Texas's pheasant season runs December 5, 2026 to January 3, 2027.
Dec 5
Opening day
Saturday
Jan 3
Last day
Sunday, 2027
3 roosters a day
Daily limit
9 in possession
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Dates and limits
Texas pheasant season dates and bag limit
Texas's pheasant season opens Saturday, December 5, 2026, and closes January 3, 2027. The daily limit is 3 roosters and 9 in possession. Only roosters may be taken.
Resident Hunting License (Item 101) $25, plus Upland Game Bird Endorsement (Item 167) $7
Nonresidents
Non-resident General Hunting License (Item 105) $315, or Non-resident Special Small Game/Exotic Hunting (Item 157) $48, plus Upland Game Bird Endorsement $7
Stamp or permit
Upland Game Bird Endorsement (Item 167) $7
Every Texas license, resident and nonresident, with what each costs, is on the Texas hunting license page.
Texas pheasant questions
Texas's pheasant season opens Saturday, December 5, 2026, and closes January 3, 2027. Dates are from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, read October 8, 2026.
The daily limit is 3 roosters and 9 in possession. Only roosters may be taken.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sets pheasant hours as one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official sunset (statewide rule for nonmigratory upland game birds).
Residents: Resident Hunting License (Item 101) $25, plus Upland Game Bird Endorsement (Item 167) $7. Nonresidents: Non-resident General Hunting License (Item 105) $315, or Non-resident Special Small Game/Exotic Hunting (Item 157) $48, plus Upland Game Bird Endorsement $7. Stamp or permit: Upland Game Bird Endorsement (Item 167) $7. Prices are as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department lists them.
Texas's pheasant season closes Sunday, January 3, 2027.
A hen in a South Dakota wheat field. Hens carry next year’s birds, so the bag in the wild bird states is written for roosters only, and the brown bird that gets up beside a rooster is the one to let fly. “NRCSSD03010 - South Dakota (6147)(NRCS Photo Gallery)”, Dennis Larson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Public domain
Texas read October 8, 2026 from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, every source linked above. An agency can move a date or close an area between the printed regulations and opening day, so its page is the one that governs. Every state is on the pheasant season calendar.
