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Texas Outdoor Annual Screenshots

iPhone

About Texas Outdoor Annual

The Texas Outdoor Annual conveniently contains hunting, fishing, and boating regulations, all in one app.

Hunting:
- Hunting season dates & limits for your county
- Seasons and bag limits for all game animals
- Means and methods restrictions
- Game tagging instructions
- Latest hunting news from TPWD*
- NEW: Links to report your hunt harvest

Fishing
- Statewide bag and length limits
- Exceptions to statewide limits by water body
- Places to fish nearby (now over 1,000 locations)
- Fish identification
- Weekly fishing reports*
- Latest fishing news from TPWD*
- NEW: Links to report Alligator gar harvest

Boating and Water Safety:
- Required safety equipment
- Titling and registration requirements
- Office locations
- Operation of your boat

Licenses, stamps and permits:
- NEW: Connect and view your licenses and endorsements
- Licenses, permits & stamps
- License retailers near you
- Purchase licenses online*

*Some features require internet connection.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The information in this guide is a SUMMARY of the regulations and statutes governing hunting and fishing. For more detailed information on game and regulations, please contact a TPWD Law Enforcement office or call (800) 792-1112 (8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). Information contained in this summary is subject to change by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, the Texas Legislature, and/or the federal government. The official regulations, current to the day, can be accessed at www.sos.state.tx.us under Title 31 of the Texas Administrative Code. Regulations valid September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024.

What's New in the Latest Version 9.0.3

Last updated on Oct 17, 2023

Old Versions

UI additions to help license lookup and retrieval

Version History

9.0.3

Oct 17, 2023

UI additions to help license lookup and retrieval

9.0.2

Sep 28, 2023

Fixes for app being unable to link more than one license account

9.0.1

Sep 27, 2023

Fixes for app failing to load for some users while displaying splash screen

9.0

Sep 13, 2023

Updated with 2023-2024 data

8.0.16

Oct 18, 2022

- Updated data for 2022/2023

8.0.15

Sep 14, 2022

- Updated data for 2022/2023

8.0.14

Aug 30, 2022

- Updated data for 2022/2023

8.0.6

Oct 16, 2021

- Updated data for 2021/2022
- NEW - Find Boat Ramps across the state
- NEW - Spanish language regulations
- Improvements in license lookup and linking
- Bug fixes
- FIXED Required Equipment button in the Boating section
- FIXED License lookup issues

8.0.5

Sep 21, 2021

8.0.3

Aug 17, 2021

8.0

Aug 13, 2021

- Updated data for 2021/2022
- NEW - Find Boat Ramps across the state
- NEW - Spanish language regulations
- Improvements in license lookup and linking
- Bug fixes

7.1.1

Nov 5, 2020

Fixed opening links when the default browser is not Safari

7.1.0

Oct 23, 2020

Added Hunter Education Certification information

7.0.2

Sep 19, 2020

Minor bug fixes for offline use

7.0.1

Aug 19, 2020

Improves interaction with external web content

7.0.0

Aug 14, 2020

This year's release has been updated for 2020 regulations.
Version 7.0 also includes numerous UI improvements, improved location and map features, faster license lookup and purchasing, push notification support for navigating to specific sections, sunrise and sunset calculations (requires location service permission) and overall performance and stability increases.

6.0.1

May 30, 2020

Updated regulations

6.0

Aug 12, 2019

We have improved the user experience, made it easier to find places to fish, view your licenses, and report your harvests.

New in Licenses:
Connect and view your current licenses and endorsements. Also view the licenses you have purchased in previous years.

New in Hunting:
Convenient links to report your hunt harvests.

New in Fishing:
The new, improved "Where to Fish" tool, now including more than 1,000 places to fish in Texas.

5.0.2

Oct 25, 2018

- Improvements and adding Firebase for push notification services

5.0.1

Sep 27, 2018

Updating the app version to 5.0.1

5.0

Aug 14, 2018

Boating safety and regulations summary is now included. Launch the new boating section directly from the home screen. You now have handy access to:
- Required boating safety equipment
- Boat titling and registration requirements
- Office locations
- Operating of your boat

Improved freshwater fishing location finder:
Home > Fishing > Freshwater Fishing > Where to Fish

Quick access to report your hunt harvest, directly from the main hunting screen:
Home > Hunting > Report My Hunt Harvest

Expanded Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) information with maps of CWD zones and check stations:
Home > Hunting > Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Updated look, feel, and improved user experience applied throughout the app to help you quickly find what you're looking for.

4.1

Sep 1, 2017

- Adds push notifications
- Bug fixes

4.0

Aug 15, 2017

Includes a fresh, new look and updates to the regulations for the 2017-2018 seasons.

3.0.7

Oct 24, 2016

- bug fixes

3.0.6

Aug 23, 2016

- bug fixes