Season Dates

2022-2023 DOVE SEASON DATES & REGULATIONS

NORTH ZONE That portion of the state north of a line beginning at the International Bridge south of Fort Hancock; thence north along FM 1088 to State Highway 20; thence west along State Highway 20 to State Highway 148; thence north along State Highway 148 to Interstate Highway 10 at Fort Hancock; thence east along Interstate Highway 10 to Interstate Highway 20; thence northeast along Interstate Highway 20 to Interstate Highway 30 at Fort Worth; thence northeast along Interstate Highway 30 to the TexasArkansas state line.

CENTRAL ZONE That portion of the state between the North Zone and the South Zone.

SOUTH ZONE That portion of the state south of a line beginning at the International Toll Bridge in Del Rio; thence northeast along U.S. Highway 277 Spur to U.S. Highway 90 in Del Rio; thence east along U.S. Highway 90 to State Loop 1604; thence following Loop 1604 south and east, then north, to Interstate Highway 10; thence east along Interstate Highway 10 to the Texas-Louisiana Line.

SEASON DATES & ZONE INFORMATION COURTESY OF TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

ZONE MAP ART BY MATT TUMLINSON

North Zone September 1 – November 13, 2022 December 17, 2022 – January 2, 2023 Special White-Winged Dove Days September 2, 3, 4 and 9, 10, 11, 2022 (SWWDD shooting hours noon to sunset)

Central Zone September 1 - October 30, 2022 December 17, 2022 - January 15, 2023

South Zone September 14 - October 30, 2022 December 17, 2022 - January 22, 2023 Shooting Hours: Unless otherwise noted, one-half hour before sunrise to sunset

Daily Bag Composition* 15 mourning, white-winged and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in aggregate, to include not more than 2 white-tipped (white-fronted doves. *No more than two Mourning doves and two white-tipped doves during Special White-Winged Dove Days

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

TDHA Banded Bird, If harvested call 210-764-1189 Federal Banded Bird, If harvested: Report at reportband.gov Public Hunting: tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/hunt/public Operation Game Thief: Witness a Violation, call 800-792-4263 Possession Limit: Three times the daily bag limit Migratory game Bird Stamp & HIP Certification required.

Texas Dove Hunters Association 210-764-1189

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