PointsAfieldSeason2026–27
Texas · Upland

Scaled quail

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Season 2026-27
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Season windows

  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

Shares TPWD's Roadside Quail Survey with northern bobwhite quail (statewide by ecoregion, established 1976); fieldwork ran the first two weeks of August 2026, results not published until mid-October historically. No 2026 edition found as of 2026-08-19.

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