A special white-winged dove season occurs in early September in lower Rio Grande Valley. A late dove season occurs in late December and early January in the Central and South Zones. There is a special early teal season in early to mid-September. Duck hunting seasons are from mid-November to late January in most of the state and at added times in October in Northwest Texas. Light and dark geese seasons occur from November through mid-February.
Limits are liberal for light geese and generally restrictive for dark geese.
Both federal and state laws govern all migratory birds. Rabbits and coyotes are unregulated and may be taken year round. Furbearers such as raccoon, fox and nutria are trapped or hunted primarily during the winter. Hunter education is required of those born on or after September 2, 1971. Hunter orange is generally required to hunt on public lands in Texas.