Texas Waterfowl Season 2025-26
Texas waterfowl season dates start with Oct 18, 2025-Jan 25, 2026. The table below keeps every listed waterfowl row together with zones and notes where available.
Quick answer
Texas's listed 2025-26 waterfowl season runs Oct 18, 2025-Jan 25, 2026.
Regular Dark Geese opens Nov 1, 2025 and closes Jan 25, 2026.
Regular Dark Geese opens Nov 1, 2025 and closes Feb 1, 2026.
The tables below keep the rest of the listed seasons together by species, with source links back to Texas Parks & Wildlife.
Waterfowl
16 listed rowsCanada Goose
Early Canada Goose
Sep 13-28, 2025
Zone: East
Dark Geese
Regular
Nov 1, 2025-Jan 25, 2026
Zone: East
Dark Geese
Regular
Nov 1, 2025-Feb 1, 2026
Zone: West
Duck
Youth/Veterans
Oct 11-12, 2025
Zone: High Plains Mallard Management Unit
Duck
Regular
Oct 18, 2025-Jan 25, 2026
Two periods: Oct. 18-19, 2025 and Oct. 24, 2025 - Jan. 25, 2026
Zone: High Plains Mallard Management Unit
Duck
Youth/Veterans
Oct 25-26, 2025
Zone: South
Duck
Regular
Nov 1, 2025-Jan 25, 2026
Two periods: Nov. 1-30, 2025 and Dec. 13, 2025 - Jan. 25, 2026
Zone: South
Duck
Youth/Veterans
Nov 1-2, 2025
Zone: North
Duck
Regular
Nov 8, 2025-Jan 25, 2026
Two periods: Nov. 8-30, 2025 and Dec. 6, 2025 - Jan. 25, 2026
Zone: North
Goose
Early Canada Goose
Sep 13-28, 2025
Zone: East
Goose
Light Geese
Nov 1, 2025-Feb 1, 2026
Zone: West
Goose
Dark Geese
Nov 1, 2025-Feb 1, 2026
Zone: West
Show 4 more waterfowl rows
Goose
Light Geese
Nov 1, 2025-Feb 15, 2026
Zone: East
Goose
Dark Geese
Nov 1, 2025-Jan 25, 2026
Zone: East
Light Geese
Regular
Nov 1, 2025-Feb 15, 2026
Zone: East
Light Geese
Regular
Nov 1, 2025-Feb 1, 2026
Zone: West