Texas · Wild turkey

Turkey season in Texas.

Texas is Rio Grande country across most of the state — Hill Country, Cross Timbers, and the brush country south — with Eastern populations recovering in the eastern Pineywoods. Rio Grande seasons open as early as mid-March; Eastern seasons are restrictive and open in late April.

Subspecies: Rio Grande · Eastern

Zone

Rio Grande zone (most of TX)

Subspecies

Rio Grande

Season note

Texas's North Rio Grande zone spring season typically opens mid-March; the South zone (smaller area) opens earlier, in mid-March, and runs into early May.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Zone

East Texas Eastern subspecies

Subspecies

Eastern

Season note

East Texas Eastern subspecies hunts open in late April with one-tom limit, an intentionally restrictive season to protect a recovering population.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Source

Data sourced from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wild turkey program reports.

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