 15 - January 7, 2018.
  2. (B) Daily bag limit: 15 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including no more than two white-tipped (white-fronted) doves per day.
  3. (C) Possession limit: 45 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including no more than 6 white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in possession.
3. (3) South Zone and Special White-winged Dove Area.
  1. (A) Dates: September 2, 3, 9, and 10, 2017;
    1. (i) Daily bag limit: 15 white-winged doves, mourning doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves, in the aggregate to include no more than two mourning doves and two white-tipped (white-fronted) doves per day.
    2. (ii) Possession limit: 45 white-winged doves, mourning doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate to include no more than 6 mourning doves and 6 white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in possession.
  2. (B) Dates: September 22 - November 8, 2017; and December 15, 2017 - January 21, 2018.
    1. (i) Daily bag limit: 15 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including no more than two white-tipped (white-fronted) doves per day.
    2. (ii) Possession limit: 45 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including no more than 6 white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in possession.
(c) Gallinules.
1. (1) Dates: September 9 - 24, 2017 and November 4 - December 27, 2017.
2. (2) Daily bag and possession limits: 15 in the aggregate per day; 45 in the aggregate in possession.
(d) September teal-only season.
1. (1) Dates: September 9 - 24, 2017.
2. (2) Daily bag and possession limits: six in the aggregate per day; 18 in the aggregate in possession.
(e) Red-billed pigeons, and band-tailed pigeons. No open season.
(f) Shorebirds. No open season.
(g) Woodcock: December 18, 2017 - January 31, 2018. The daily bag limit is three. The possession limit is nine.
(h) Wilson's snipe (Common snipe): October 28, 2017 - February 11, 2018. The daily bag limit is eight. The possession limit is 24.
(i) Canada geese: September 9 - 24, 2017 in the Eastern Goose Zone as defined in §65.317(b) of this title (relating to Zones and Boundaries for Late Season Species). The daily bag limit is five. The possession limit is 15.

Source Note:The provisions of this §65.315 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7853; amended to be effective August 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 7896; amended to be effective August 20, 1998, 23 TexReg 8461; amended to be effective August 16, 1999, 24 TexReg 6305; amended to be effective August 31, 2000, 25 TexReg 8410; amended to be effective August 9, 2001, 26 TexReg 5826; amended to be effective August 19, 2002, 27 TexReg 7537; amended to be effective August 20, 2003, 28 TexReg 6551; amended to be effective August 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 7448; amended to be effective August 14, 2005, 30 TexReg 4482; amendedtobe effective August 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 6054; amended to be effective August 13, 2007, 32 TexReg 5027; amended to be effective August 20, 2008, 33 TexReg 6593; amended to be effective July 22, 2009, 34 TexReg 4736; amended to be effective August 16, 2010, 35 TexReg 7075; amended to be effective August 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 4801; amended to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 5485; amended to be effective August 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 4899; amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6510; amended to be effective September 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 5156; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6062; amended to be effective September 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 3543.