We’re on the cusp of another spring turkey season in Texas. Depending on where you hunt, the show may have already begun.
Texas is a massive state with multiple spring turkey hunting zones — North, South and East. Spring harvest is limited to gobblers and bearded hens in the North and South Zones, gobblers only in the East Zone. The spring regular season dates in 176 Texas counties are as follows: * North Zone (119 counties): March 29 - May 11 * South Zone ( 36 counties): March 15 - April 27 * Special One Turkey Bag Limit (19 counties): Bastrop, Brewster, Caldwell, Colorado, Comal (east of I35), Fayette, Guadalupe (north of I10), Hays (east of I35), Hill (east of I35), Jackson, Jeff Davis, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Mc-Lennan (east of I35), Pecos, Terrell, Travis (east of I35), and Wharton : April 1-30 * East Zone (12 counties) Bowie, Cass, Fannin, Grayson, Jasper, Lamar, Marion, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Red River and Sabine. Note: Those portions of Fannin, Lamar, Red River, and Bowie Counties south of HWY 82 are closed to protect brood stock from recent restocking efforts along the Sulphur River. : April 22 – May 14 * North Zone Youth Only: March 22-23; May 17-18 * South Zone Youth Only: March 8-9; May 3-4
The Big Show