Legal Deer Texas

Legal Deer Texas

A Texas deer hunting license includes 5 white-tailed deer tags, 3 of which can be used for males or deer, and the remaining 2 tags are for antlerless deer only. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to the brand used by a hunter when tagging a deer. Hunters fishing for mule deer, white-tailed deer, moose or other exotic CWD-sensitive species in CWD areas must bring their animals to a TPWD checkpoint within 48 hours of harvest. Hunters must inspect each harvested animal and obtain a CWD receipt before removing any part of that animal from the CWD area, including meat or quartered pieces. Chris, the answer to your question is yes. Regulations for deer harvesting are organized by county. If you look at the back of a Texas deer hunting license, you will notice that there are 3 rows for deer harvesting. Each of these rows allows a hunter to determine if the male has an internal spread of 13 inches or more. A hunter can actually shoot 3 males over 13 inches in 3 different timber restriction districts in Texas. as long as they have permission to hunt on these different properties! Everyone, the answer to your question is yes. There are 3 dollar tags on a Texas hunting license. Limits for deer hunting bags are set based on county.

If you hunt in 3 Texas counties with timber restrictions, you can shoot a male with an inner wood greater than 13 inches in each county. The important point is that each male must be harvested in a different county. Whether during the season or on the same day, what would be a hell of a day! An annual hunting license contains 3 tags that can be used on antlerless deer or deer. Since the pocket limit for white-tailed deer is set by Texas County, a hunter can shoot 3 males over 13 inches in 3 different counties with timber restriction regulations. CWD is a fatal disease found in white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose and red deer in localized areas of Texas. To detect and treat this disease, the Department has designated CWD zones. Kade, the answer to your question is yes. You can go to another county and pull another male over 13 inches, as the limits for deer hunting bags apply per county. All antlerless deer caught in the following counties during archery, juveniles only, muzzle-loading deer or the four antlerless hunting days during the general season must be reported to the ministry via a mobile app or online within 24 hours of harvest. Question: “I hunt deer in Texas in areas where antler restrictions apply to white-tailed males. Can I take more than a dollar of 13 inches or more (spread) in Texas? In these counties, the pocket limit is $2 (legal), but no more than $1 can have an internal gap between the main bars of 13 inches or more. A hunter also has the opportunity to shoot 2 unbranched antlers in these counties.

Probably more than many of you needed to know? At the time of writing, 112 counties in Texas have timber restrictions that regulate the harvesting of the Virginia male. There are only 2 types of legal males in these counties, (1) males with an internal gap between the main bars of 13 inches or more, and (2) males with at least 1 unbranched antler, so most likely spines or 3-point males. These county-based regulations work for the benefit of a hunter who can hunt white-tailed deer in several counties in the state. A hunter can shoot up to 5 whitetail heads in any number of counties, as long as he or she does not exceed the pocket limit for a county. A deer with hardened antlers protruding through the skin. Deer with antlers completely covered with velvet (protruding through the skin) are also considered deer. A deer must be marked with a deer tag or an appropriate tag or permit. For marking purposes, all other deer are antlerless deer, regardless of gender. Bob, the best strategy in the field is to use earplugs as a guide.

Even the TPWD guide shows/suggests that a goat is 13 inches from the tip of the ear to the end of the ear when the ears are in the alarm position. In my experience, this is usually a good rule of thumb for 2-3 year olds. Older males and deer with larger bodies found in managed areas usually have greater spread from ear to ear, so using the measurement between the ears as a guide can trick a hunter into thinking the male is too small. It is illegal to have more than one male with an internal spread of 13 inches or more, or with two branched antlers (i.e. A person who takes a male in violation of the Antler Restriction Ordinance is prohibited from killing deer with branched antlers on the two main beams during this hunting season). The hunter`s question above is usually about harvesting males in Texas, but I suspect he is specifically asking about harvesting males in other woodland restriction districts.

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