Originally Posted by TPWD

Squirrel season:
Special youth season Sept. 27-28 (see TPW Outdoor Annual County Listings)
East Texas (51 counties) Oct. 1-Feb. 1, May 1-31
Other open counties Sept. 1-Aug. 31

Rabbits and hares: No closed season.

Often overlooked due to the allure of other species, Texas squirrel hunting offers an excellent way to introduce kids to hunting. In East Texas, it looks like this will be a bumper year. Wes Littrell, on the Engeling WMA, says the mast (acorn) crop was the best in 10 years, and that excellent squirrel hunting traditionally follows a good mast crop. Matthew Symmank says Keechi Creek WMA expects good hunting for the same reason. A $48 annual public hunting permit allows entry. David Sierra in Tyler expects good-to-excellent squirrel hunting. Gary Calkins in Jasper is a little more conservative due to a "patchy" mast crop. A little rain, though, and he expects numbers should rebound.