Home › Texas › Seasons › Deer by county

261 county rows · 2026-27

Texas Deer Seasons by County

TPWD writes a white-tailed deer bag for every county, and splits 9 counties along a highway or spur. This table puts all 261 rows side by side: zone, bag, buck rule, doe days and the extra January seasons.

Open the table Statewide rules

261County rows

119Antler-rule rows

90Muzzleloader rows

136Special late rows

Photo: Shiva Shenoy (CC BY 2.0)

All county deer rows

The most common county bag is 4 deer with no more than 2 bucks (105 rows). "Doe days" are the general-season dates when antlerless deer may be taken on license tags; a dash means the county follows its bag with no listed doe-day window.

County	Zone	Bag (bucks, does)	Antler rule	General-season doe days	Muzzleloader	Special late	Archery only	Must report
Anderson	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Andrews	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Angelina	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	Yes	No	No	No
Aransas	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Archer	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Armstrong	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Atascosa	South	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Austin	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Bailey	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Bandera	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Bastrop	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Baylor	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Bee	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Bell (East of IH 35)	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, MLDP or license tag. Dec. 1-Jan. 4, MLDP tag only	Yes	No	No	No
Bell (West of IH 35)	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Bexar	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Blanco	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Borden	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Bosque	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Bowie	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Brazoria	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Brazos	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Brewster	North	4 (2 bucks)	No	–	Yes	No	No	No
Briscoe	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Brooks	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Brown	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Burleson	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Burnet	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Caldwell	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Calhoun	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Callahan	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Cameron	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Camp	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Carson	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Cass	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Castro	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Chambers	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Cherokee	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Childress	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Clay	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Cochran	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Coke	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Coleman	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Collin	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	MLDP or license tag	No	No	Yes	All deer
Collingsworth	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Colorado	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Comal (East of IH 35)	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Comal (West of IH 35)	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Comanche	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Concho	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Cooke	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Coryell	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Cottle	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Crane	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Crockett	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Crosby	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Culberson	North	4 (2 bucks)	No	–	Yes	No	No	No
Dallam	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Dallas	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	MLDP or license tag	No	No	Yes	All deer
Dawson	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
DeWitt	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Deaf Smith	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Delta	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Denton	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Dickens	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Dimmit	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Donley	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Duval	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Eastland	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Ector	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Edwards	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Ellis	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Erath	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Falls	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Fannin	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Fayette	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Fisher	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Floyd	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Foard	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Fort Bend	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Franklin	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Freestone	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Frio	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Gaines	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Galveston	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Garza	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Gillespie	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Glasscock	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Goliad	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	(North of Hwy. 59): Nov. 14-29, license tag. (South of Hwy. 59): Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	(N of Hwy 59) Antlerless
Gonzales	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Gray	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Grayson	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	MLDP or license tag	No	No	Yes	All deer
Gregg	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Grimes	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Guadalupe	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Hale	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Hall	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Hamilton	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Hansford	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Hardeman	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Hardin	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Harris	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Harrison	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Hartley	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Haskell	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Hays (East of IH 35)	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Hays (West of IH 35)	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Hemphill	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Henderson	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Hidalgo	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Hill	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Hockley	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Hood	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Hopkins	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Houston	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	Yes	No	No	No
Howard	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Hunt	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Hutchinson	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Irion	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Jack	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Jackson	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	(North of Hwy. 59): Nov. 14-29, license tag. (South of Hwy. 59): Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	(N of Hwy 59) Antlerless
Jasper	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	Yes	No	No	No
Jeff Davis	North	4 (2 bucks)	No	–	Yes	No	No	No
Jefferson	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Jim Hogg	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Jim Wells	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Johnson	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Jones	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Karnes	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Kaufman	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Kendall	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Kenedy	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Kent	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Kerr	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Kimble	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
King	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Kinney (North of U.S. Highway 90)	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Kinney (South of U.S. Highway 90)	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Kleberg	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Knox	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
La Salle	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Lamar	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Lamb	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Lampasas	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Lavaca	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Lee	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Leon	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Liberty	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Limestone	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Lipscomb	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Live Oak	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Llano	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Loving	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Lubbock	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Lynn	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Madison	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Marion	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Martin	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Mason	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Matagorda	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Maverick	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
McCulloch	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
McLennan	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
McMullen	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Medina (North of U.S. Highway 90)	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Medina (South of U.S. Highway 90)	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Menard	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Midland	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Milam	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Mills	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Mitchell	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Montague	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Montgomery	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	Yes	No	No	No
Moore	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Morris	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Motley	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Nacogdoches	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	Yes	No	No	No
Navarro	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Newton	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	Yes	No	No	No
Nolan	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Nueces	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Ochiltree	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Oldham	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Orange	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Palo Pinto	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Panola	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Parker	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Parmer	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Pecos	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Polk	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Potter	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Presidio	North	4 (2 bucks)	No	–	Yes	No	No	No
Rains	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Randall	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Reagan	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Real	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Red River	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Reeves	North	4 (2 bucks)	No	–	Yes	No	No	No
Refugio	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Roberts	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Robertson	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Rockwall	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	No	Yes	All deer
Runnels	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Rusk	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Sabine	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	Yes	No	No	No
San Augustine	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, MLDP or license tag, none on national forest; Dec. 1-Jan. 4, MLDP tag only	Yes	No	No	No
San Jacinto	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	Yes	No	No	No
San Patricio	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
San Saba	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Schleicher	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Scurry	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Shackelford	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Shelby	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	Yes	No	No	No
Sherman	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Smith	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Somervell	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Starr	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Stephens	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Sterling	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Stonewall	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Sutton	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Swisher	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Tarrant	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Taylor	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Terrell	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Terry	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Throckmorton	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Titus	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Tom Green	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Travis (East of IH 35)	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Travis (West of IH 35)	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Trinity	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	Yes	No	No	No
Tyler	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Upshur	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Upton	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Uvalde (North of U.S. Highway 90)	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Uvalde (South of U.S. Highway 90)	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Val Verde (North of a line beginning at the International Bridge and proceeding along Spur 239 to U.S. Hwy. 90 and thence to the Kinney County line)	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Val Verde (Southeastern portion of the county located both south of U.S. Highway 90 and east of Spur 239/277 S)	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Van Zandt	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Victoria	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	(North of Hwy. 59): Nov. 14-29, license tag. (South of Hwy. 59): Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	(N of Hwy 59) Antlerless
Walker	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	Yes	No	No	No
Waller	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Ward	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Washington	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Webb	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Wharton	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	(North of Hwy. 59): Nov. 14-29, license tag. (South of Hwy. 59): Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	(N of Hwy 59) Antlerless
Wheeler	North	5 (1 buck)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Wichita	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Wilbarger	North	5 (2 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Willacy	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Williamson (East of IH 35)	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, MLDP or license tag. Dec. 1-Jan. 4, MLDP tag only	Yes	No	No	No
Williamson (West of IH 35)	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Wilson	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 14-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	Antlerless
Winkler	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Wise	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Wood	North	4 (2 bucks, 2 does)	Yes	Nov. 7-29, license tag	Yes	No	No	No
Yoakum	North	3 (1 buck, 2 does)	No	–	No	No	No	No
Young	North	5 (2 bucks)	Yes	–	No	Yes	No	No
Zapata	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No
Zavala	South	5 (3 bucks)	No	–	No	Yes	No	No

Read from all 254 TPWD county pages. Sources: TPWD county pages (one per county); white-tailed deer, as published on October 11, 2026.

Statewide deer rules behind the table

Every county row sits inside these statewide rules, including the five-deer, three-buck annual cap.

Statewide cap

Bag limits are established by county. No person may exceed the annual bag limit of five white-tailed deer, no more than three of which may be bucks. The annual bag limit does not apply on MLDP properties.

What counts as a buck

A deer with an antler point protruding through the skin, or with antler growth in velvet greater than one inch. For tagging purposes, all other deer are antlerless deer, regardless of sex.

Antler restriction counties

117 counties, 119 county rows

Bag limit is two legal bucks, only one of which may have 2 branched antlers and an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. A legal buck has at least one unbranched antler, or an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. A hunter who takes an illegal buck may not take any buck with branched antlers on both main beams in that county that season.

Special late season

136 county rows

Harvest restricted to antlerless deer and unbranched antlered bucks (an antler with no more than one point). North Zone Jan 4 to Jan 17, 2027; South Zone Jan 18 to Jan 31, 2027.

Muzzleloader-only season

90 county rows

Jan 4 to Jan 17, 2027 in 90 counties. Muzzleloading firearms only: any firearm loaded only through the muzzle (definition modified for 2026-27 to allow new muzzleloading technology).

Archery-only means counties

Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Rockwall: during youth and general seasons lawful means are archery equipment and crossbows only, including MLDP properties; crossbows unlawful in archery-only season except with physician-certified upper-limb disability; Archery Endorsement required to hunt deer at any time.

Mandatory harvest reporting

after killing a deer

Report within 24 hours via Texas Hunt & Fish app or online; executing a digital tag counts as reporting. All deer in Collin, Dallas, Grayson and Rockwall; antlerless deer in 21 more counties or county parts.

No deer season

El Paso and Hudspeth counties have no white-tailed deer season in 2026-27.

Sources: white-tailed deer; reporting, as published on October 11, 2026.

Doe-day groups

10 wordings of the antlerless rule appear on county pages. Counties that share a wording are grouped here.

Antlerless rule as listed	Counties	Where
Nov. 7-29, license tag	50	Anderson, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Delta, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Galveston, Gregg, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Jefferson, Kaufman, Lamar, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, Milam, Morris, Navarro, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
Nov. 7-29, license tag; none on national forest	11	Angelina, Houston, Jasper, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Walker
Nov. 14-29, license tag	17	Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Comal (East of IH 35), DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays (East of IH 35), Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Travis (East of IH 35), Waller, Washington, Wilson
Nov. 7-29, MLDP or license tag. Dec. 1-Jan. 4, MLDP tag only	2	Bell (East of IH 35), Williamson (East of IH 35)
MLDP or license tag	3	Collin, Dallas, Grayson
No MLDP tag is required to hunt antlerless deer unless MLDP antlerless tags have been issued for the tract of land.	9	Comanche, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant
Antlerless deer may be taken by hunting license tag during archery season, except on properties where antlerless MLDP tags have been issued then take is by MLDP tag only. During all other seasons take of antlerless is by MLDP only.	6	Crane, Ector, Loving, Midland, Ward, Winkler
(North of Hwy. 59): Nov. 14-29, license tag. (South of Hwy. 59): Nov. 7-29, license tag	4	Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, Wharton
On USFS lands, the take of antlerless deer is prohibited except during archery and youth only seasons and from Thanksgiving Day through the Sunday immediately following Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 26-29). No MLDP tag is required to hunt antlerless deer unless MLDP antlerless tags have been issued for the tract of land.	2	Montague, Wise
Nov. 7-29, MLDP or license tag, none on national forest; Dec. 1-Jan. 4, MLDP tag only	1	San Augustine

Counties not listed in antlerless_doe_day_groups show no county-specific antlerless restriction on their 2026-27 county page (antlerless follows the county bag limit).

Sources: white-tailed deer, as published on October 11, 2026.

How county bags break down

Counted across every county row. Split counties count once for each side of the line.

105 rows4 deer, 2 bucks

68 rows5 deer, 2 bucks

31 rows3 deer, 1 buck

29 rows5 deer, 3 bucks

28 rows5 deer, 1 buck

Keep going on the Texas rules

All 254 countiesCounty deer rules Season calendarDates by zone CWD rulesCarcass rules, testing Records and harvestBig Game Awards

Deer by county questions

How many deer can one hunter take in Texas?

Is a spike a buck under Texas law?

A deer with an antler point protruding through the skin, or with antler growth in velvet greater than one inch. For tagging purposes, all other deer are antlerless deer, regardless of sex. In antler restriction counties a spike is legal because it has an unbranched antler.

How many county rows carry the antler restriction?

119 of the 261 rows, covering 117 counties. The rule: Bag limit is two legal bucks, only one of which may have 2 branched antlers and an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. A legal buck has at least one unbranched antler, or an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. A hunter who takes an illegal buck may not take any buck with branched antlers on both main beams in that county that season.

What may be taken in the special late season?

Harvest restricted to antlerless deer and unbranched antlered bucks (an antler with no more than one point). It applies in 136 county rows.

Which counties must report every deer?

Collin, Dallas, Grayson and Rockwall. Report within 24 hours via Texas Hunt & Fish app or online; executing a digital tag counts as reporting.

Where are the archery-only deer counties?

Collin, Dallas, Grayson and Rockwall. Archery and crossbows are the only lawful means there during youth and general seasons.

Which Texas counties have no deer season?

El Paso and Hudspeth.

Why are some counties listed twice?

9 counties have two rows, one for each side of IH 35, U.S. Highway 90 or, in Val Verde, Spur 239. Each side can carry its own bag or doe days.

One more check

Checked against TPWD on October 11, 2026. Game wardens enforce the Outdoor Annual text, not a summary of it.

All counties Season calendar TPWD Outdoor Annual

Other photos on this page: USFWS Mountain Prairie (Public domain); Birding for Climate (Public domain); YellowstoneNPS (Public domain); ShenandoahNPS (Public domain).