Mule deer, also found in the state, do not have this feature. Their tail is also much smaller and comes in a variety of colors and tans. White-tailed deer inhabit most of the state — all but two of Texas' counties in the state — and can be seen in almost every setting imaginable. You might even get lucky seeing one in your front yard or at a local greenspace. But where is the best place to hunt and harvest your own trophy buck?
Click here for a list of public hunting locations in the state. The general season gets underway statewide roughly a month later, Nov. Deer season is a pretty big deal around here. No one gets more excited about curtain time than Alan Cain of Pleasanton.
Cain is the white-tailed deer program leader for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. But somebody has got to do it. One thing Cain has learned during his career is that no two deer seasons are ever the same. The best hunting seasons almost always come on the heels of wet springs and summers.
Like liquid fertilizer, timely rainfall spurs the growth of the nutritious goodies that are essential for survival, good fawn production and growing calcium crowns on bucks.
Just the opposite can happen during extended periods of drought. Cain recently released his deer hunting forecast. He prefaced the outlook with a summary of topsy-turvy weather events leading up to the big show. It began with drought, followed by a freak winter storm and late spring flooding that dumped more than 30 inches of rain on parts of the state in as many days. While the February freeze killed all sorts of wildlife and damaged native plants, Cain says Texas whitetails came through it relatively unscathed.
Big rains fell across much of the state and the native landscape blossomed with a buffet of succulent forage to fuel antler growth on bucks, provide does with vital nutrition for rearing fawns and send plenty of animals into fall in great body condition.
Cain says antler quality is expected to be above average for most regions. Translation: It should be a pretty good year to be a Texas deer hunter.
The region is divided into six deer management units. The forecast: South Texas is regarded as a premier destination for big bucks. Hunters should expect this trend to continue in Cain added that oaks should be loaded with mast this fall, which could equate to some tough hunting during early fall.
Rundown: Cain says the Pineywoods supports around , whitetails, but numbers could jump with an above average fawn production year in the works. Hunters should expect the same trend for and look for some whoppers to be reported. Rundown: The region is second in deer numbers behind the Edwards Plateau with an estimated population of nearly , deer.
Fawn recruitment could exceed 60 percent this fall, so that number could jump. Antler quality and numbers are expected to be high for the upcoming season. Rundown: While the Rolling Plains supports fewer deer than that most ecoregions, it does produce to quite a few deer with large antlers. In fact, Cain ranks the region second only to South Texas when it comes to kicking out big bucks.
The best hunting seasons almost always come on the heels wet springs and summers. Like liquid fertilizer, timely rainfall spurs the growth of the nutritious goodies that are essential for survival, good fawn production and growing calcium crowns on bucks.
Just the opposite can happen during extended periods of drought. Cain recently released his deer hunting forecast. He prefaced the outlook with a summary of topsy-turvy weather events leading up to the big show. While the February freeze killed all sorts of wildlife and damaged native plants, Cain says Texas whitetails came through it relatively unscathed.
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