(Texas Hunting Seasons for Camp County
(County seat: Pittsburg)
Note: Please read the Advisories and notes on the previous page.
White-tailed Deer
Special Antler Restrictions- Archery Only: October 3-November 6, 2009. No permit required to hunt antlerless deer unless MLD permits have been issued for the property.
- Bag Limit: 4 deer, no more than 2 bucks, and no more than 2 antlerless, all seasons combined.
General Season: November 7, 2009-January 3, 2010.On USFS, Corps of Engineers, and river authority lands, the take of antlerless deer shall be by permit only, except in Fannin County. On all other tracts of land, antlerless deer may be taken without permits from Thanksgiving Day through the Sunday immediately following Thanksgiving Day (November 26-29, 2009). At all other times, antlerless deer may be taken by antlerless MLD or LAMPS permits only. If antlerless deer permits have been issued, they must be attached to all antlerless deer harvested from the tract of land.
Special Youth-Only Season: Early open season: October 31-November 1, 2009. Late open season: January 4-17, 2010.
Bag limits, provision for the take of antlerless deer, and special requirements of the county, shall be as specified for the period November 26-29, 2009.
Licensed hunters 16 years of age or younger may hunt deer by any lawful means during this season.
Muzzleloader-Only Open Season: January 4-17, 2010. Bag Limit: As specified for the general open season. All restrictions established for the take of buck deer during the general open season remain in effect.
No permit required for the take of antlerless deer, except on properties for which MLD permits have been issued.
Squirrel:
Open Season: October 1, 2009-February 7, 2010 and May 1-31. Daily Bag Limit: 10.
Special youth-only season: September 26-27, 2009.
Turkey
The annual bag limit for Rio Grande and Eastern turkey, in the aggregate for all counties, is four (4), no more than one of which may be an Eastern turkey. For counties that have an Eastern Turkey spring season, there is no fall season.
- Spring:
Eastern Turkey: Open season: April 1-30, 2010. Bag limit (both species): One gobbler.
- means limited to shotgun, lawful archery equipment, and crossbows
- it is unlawful for any person to take or attempt to take turkeys by the aid of baiting, or on or over a baited area, and
- all turkeys harvested during the open season must be registered at designated check stations within 24 hours of the time of kill. Harvested turkeys may be field dressed, but must otherwise remain intact.
Quail:
Statewide: Open season: October 31, 2009-February 28, 2010. Daily bag limit: 15 Possession limit: 45
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744