The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has adopted migratory game bird seasons for 2019-20.

Officials said the only change from last year is a reduction in the pintail bag limit to just one per day.

Dove
Hunting seasons for dove include: North Zone from Sept. 1 to Nov. 12 and Dec. 20 to Jan. 5; Central Zone from Sept. 1 to Nov. 3 and Dec. 20 to Jan. 14; Special White-winged Dove Days (entire South Zone): Sept. 1, 2, 7, 8; and South Zone from Sept. 14 to Nov. 3 and Dec. 20 to Jan. 23.

The daily bag limit for doves statewide is 15, and the possession limit is 45.

During the early two weekends in the Special White-winged Dove Days, hunting is allowed only from noon to sunset. The daily bag limit is 15 birds and should not include more than two mourning doves and two white-tipped doves. During the general season in the special area, the aggregate bag limit is 15, with no more than two white-tipped doves.

Ducks/Geese
Early seasons for statewide hunting of teal are set for Sept. 14-29, with a daily bag limit of six teal. East Zone for Canada Goose only is Sept. 14-29 with a daily bag limit of five Canada geese.

Regular duck dates for High Plains Mallard Management Unit are Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 1 to Jan. 26; North Zone from Nov. 9 to Dec. 1 and Dec. 7 to Jan. 26; and South Zone from Nov. 2 to Dec. 1 and Dec. 14 to Jan. 26.

The bag limit is six per day in the aggregate to include no more than five mallards, of which only two may be hens, three wood ducks, three scaup, two redheads, two canvasback, one pintail or one “dusky duck” (mottled, black or Mexican-like) may only be taken after the first five days of the season in the respective zones.

Mergansers have a limit of five per day with no more than two hooded mergansers. Coots have a 15-per-day limit.

Possession limit is three times the daily bag limit for all migratory game birds, except snow geese, which have no possession limit.

Regular goose dates for the East Zone are Nov. 2 to Jan. 26. The conservation order is Jan. 27 to March 15. The bag limit after the Early Canada Goose is five dark geese, to include no more than two white-fronted geese and 20 light geese (no possession limit on light geese).

West Zone: Nov. 2 to Feb. 2; conservation order Feb. 3 to March 15. Bag limit: five dark geese, to include no more than two white-fronted geese, 20 light geese (no possession limit on light geese).

Sandhill Crane
For Sandhill Crane, Zone A dates are Oct. 26 to Jan. 26. The bag limit is three, and the possession limit is nine.

Zone B dates are Nov. 22 to Jan. 26. The bag limit is three, and the possession limit is nine.

Zone C dates are Dec. 14 to Jan. 19. The bag limit is two, and the possession limit is six.