Doves
North, Central Zones: Sept. 1-Oct. 23 and Dec. 20-Jan. 5
South Zone: Sept. 20-Oct. 27 and Dec. 20-Jan. 20
Teal
Sept. 14-29
Pronghorn Antelope
Sept. 28-Oct. 6
White-Tailed Deer
Archery: Sept. 28-Nov. 1
Youth Season: Oct. 26-27; Jan. 6-19
North Texas (212 Counties): Nov. 2-Jan. 5
South Texas (30 Counties): Nov. 2-Jan. 19
Mule Deer
Archery: Sept. 28-Nov. 1
Panhandle (39 Counties):...
Texas deer hunting is known across the country for both quantity and quality. And while many folks typically associate the Lone Star State as being a land primarily under high fence, there are huge bucks taken each year on low-fence lands.
Many of those bucks are taken on smaller tracts...
Shed hunting has become the prime offseason pursuit for deer hunters across the country -- especially in Texas -- providing a hands-on hobby to allow for extra days in the field while also helping to serve as a scouting and management tool, even on the smallest of tracts.
If you’re...
Deer hunting and hunting in general are big business in Texas, but landowners are reminded that to lease out their tracts for those purposes they must have a hunting lease license, which must be renewed yearly.
The owner of a hunting lease or the landowner’s agent may not receive pay...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering an experimental landowner controlled harvest pronghorn buck season.
Wildlife officials also are proposing an extension of mule deer season under Managed Lands Deer Permits as part of recommended changes to the 2013-14 Statewide Hunting Proclamation, according to a news release.
TPWD staff recommended...
If you’ve read my work in this space for any length of time, you know quite well that I’m a champion for Texas hunting and fishing pursuits, the conservation of said outdoor opportunities and, most importantly, the focus of passing those traditions on to youths.
Simply put, the fate of...
Few things in this world compare with a great hunting lease, but nothing compares with the sucker punch that comes with losing one, especially when you least expect it.
Let’s face it – the going rate for prime hunting real estate in Texas is just that – with prices continuing...
Texas archery deer season officially kicks off Oct. 3, 2026, and the whitetail outlook is about as good as it's ever been, especially in hunting hot beds including the Hill Country and South Texas.
Bowhunting has never been more popular, with the pursuit taking the mainstream outdoors world by storm...
Chronic wasting disease is not prevalent in Texas but recent positive test results from deer breeding facilities in separate regions of the state are certainly troubling news for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Animal Health Commission.
The agencies reported this week that CWD was discovered in breeding...