Hunters sought bucks similar to the one pictured and tagged 425,529 bucks comprising 51% of the total 2024 harvest. They also took 411,480 does (49% of the total harvest).

(Photo by John Jefferson)

by John Jefferson

White-tailed deer season opens Saturday morning, Nov.1, at 30 minutes before sunrise in both the North and South Zones. The North Zone closes on Jan. 4; South Zone on Jan. 18. Check your local sunrise time — especially if it’s cloudy and you can’t see the sunrise! Guesses don’t count!

And check the Texas Outdoor Annual (online) for the county in which you hunt. Some have special regulations, like antler restrictions.

Texas has diverse habitats. Some benefitted from adequate rainfall during the springtime start of the antler-growing period. Others missed a jump start at gro

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