Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists say hunters can expect good harvest numbers and opportunities to take quality bucks during the 2026-27 white-tailed deer season.
The state's white-tailed deer population has grown to an estimated 5.64 million after three years of above-average fawn survival.
Blaise Korzekwa, TPWD white-tailed deer program leader, said Texas leads the nation in number of deer hunters, annual harvest and deer population. He said even an average year in Texas is worth hunting, and that landowners who manage the state's natural resources properly have seen their management pay off year after year.