(a) In Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Freestone, Galveston, Gregg, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jasper, Jefferson, Lamar, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Marion, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Walker, and Wood Counties, there is a general open season for squirrel.
(1) Open season: May 1-May 31 and October 1 through the last Sunday in February.
(2) Daily bag limit: 10 squirrels.
(3) Possession limit: 20 squirrels.
(b) In all other counties, there is an open season from September 1 through August 31, during which there is no bag limit.
(c) In the counties listed in subsection (a) of this section, there shall be a special youth-only general hunting season during which only licensed hunters 16 years of age or younger may hunt.
(1) open season: the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding October 1.
(2) bag and possession limits: as specified in subsection (a) of this section.
Source Note: The provisions of this §65.46 adopted to be effective July 14, 1997, 22 TexReg 6308; amended to be effective August 20, 1998, 23 TexReg 8450; amended to be effective June 29, 1999, 24 TexReg 4826; amended to be effective July 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 5417; amended to be effective September 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 3609; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 4164; amended to be effective September 26, 2022, 47 TexReg 6232