A bred doe for $19,000 one doe fawn sold, $42,500 Making big bucks: Inside Texas million-dollar whitetail deer breeding industry April 3, 2022 Texas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. , many in the Trans-Pecos, a population generally in decline. He shot out of her and slid across the pavement and landed in the ditch has been named Cannon [the other fawn] is expected to have surgery in the coming week for his broken femur Ranch owners needed for axis deer survey in Texas. Some deer died during the cold snap of February, , mostly many of the around 125,000 Axis deer (not included in the population estimates), but heavy, dramatically improved habitat in parts of the state. We didnt know there werent supposed to be deer in the area. Pre-hunt in 2021 the CWD cases to date rosemto 261. Where fires have occurred, theres been new grass and weed growth providing some much-needed nutrition and cover for deer, said Alan Cain, White-Tailed Deer Program Leader for TPWD. Down from about 6 million deer in 2017. This region is almost 3 times as densely populated as any other region of the state. An estimate of four million deer in 2004. For removing deer to reduce mouths or improve sex ratios, yes. The graph below shows the estimated population from 1999 to 2021 using recent data from, Texas Parks and Wildlife revised its population survey method resulting in an increase in the original estimates for populations in, Two years of good rain going into 2017 also increased the population, as reflected in the increased deer kill illustrated in the graph below. Mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus) populations are considerably lower, usually fluctuating from 150,000 to 250,000 depending on habitat conditions. About 15,000 wild Axis deer, most Axis deer are in hunting ranches. He told cops he hit a deer with his car. Hollywood Park takes its commitment to wildlife preservation so seriously that it has a Deer Committee for the continued health and safety of its deer population.) The city is located in Harris County and is situated in Southeast Texas. Shawn Gray, TPWD mule deer and pronghorn program leader, told the commission the move follows a successful experiment that begin in 2018 and 2019 in seven southwest Panhandle counties Soto receives $13 million NIH grant to further research on chronic wasting disease April 13, 2022. Post Oak Savannah has about 400,000, 35 per 1,000 acres. Dashboard. SARS-CoV-2 antibody was not detected in 40 deer sera samples collected during 2018, but 37% (20/54) samples collected in 2021 were positive for antibody. Last year, the overall white-tailed deer population was estimated to be 5.4 million deer. (or the GW) didn't catch somebody poaching it. Vegetation has responded positively to the spring moisture with an abundance of quality forbs and an explosion of new growth on shrubs both of which are critical for providing good deer nutrition, Texas has an estimated 5.5 million white-tailed deer .., Texas A&M Researchers Developing Oral Anthrax Vaccine August 20, 2020 Bovine Veterinarian. These include New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Turkey hunting is GREAT Acres 320 Zip 79201 County Childress Type Annual Game Whitetail Deer, Turkey, Hog Now, I should qualify that there were a few missing regions in the data set I received from TP&W. Although a highly valued species, the white-tailed deer has reached record population levels in many states and will continue to grow. Plus, we had a wet fall that greened things up just before the season, along with a big acorn crop. Data at the bottom of this column. They want people to still feed the deer by hand in spreading of the feed for them, he said. #1671548 09/15/10 01:45 AM: Joined: Feb 2005. average of about one deer per 6 to 7 acres. Its as low as 7 deer per 1,000 acres in DMU 13 which is the Southeaster most region of the state representing Chambers, Jefferson, Hardin, and Liberty counties. Most of these animals have the exact requirements for hunting, though there are a few differences. The density of White-tailed deer in the Pineywoods is much lower on average compared to the deer density in other areas of the state. Chronic Wasting Disease Detected at a High Fence Release Site in Kaufman County November 28, 2022 Texas Parks and Wildlife - Texas.gov. Forest Service reduces wildfire risk, improves forest health, March 8, 2022 Texas, The Lufkin Daily New, Lynn Burkhead TPWD seeks public input on Grayson County rifle season, February 24, 2022 Herald Democrat, Herald Democrat, TikTok's 'Deer Whisperer' has a San Antonio connection, January 31, 2022 Texas, Houston Chronicle. December 26, 2020 Texas, The Journal Gazette, San Antonio unveils new wildlife land bridge, Wildlife officials confirm rare mountain lion sighting in North Texas, A Different Game: No Stranger To Texas, Elk Population Growing In West Texas, November 28, 2020 Tyler Morning Telegraph, Study shows culling doesnt always produce intended results, Texas Supreme Court reaffirms public own state's white-tailed deer, Doe harvest recommended this season in high-density areas of Texas, TPWD experts see big year for South Texas white-tails, November 5, 2020 Texas, Valley morning Star, Texas deer season preview: Quality over quantity, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Predicts Above Average Hunting Season Ahead of General Deer Season Opener, Public ownership of Texas white-tailed deer re-affirmed, Out-of-State Hunters Arrested for Multiple Violations, Granite Shoals pauses deer program due to lack of volunteers, Evaluating the Influence of Federal Prescribed Fire Regimes in East Texas on White-tailed Deer Body Condition and Antler Size, , 2020, Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference, TP Wall, BP Oswald, KR Kidd, RL Darville [PDF], Recent Weather Sets High Expectations for Archery-Only Season Opener, 97A wildlife fence helps reduce vehicle/animal collisions, September 23, 2020 Texas, Quad City Herald, Statewide Outlook Good For Early Season Deer Hunting, September 13, 2020 Texas, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Texas A&M Researchers Developing Oral Anthrax Vaccine, August 16, 2020 Texas, hccommunityjournal.com, Genetic selection may reduce CWD among farmed deer, August 12, 2020 Texas, American Veterinary Medical Association, Texas A&M Researchers Developing First Oral Anthrax Vaccine For Livestock, Wildlife, recently published the results of a pilot study in. The Texas Supreme Court rejected an appeal by deer breeders challenging Texas Parks and Wildlife Departments (TPWD) Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) rules and seeking to have breeder deer in the state deemed private property Doe harvest recommended this season in high-density areas of Texas November 8, 2020 Houston Chronicle. Deer, deer hunting has multi-billion impact on economy, jobs December 27, 2022 Texas Farm Bureau. The density in the Texas Hill Country is higher than that, according to Cain. Biologists Predict Moderate Hunting Conditions Ahead of White-Tailed Deer Archery-Only Season Opener Sept. 15, 2022 Texas, TPWD News. The MC311 Information Center will handle reports of dead deer along the roadway: Call 311 (or 240-777-0311 from a cell phone) Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. To report a dead deer on a 24/7 basis, contact the county through the MC311 website. Deer harvest is an important aspect of habitat management and conservation. Six of the 41 areas did not have population data associated with them, so there are likely more than 5.6 Million White-tailed deer in Texas. About 3.7 million in 2012, but one estimate of 3.3 million in, as a result of the severe drought, almost as low in 2008-2009. Texas Deer: Continued drought in 2022 will moderate deer numbers. Content of this site copyright Texas Parks and Wildlife Department unless otherwise noted. Why did the wildlife cross the land bridge? straw of semen from a buck named Perfect Dream, sold for $2,500. two new chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance zones located primarily in Gillespie and Limestone counties TPWD developed the zones following the detection of CWD earlier this year in a deer breeding facility located in Gillespie County and a deer breeding facility located in Limestone County Whitetail preview: Texas deer hunters gearing up for new season November 3, 2022 The Beaumont Enterprise. PIneywoods has a much lower estimated deer population, about 260,000 deer. A preliminary estimate of nearly 4.6 million whitetails in. An estimated $1.5 billion annually related to Texas deer hunts, $2.2 billion including deer breeding and tourism according to a Texas A&M study. They shoot a lot of deer. On this property, cypress swamps dot the bottomland hardwood swamps, bayous meander through the swamp, and cypress . Texas also has many deer in hunting ranches. Our hunts are 4 days and 3 nights with lodging and 2 meals per day provided. No fawn production in the panhandle in 2011 and 2012. About 6,000 Axis deer in the wild who have escaped from hunting ranches. Chronic Waste Disease has been found in a five and a half-year-old white-tailed deer breeding facility, making it the first positive detection of the disease in the county New fees for managed lands deer permit system (MLDP) February 22, 2020 Texas, Austin American-Statesman. Plans to conduct additional CWD investigations are underway Late rain helped deer, but did it help their antlers? Print. This time in Poteet January 21, 2021 Texas, Houston Chronicle. This time the population grew to 212 deer in only 6 years. As one of the most popular game animals, white-tailed deer are important to the states economy with deer hunting generating an estimated $1.2 billion in economic output and $15.7 billion nationwide. Six guns, under mld program. and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. Sex ratio is about 2.2 does/buck East Texas has roughly 286,000 deer and densities range from 7.88 deer/1,000 acres in the southern portion to 25.25/1,000 in the center .., Hill Country/West Texas deer forecast August 4, 2020 Wilson County News. Tracking Axis in Texas. The first deer I ever killed with a bow was shot on the Ladonia unit of Caddo National Grasslands back in 1985. The tissue samples were submitted by the deer breeding facility as part of required CWD surveillance programs.., 2021 Deer Preview August 26, 2021 Texas, Athens Daily Review. This region is divided into DMUs 22, 23, 24, 25, and 25 South. A rough estimate of about 200,000 mule deer in 2019, many in the Trans-Pecos, a population generally in decline. In our online Deer Metrics System, we provide a graph of the statewide post-hunting season population. Deer Park is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. About 6,000 Axis deer in the wild who have escaped from hunting ranches. Chronic Wasting Disease Detected at a High Fence Release Site in Kaufman County, November 28, 2022 Texas Parks and Wildlife - Texas.gov. to grow bigger game for the deep-pocketed customers willing to pay well over $10,000 to shoot them. By 2015, there were estimated to be around 4 Million White-tailed deer in Texas and by 2018 they had an estimated population of 4.6 Million. Unfortunately, after reviewing the results I found estimates that varied wildly from year to year. Embed . Cain says spring rains are always a huge benefit to deer, mainly because the moisture fuels the growth of lush habitat to support good body conditions and fawn production and spur antler growth. . The population of white-tailed deer is estimated to be about 5.5 million, a density of 49.35 deer per 1,000 acres. Years earlier in a effort to increase populations, mule deer were transported into New Mexico from norther Colorado -- ground zero for Chronic Wasting. is asking for the Southeast Texas community's help in removing an exotic deer species. Hollywood Park spans 921 acres from Thousand Oaks and Hwy 281 north to Loop 1604 and eastward to Void's Recreational Center. While current conditions are not yet as bad as 2011, Cain believes it is moving that way in a hurry. An, limited the mule deer population to a few counties. The numbers from the 2022-23 season are not yet crunched, but experts with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department say they won't be surprised if the tally shows a decline in overall harvest statewide, possibly as much as 6-9%. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as the Austin-based agency brings a rifle deer season proposal to Grayson County once again. In 2017 the first wild white-tailed deer and elk tested positive. The lack of timely rains, and its impact on forages, has also affected the states mule deer population over the past couple of years. Screwworms were controlled by release of sterile males. One rancher refuses to kill his infected herd in. Mason County 7. The statewide five-year average fawn recruitment is approximately 38 percent, Cain says. There was one in Grayson County a couple of years ago, but this one is the first in Dallas County A Different Game: No Stranger To Texas, Elk Population Growing In West Texas November 28, 2020 Tyler Morning Telegraph. Increased hunting, in the western Panhandle and Post Oak Savannah region. The spring rains helped many areas of the state, including South Texas, Edwards Plateau, and areas west, recover from very dry conditions persisting from fall and winter of 2019. Forty-three percent of the state is currently facing extreme drought conditions, with 17 percent under "exceptional drought." Generally good fawn recruitment, over 45 percent, in 2007, 2010, 2012, and 2013. If successful, they will have developed the first effective oral vaccine against anthrax for wildlife. The Eastern and Western Rolling Plains are lower due to sparse rainfall.., Experimental antler restrictions paying early dividends for Texas mule deer hunters July 23, 2020 Texas, Houston Chronicle. any good deer/deer population in freestone county? 1966). December 26, 2020 Texas, The Journal Gazette. Click here for Texas 2017 Census of Agriculture State and County Profiles featuring land, sales, and demographic highlights and much more. This sort of precipitation accelerates new growth on the native plants, both forbs and shrubs preferred by deer, resulting in dramatic improvements in habitat conditions in most parts of the state, [Alan Cain] any additional flooding in coming weeks could hamper fawn production .., TPWD Institutes Fee For Managed Lands Deer Programs May 15, 2021 Texas, Tyler Morning Telegraph. The copious amounts of rain this spring have also helped to replenish soil moisture, We havent seen spring rains like this in years,.., Zombies, Semen, and Big Racks: Inside The Texas Deer Breeding Industry June 20, 2021 The Daily Beast. Also in the top five: Pennsylvania (333,254), Wisconsin (316,774) and Georgia (316,463). The proposal for commissioners includes creating a containment zone and extending the existing surveillance zone in Kimble County, extending an existing containment zone in Bandera, Medina and Uvalde counties and creating a surveillance zone in portions of Duval County, Jim Wells, Live Oak and McMullen counties Drought impacting deer antler quality, body weight July 25, 2022 Texas, Texas Farm Bureau. The issue is we need to target it just to feral hogs. Posts: 12,255. Re: freestone county deer? Some Lawmakers Want To Legalize It April 21, 2021 HuffPost. Biologists stress testing harvests for CWD. The state average is about 40 deer per 1,000 acres, about 26 per square mile. Mule Deer Texas has no migratory mule deer; these species are endemic to the state. That landmark piece of legislation allowed TPWD to set seasons and bag limits throughout the state and ended the outdated system whereby county commissioners courts could set seasons for the hunters in their county CWD, Texas Parks and Wildlife conducting Aerial Mule Deer Surveys in El Paso February 14, 2020 El Paso Herald-Post. Little fawn in 2011 as a result of the severe drought, almost as low in 2008-2009. You can reach him here by emailing Michael@LandAssociation.org, How many deer are in Texas? DISTRIBUTION. However, some differences exist due to Texas' geography and deer populations. If you are interested in more information regarding deer hunting, regulations, and management of white-tailed deer then check out the information on this webpage. Live Oak County 10. In nearly two months, the Texas Game Wardens have released information about finding spoiled deer carcasses at three processing facilities two in North Texas and one in Poteet just south of San Antonio in Atascosa County Texas Game Wardens bust local meat processing plant, discover 80 rotten deer carcasses January 13, 2021 mySanAntonio.com. at 209,732. 168 of those positives are linked to captive deer breeding facilities, 25 from release sites associated with those positive captive breeding facilities, and 68 in free-ranging deer populations. 57 of the free-range positives are in the Trans Pecos and Panhandle, with the remaining 11 in Medina and Val Verde counties.., Feral Hog contraceptive introduced to help curb population growth October 24, 2021 Utah, KLTV. Dr. Seabury said his team also plans to study susceptibility in wild deer populations. The total voting age population of Deer Park, Texas, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 23,609. Weight of males, 30-75 kg; of females 25-45 kg. In most cases the limiting factor for White-tailed deer populations is food availability. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) discovered Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer breeding facility in Limestone County. Woodsman. Two years of good rain going into 2017 also increased the population, as reflected in the increased deer kill illustrated in the graph below. We dont want the deer population for example for them to eat this bait and then for them to not reproduce. The gunshot wound proved otherwise March 19, 2021 Texas, Houston Chronicle. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Deer Park, TX declined from 33,855 to 33,599, a 0.756% decrease and its median household income declined from $80,592 to $75,838, a 5.9% decrease. According to wildlife biologist Nicholas Kolbe, Lakeways deer population is healthy but will probably decrease rather than increase the herd composition being 65% female, 17% male and 18% juvenile at or close to a maximum carrying capacity for the area; however, he said the risk of the deer population growing beyond current numbers is minimal 'It's very rare': Texas Game Wardens bust another facility for unfit deer meat. Screwworms were controlled by release of sterile males. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) are collaboratively working to determine the source and extent of the first positive detection of the disease in this county.., Chronic Wasting Disease, Texas Officials Are Taking A Big Risk To Fight A Devastating Deer Disease September 13, 2022 HuffPost. In 2018 TPWD estimated for eastern Texas 220,000 and 284,000 over the last five years, about 2.6 million in Edward's Plateau. Email subscriber privacy policy The mule deer absolutely love it and grow into fantastic representations of the species. Last year, roughly 756,000 Texas hunters shot nearly 830,000 whitetails resulting in an impressive statewide success rate of 62 percent. However, the C and D Canal Conservation Area in New Castle County to the north had the highest deer harvest of any public Delaware wildlife area. The elks range shrunk to the Guadalupe Mountains in West Texas the last remaining animals were gone by the late 1800s.., Study shows culling doesnt always produce intended results November 15, 2020 Texas, Panola Watchman. AUSTIN Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists say that 2021-22 is expected to be a white-tailed deer season for the books. The city is located in Harris County and is situated in Southeast Texas. This custom tool, a novel array designed by Seabury, can be used to predict a white-tailed deers responses to CWD exposure with high accuracy and specificity Why did the wildlife cross the land bridge? More acreage available upon request. The Winter Storm Devastated Them February 28, 2021 Texas, Texas Monthly. Soon after, the city experienced a period of decline. Nebraska's deer population includes 300,000 white-tail deer and 130,000 mule deer. Populations have leveled or declined slightly in certain parts of the state. The significant 2016, increase in the deer hunt numbers illustrated in the chart below suggests the population indicates there was a population increase in 2016 rather than 2017. Before antler restrictions, this group was only 30-35 percent of the harvest. Atascosa County Where Is The Best Whitetail Deer Hunting In Texas? Hunting in Texas is similar to hunting in other states. Controlled burning dramatically reduces the chances of a wildfire spreading out of control, and burning underbrush promotes new growth of tender vegetation beneficial to wildlife such as deer, turkey, and birds Texas Parks and Wildlife ask for public's help to track deadly deer disease March 7, 2021 Texas, KLBK | KAMC | EverythingLubbock.com. resulted in higher fawn survival, but the state estimated the population to be down slightly with 5.4 million whitetails. Chronic Wasting Disease: TPWD ramping up containment efforts as deadly deer disease lands in East Texas November 8, 2021 Texas, The Beaumont Enterprise. Caught on Camera: Opossums, bunnies, coyotes and deer using land bridge June 22, 2021, Texas, WOAI San Antonio. Over 700,000 hunters. The deer had been a familiar sight roaming Kerrville near Barbara Ann Street since November, sporting a trash can lid stuck, inexplicably, around her head for the past 9 months McCoy successfully cornered the deer in a back yard and removed the trash can lid off her head Genetic selection may reduce CWD among farmed deer August 12, 2020 Texas, American Veterinary Medical Association. - Texas Landowners Association, Best Spring Food Plots for Deer in East Texas - What to Plant - Texas Landowners Association. Try to get on a lease that is at least a couple thousand acres in size with no more than 1 hunter for every 200 acres. About 700,000 deer hunters. There is an estimated population of around 5.4 million deer in Texas, but Cain expects a decline in the next year due to the drought resulting in reduced birth rates.., Why the Texas Hill Country Will Remain a Whitetail Mecca June 28, 2022 North American Whitetail. Biologists throughout the region observed similar declines in mule deer populations during the late 1960s, the late 1970s, and again in the early and mid 1990s. The results of tooth wear examination were correct between 43 and 51 percent of the time, but 87 percent of the estimates were within one year of the actual age results from the labs were correct 60 to 62 percent of the time, and 93 percent were within one year Changes to white-tailed, mule deer hunting regulations April 20, 2022 Texas Farm Bureau. Deer densities vary wildly across this ecoregion from 14 deer / 1,000 acres in DMU 22 (Cooke, Denton, and Tarrant Counties) to an estimated 88 deer / 1,000 acres in DMU 23 (Hamilton, Coryell, and Lampassas Counties). Ample opportunity for that big S Texas buck, hogs, predators and more. When it comes to absolute counts of the number of deer on the ranch thats what were trying to improve. A Texas Rancher Cloned Deer For Years. In addition, other breeding facilities that received deer from these facilities or shipped deer to these facilities during the last five years are under movement restrictions and cannot move or release deer at this time.., New hunting regulation allows dogs to track wounded deer in some East Texas counties March 26, 2021 Texas, CBS19.tv KYTX. There are thirteen other states that have a deer population estimated to be at least one million. The 2016 spring and summer was one of the wettest in decades. About 6,000 axis deer roaming the state in. The state contends that the illness chronic wasting disease is so threatening that even a few positive cases can necessitate the killing of an entire herd to prevent the spread to other captive herds or to wild deer. There were about 950 deer ranches in 2021, but fell to 868 with the decline attributed to the cost of chronic wasting disease prevention. The newly built Robert L.B. Cass County, TX. the disease has been documented in 261 Texas deer in 14 different counties. This is a study of the white-tail deer population in Hollywood Park, Texas. I was 15 and spending the weekend hunting with a buddy who had family in the area. In Texas, 252 of the 254 counties are home to an estimated 5.3 million white-tailed deer, distributed everywhere, from metropolitan parks to the most rural rangelands. About 5.6 million deer in 2021 with 5.4 million whitetails and about 200,000 mule deer, down slightly from about 5.7 million in 2020 with 5.5 million whitetails. A population estimate of 3.95 deer in, with an estimate of 3.95 million whitetails, the highest whitetail population since 2005, . The treated corn was placed in gravity flow feeders which are commercially available, top-lid, plastic bins with four feed tubes, one at each corner (Texas Hunter Products, Meridian, MS, USA) Forest Service reduces wildfire risk, improves forest health March 8, 2022 Texas, The Lufkin Daily New. Good rainfall for 2018 in south Texas increased fawn survival and provided good forage for deer in much of the state in the fall, with deer less likely to come to corn feeders. Whether youre a hunter or just like to watch deer this charismatic animal is part and parcel to the culture of Texas. This is the northern most DMU in the Post Oak Savannah. Emergency order issued after 6 breeding facilities test positive for 'zombie deer' disease June 26, 2021 Texas, WOAI San Antonio. with more than 2 million followers waiting to watch his daily feed January 31, 2022 Texas, Drovers Cattle Network, Someone with a crossbow is killing deer in northwest Austin, TPWD investigating, High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at one of three captive cervid facilities in Texas, 'It's disgusting' | Neighbors react to deer shot with arrows in the Great Hill Greenbelt, Researchers find evidence of COVID-19 in Texas deer, SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies in White-Tailed Deer from Texas, 2021 Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2021, Passers-by rescue deer stuck upside-down in fence along Whitehouse road, November 19, 2021 Texas, Lone Star Outdoor News, Expect extra patrol for mule deer hunting season, November 19, 2021 Texas, Houston Chronicle, Chronic Wasting Disease: TPWD ramping up containment efforts as deadly deer disease lands in East Texas, November 8, 2021 Texas, The Beaumont Enterprise, Feral Hog contraceptive introduced to help curb population growth, A Hard Life: Deer Face A Number Of Hurdles Before Reaching Maturity, October 22, 2021 Texas, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Biologists Predict an Exceptional 2021-22 General White-Tailed Deer Season, Chronic Wasting Disease: TPWD ramping up containment efforts in East Texas, October 16, 2021, Jacksonville Daily Progress, Biologists Remind Landowners and Hunters to Be Mindful of CWD Ahead of Deer Season, Biologists Say White-Tailed Deer Population Looks Strong Ahead of Archery-Only Season Opener, Deer Outlook Positive Across Texas For Bow Season, September 9, 2021 Tyler Morning Telegraph, September 8, 2021 Texas, BlueBonnetNews.com. Starting next year, Ox Ranch will continue to release the deer onto portions of its 18,000-acre game ranch for hunters to shoot and eat while the research progresses .., Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered at a Deer Breeding Facility in Gillespie County. Deer populations in all WMUs have stable population trends. Antler restrictions were in place for 117 counties requiring at least a 13 inch inside spread. Children under 13 years of age must have a parent/guardian's consent before providing However, DMU 11 which represents Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Caldwell, Gonzales, and Dewitt counties, exhibits the highest deer density of any DMU outside of the Edwards Plateau. South Texas had good rains and a mild summer in 2014 and 2015 with ample food that has increased fawn production. The Edwards Plateau maintains the states highest deer density with a population estimated at more than 2.05 million April and May. There are approximately 5.6 Million White-tailed deer in Texas. 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