PointsAfieldSeason2026–27
Texas · Upland

Gambel's quail

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Season 2026-27
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  1. Season01 NOV 2026 – 28 FEB 2027120d

As publishedNov 1, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Bag limit15 in the aggregate (all quail species) daily / 45 in the aggregate possession

Licence and outlook

HIP requiredNot required
Exceptions posted at the boundary

Bag/possession limit is a single aggregate shared across bobwhite, scaled (blue), and Gambel's quail combined — not a per-species limit.

Population outlook

Texas 2026

Awaiting survey — Texas 2026

Lower-confidence call: Gambel's quail (far West Texas, Rio Grande corridor near El Paso/Presidio) is not broken out from TPWD's Roadside Quail Survey, which reports bobwhite and scaled quail only. The only quantitative data found is a decades-old academic baseline study (Sul Ross State University/TPWD, fieldwork 1987-92); a fresh 2026-08-19 search found no current TPWD-run program for the species.

Issuing agencyTexas Parks and Wildlife Departmenttpwd.texas.govRecord year 2026