# 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.316: 31 TAC § 65.316. Geese

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## Section

- **Citation:** 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.316
- **Heading:** 31 TAC § 65.316. Geese
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 31 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION / Part 2 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT / Chapter 65 WILDLIFE / 31 TAC § 65.316

## Text

(a) Zone boundaries.
(1) Western Zone: that portion of Texas lying west
 of a line from the international toll bridge at Laredo, thence northward
 following IH 35 and 35W to Fort Worth, thence northwest along U.S.
 Highways 81 and 287 to Bowie, thence northward along U.S. Highway
 81 to the Texas-Oklahoma state line.
(2) Eastern Zone: the remainder of the state.
(b) Season dates and bag limits.
(1) Western Zone.
(A) Light geese: November 2, 2024 - February 2, 2025.
 The daily bag limit for light geese is five.
(B) Dark geese: November 2, 2024 - February 2, 2025.
 The daily bag limit for dark geese is five.
(2) Eastern Zone.
(A) Light geese: November 2, 2024 - February, 14, 2025.
 The daily bag limit for light geese is five.
(B) Dark geese:
(i) Season: November 2, 2024 - January 26, 2025;
(ii) Bag limit: The daily bag limit for dark geese
 is five, to include no more than two white-fronted geese.
(c) September Canada goose season. Canada geese may
 be hunted in the Eastern Zone during the season established by this
 subsection. The season is closed for all other species of geese during
 the season established by this subsection.
(1) Season dates: September 14-29, 2024.
(2) The daily bag limit is five.

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