31 TAC § 65.314. Doves (Mourning, White-Winged, White-Tipped, White-Fronted Doves)

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Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 WILDLIFE › 31 TAC § 65.314

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(a) Zones.

(1) 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 Texas-Arkansas state line.

(2) Central Zone: That portion of the state between the North Zone and the South Zone.

(3) South Zone and Special White-winged Dove Area: 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 to Interstate Highway 10; thence east along Interstate Highway 10 to the Texas-Louisiana State Line.

(b) Seasons; Daily Bag Limits.

(1) North Zone.

(A) Dates: September 1 - November 10, 2024 and December 20, 2024 - January 7, 2025.

(B) Daily bag limit: 15 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including no more than two white-tipped doves per day.

(2) Central Zone.

(A) Dates: September 1 - October 27, 2024 and December 13, 2024 - January 14, 2025.

(B) Daily bag limit: 15 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including no more than two white-tipped doves per day.

(3) South Zone and Special White-winged Dove Area.

(A) Special White-winged Dove Area Season.

(i) Dates: September 1-2, 6-8, 13, 2024.

(ii) Daily bag limit: 15 white-winged doves, mourning doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves, in the aggregate to include no more than two mourning doves and two white-tipped (white-fronted) doves per day.

(B) South Zone Season.

(i) Dates: September 14 - October 27, 2024 and December 13, 2024 - January 21, 2025.

(ii) Daily bag limit: 15 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including no more than two white-tipped (white-fronted) doves per day.

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