San Jacinto 2024-2025 Hunting Seasons County Seat: Coldspring

Species Info Migratory Game Bird Endorsement, HIP Certification & Federal Duck Stamp Required
Eastern Zone Zone Map Daily Bag Limit 5 Early Canada geese; 5 regular dark geese (to include no more than 2 White-fronted geese); 5 light geese in the aggregate. Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit. Early Canada Geese Season Sept. 14 - 29, 2024

Dark Geese Nov. 2, 2024 - Jan. 26, 2025

Light Geese Nov. 2, 2024 - Feb. 14, 2025

Javelina

Species Info
No Open Season

Quail

Daily Bag Limit 15 Possession Limit 45 Mearns' (Montezuma) Quail No open season.

Rails, Gallinules and Moorhens

Daily Bag Limit 15 King and Clapper Rails in the aggregate; 25 Sora and Virginia Rails in the aggregate; 15 Moorhens (Common Gallinules) and Purple Gallinules in the aggregate.

Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit Falconry Jan. 27 - Feb. 10, 2025 Daily Bag Limit 3 in the aggregate Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit

Squirrel

Species Info
East Texas Daily Bag Limit 10 Possession Limit 20 General Season Oct. 1, 2024 - Feb. 23, 2025
May 1 - 31, 2025

Youth-Only Sept. 27 - 29, 2024

Teal

Daily Bag Limit 6 in the aggregate Possession Limit Three times the daily bag limit

White-tailed Deer

Species Info Archery Endorsement Required for Archery Hunting
North Zone Bag Limit 4 deer, no more than 2 bucks, and no more than 2 antlerless, all seasons combined. Antler Restrictions The bag limit in this county is two legal bucks, but only ONE may have an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. A legal buck deer is defined as a buck deer with: at least one unbranched antler; OR an inside spread of 13 inches or greater (does not apply to a buck that has an unbranched antler). A hunter may also take ONE buck with an inside spread of 13 inches or greater in a different county with antler restrictions, and not to exceed that county's bag limit. Antlerless Deer Antlerless deer may be taken by hunting license tag during archery, muzzleloader, and youth-only seasons, except on properties where antlerless MLDP tags have been issued then take is by MLDP tag only. Antlerless deer may also be taken by hunting license tags during designated periods in the General Season, see General Season section below for specific dates. MLDP If MLDP buck tags have been issued for a property, harvest is by MLDP tag only and all bucks must be tagged with a MLDP tag. If MLDP antlerless tags have been issued for a property, harvest is by MLDP tag only and all antlerless deer must be tagged with a MLDP antlerless tag. The landowner or designated agent are responsible for providing MLDP tags to the hunters on MLDP properties. All hunters using MLDP tags are required to possess a Resident or Non-resident General hunting license. Archery Only Sept. 28 - Nov. 1, 2024

General Season Nov. 2, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025

Antlerless Deer Nov. 2-Dec. 1, antlerless by MLDP tag or hunting license tag, no antlerless harvest on National Forest Service property; Dec. 2-Jan. 5, antlerless by MLDP tag only.

Early Youth-Only Season Oct. 25 - 27, 2024 Late Youth-Only Season Jan. 6 - 19, 2025

Muzzleloader Jan. 6 - 19, 2025