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Is deer season open in Texas?
Every Texas deer season for 2026-27 from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, open or closed on the day you pick, and when the next one opens.
Texas deer seasons 2026-27
Texas's General Season opens Nov 7, 2026.
- Archery OnlyOct 3 to Nov 6
- Youth-Only · North Zone · youth hunters onlyOct 30 to Nov 1 · Jan 4 to Jan 17
- Youth-Only · South Zone · youth hunters onlyOct 30 to Nov 1
- General Season · North ZoneNov 7 to Jan 3, 2027
- General Season · South ZoneNov 7 to Jan 17, 2027
- Muzzleloader-Only · Muzzleloader-only counties (90 of 254 counties) onlyJan 4 to Jan 17
- Special Late · North ZoneJan 4 to Jan 17
- Special Late · South ZoneJan 18 to Jan 31
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. White-tailed Deer 2026-2027 Seasons & Regulations (Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Outdoor Annual), checked November 2026.
Deer season · Texas · Today. Yes. Texas's Archery Only season is open today, Oct 3 to Nov 6.
Deer season · Texas · Today
Season openYes. Texas's Archery Only season is open today, Oct 3 to Nov 6.
- Archery Only
- Youth-Only · North Zone
- Youth-Only · South Zone
- General Season · North Zone
- General Season · South Zone
- Muzzleloader-Only · Muzzleloader-only counties (90 of 254 counties)
- Special Late · North Zone
- Special Late · South Zone
Archery OnlyArcheryOpen
Oct 3 to Nov 6
Texas's wording
"Archery Only All counties with an open season Oct. 3 - Nov. 6, 2026"
Youth-OnlyYouth
Oct 30 to Nov 1 · Jan 4 to Jan 17
North Zone, Youth hunters only
Texas's wording
"Youth-Only North Zone Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 2026 Jan. 4 - 17, 2027"
Youth-OnlyYouth
Oct 30 to Nov 1
South Zone, Youth hunters only
Texas's wording
"South Zone Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 2026"
General SeasonFirearm
Nov 7 to Jan 3, 2027
North Zone
Texas's wording
"General Season North Zone Nov. 7, 2026 - Jan. 3, 2027"
General SeasonFirearm
Nov 7 to Jan 17, 2027
South Zone
Texas's wording
"South Zone Nov. 7, 2026 - Jan. 17, 2027"
Muzzleloader-OnlyMuzzleloader
Jan 4 to Jan 17
Muzzleloader-only counties (90 of 254 counties) only
Texas's wording
"Muzzleloader-Only | 90 of 254 counties | Jan. 4-17, 2027"
SourceSpecial LateLate
Jan 4 to Jan 17
North Zone
Texas's wording
"Special Late North Zone Jan. 4 - 17, 2027"
Special LateLate
Jan 18 to Jan 31
South Zone
Texas's wording
"South Zone Jan. 18 - 31, 2027"
Hunter orange
"All persons on public hunting lands (state, national forests, and grasslands) during daylight hours when hunting with firearms is permitted must wear at least 400 square inches of hunter orange material with orange headgear, and at least 144 square inches appearing on both chest and back."
More from Texas's rules
"In counties with a Special Late Season, harvest is restricted to antlerless and unbranched antlered deer (a buck with at least one antler that has no more than one point)."
"Only licensed hunters 16 years of age or younger are eligible to participate in youth-only deer seasons."
"252 of 254 counties have White-tailed Deer seasons."
Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, White-tailed Deer 2026-2027 Seasons & Regulations (Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Outdoor Annual), checked November 2026.
A guide to the dates each state printed for the year, not the regulations. Bag limits, permits, weapon rules and unit closures are in the state's own digest, which is the authority.
- Each state's own dates, quoted
- Your zone and your day
- When the next season opens
Hunting in Texas
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