| (a) No person may exceed the applicable county bag
limit or the annual bag limit of five white-tailed deer (no more than
three bucks) and two mule deer (no more than one buck), except as
provided by:
(1) §65.26 of this title (relating to Managed
Lands Deer Permits (MLDP)--White-tailed Deer);
(2) §65.34 of this title (relating to Managed
Lands Deer Permits (MLDP)--Mule Deer);
(3) §65.27 of this title (relating to Antlerless
and Spike-Buck Deer Control Permits);
(4) §65.28 of this title (relating to Landowner
Assisted Management Permits (LAMPS));
(5) an antlerless mule deer permit issued under §65.32
of this title (relating to Antlerless Mule Deer Permits);
(6) special permits under the provisions of Subchapter
H of this chapter (relating to Public Lands Proclamation); or
(7) special antlerless permit issued by the U.S. Forest
Service (USFS) for use on USFS lands that are part of the department's
public hunting program.
(b) White-tailed deer. The open seasons, annual bag
limits, and special provisions for white-tailed deer shall be as follows.
If Managed Lands Deer Permits (MLDPs) have been issued for a tract
of land in any county, they must be attached to all deer harvested
on the tract of land, regardless of season. An MLDP buck permit may
not be used to harvest or tag an antlerless deer. An MLDP antlerless
permit may not be used to tag a buck deer.
(1) In Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, Dimmit,
Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kinney (south of
U.S. Highway 90), Kleberg, LaSalle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen,
Medina (south of U.S. Highway 90), Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio,
Starr, Uvalde (south of U.S. Highway 90), Val Verde (that southeastern
portion located both south of U.S. Highway 90 and east of Spur 239),
Webb, Willacy, Zapata, and Zavala counties, there is a general open
season.
(A) Open season: from the first Saturday in November
through the third Sunday in January.
(B) Bag limit: five deer, no more than three bucks.
(C) Special late general season. In the counties listed
in this paragraph there is a special late general season for the take
of antlerless and spike-buck deer only. Open season: 14 consecutive
days starting the first Monday following the third Sunday in January.
(D) No permit is required to hunt antlerless deer unless
MLDP antlerless permits have been issued for the tract of land.
(2) In Atascosa County there is a general open season.
(A) Open season: from the first Saturday in November
through the third Sunday in January.
(B) Bag limit: five deer, no more than two bucks.
(C) Special late general season. In the counties listed
in this paragraph there is a special late general season for the take
of antlerless and spike-buck deer only. Open season: 14 consecutive
days starting the first Monday following the third Sunday in January.
(D) Special provisions.
(i) Buck deer. The provisions of this clause do not
apply on properties for which Level 2 or Level 3 MLDPs have been issued.
In Atascosa County, a legal buck is a buck deer having:
(I) at least one unbranched antler; or
(II) an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. The
inside spread requirement does not apply to any buck that has an unbranched
antler. Not more than one buck with an inside spread of 13 inches
or greater may be taken.
(ii) Antlerless deer. No permit is required to hunt
antlerless deer unless MLDP antlerless permits have been issued for
the tract of land.
(3) In Bandera, Baylor, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Callahan,
Coke, Coleman, Comal (west of Interstate 35), Concho, Crockett, Edwards,
Gillespie, Glasscock, Haskell, Hays (west of Interstate 35), Howard,
Irion, Jones, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney (north of U.S. Highway
90), Knox, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Medina (north of U.S. Highway
90), Menard, Mitchell, Nolan, Pecos, Real, Reagan, Runnels, San Saba,
Schleicher, Shackelford, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Terrell, Throckmorton,
Tom Green, Travis (west of Interstate 35), Upton, Uvalde (north of
U.S. Highway 90), Val Verde (north of U.S. Highway 90; and that portion
located both south of U.S. 90 and west of Spur 239), and Wilbarger
counties, there is a general open season.
(A) Open season: from the first Saturday in November
through the first Sunday in January.
(B) Bag limit: five deer, no more than two bucks.
(C) Special late general season. In the counties listed
in this paragraph there is a special late general season for the take
of antlerless and spike-buck deer only. Open season: 14 consecutive
days starting the first Monday following the first Sunday in January.
(D) No permit is required to hunt antlerless deer unless
MLDP antlerless permits have been issued for the tract of land.
(4) In Archer, Bell (west of IH 35), Bosque, Brown,
Clay, Coryell, Hamilton, Hill, Jack, Lampasas, McLennan, Mills, Palo
Pinto, Somervell, Stephens, Wichita, Williamson (west of IH 35) and
Young counties, there is a general open season.
(A) Open season: from the first Saturday in November
through the first Sunday in January.
(B) Bag limit: five deer, no more than two bucks.
(C) Special late general season. In the counties listed
in this paragraph there is a special late general season for the take
of antlerless and spike-buck deer only. Open season: 14 consecutive
days starting the first Monday following the first Sunday in January.
(D) Special provisions.
(i) Buck deer. The provisions of this clause do not
apply on properties for which Level 2 or Level 3 MLDPs have been issued.
In the counties listed in this paragraph, a legal buck is a buck deer
having:
(I) at least one unbranched antler; or
(II) an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. The
inside spread requirement does not apply to any buck that has an unbranched
antler. Not more than one buck with an inside spread of 13 inches
or greater may be taken.
(ii) Antlerless deer. No permit is required to hunt
antlerless deer unless MLDP antlerless permits have been issued for
the tract of land.
(5) In Armstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Childress,
Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard,
Garza, Gray, Hall, Hardeman, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Kent, King, Lipscomb,
Motley, Ochiltree, Roberts, Scurry, Stonewall, and Wheeler counties,
there is a general open season.
(A) Open season: from the first Saturday in November
through the first Sunday in January.
(B) Bag limit: five deer, no more than one buck.
(C) Special late general season. In the counties listed
in this paragraph there is a special late general season for the take
of antlerless and spike-buck deer only. Open season: 14 consecutive
days starting the first Monday following the first Sunday in January.
(D) No permit is required to hunt antlerless deer unless
MLDP antlerless permits have been issued for the tract of land.
(6) In Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio, and
Reeves counties, there is a general open season.
(A) Open season: from first Saturday in November through
the first Sunday in January.
(B) Bag limit: four deer, no more than two bucks.
(C) No permit is required to hunt antlerless deer unless
MLDP antlerless permits have been issued for the tract of land.
(7) In Comanche, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hood,
Johnson, Montague, Parker, Tarrant, and Wise counties, there is a
general open season.
(A) Open season: from the first Saturday in November
through the first Sunday in January.
(B) Bag limit: four deer, no more than two bucks and
no more than two antlerless.
(C) Special late general season. In the counties listed
in this paragraph there is a special late general season for the take
of antlerless and spike-buck deer only. Open season: 14 consecutive
days starting the first Monday following the first Sunday in January.
(D) Special provisions.
(i) Buck deer. The provisions of this clause do not
apply on properties for which Level 2 or Level 3 MLDPs have been issued.
In the counties listed in this paragraph, a legal buck is a buck deer
having:
(I) at least one unbranched antler; or
(II) an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. The
inside spread requirement does not apply to any buck that has an unbranched
antler. Not more than one buck with an inside spread of 13 inches
or greater may be taken.
(ii) Antlerless deer.
(I) On USFS, Corps of Engineers, and river authority
lands in the counties listed in this paragraph, the take of antlerless
deer shall be by permit only, except on USFS lands in Montague and
Wise counties, where antlerless deer may be taken without permits
from Thanksgiving Day through the Sunday immediately following Thanksgiving
Day.
(II) On all tracts of land other than those listed
in subclause (I) of this clause, no permit is required to hunt antlerless
deer unless MLDP antlerless permits have been issued for the tract
of land.
(8) In Angelina, Brazoria, Chambers, Cherokee, Fort
Bend, Galveston, Goliad (south of U.S. Highway 59), Hardin, Harris,
Houston, Jackson (south if U.S. Highway 59), Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty,
Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity,
Tyler, Victoria (south of U.S. Highway 59), Walker, and Wharton (south
of U.S. Highway 59) counties, there is a general open season.
(A) Open season: from the first Saturday in November
through the first Sunday in January.
(B) Bag limit: Four deer, no more than two bucks and
no more than two antlerless.
(C) Special provisions.
(i) Buck deer. The provisions of this clause do not
apply on properties for which Level 2 or Level 3 MLDPs have been issued.
In the counties listed in this paragraph, a legal buck is a buck having:
(I) at least one unbranched antler; or
(II) an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. The
inside spread requirement does not apply to any buck that has an unbranched
antler. Not more than one buck with an inside spread of 13 inches
or greater may be taken.
(ii) Antlerless deer. If permits have been issued for
the harvest of antlerless deer, they must be attached to all antlerless
deer harvested on the tract of land.
(I) On USFS, Corps of Engineers, and river authority
lands in the counties listed in this paragraph, the take of antlerless
deer shall be by permit only.
(II) On all other tracts of land in the counties listed
in this paragraph, antlerless deer may be taken without permits from
opening day through the Sunday immediately following Thanksgiving
Day. From the Monday immediately following Thanksgiving Day until
the end of the season, antlerless deer may be taken by antlerless
MLD permit or LAMPS permit only.
(III) On tracts of land for which LAMPS permits have
been issued, no LAMPS permit is required for the harvest of antlerless
deer during the archery-only or muzzleloader-only open season.
(9) In Bowie, Cass, Harrison, Marion, Nacogdoches,
Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, and Shelby counties, there is
a general open season.
(A) Open season: from the first Saturday in November
through the first Sunday in January.
(B) Bag limit: four deer, no more than two bucks and
no more two antlerless.
(C) Special provisions.
(i) Buck deer. The provisions of this clause do not
apply on properties for which Level 2 or Level 3 MLDPs have been issued.
In the counties listed in this paragraph, a legal buck is a buck deer
having:
(I) at least one unbranched antler; or
(II) an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. The
inside spread requirement does not apply to any buck that has an unbranched
antler. Not more than one buck with an inside spread of 13 inches
or greater may be taken.
(ii) Antlerless deer. If permits have been issued for
the harvest of antlerless deer, they must be attached to all antlerless
deer harvested on the tract of land.
(I) On USFS, Corps of Engineers, and river authority
lands in the counties listed in this paragraph, the take of antlerless
deer shall be by permit only.
(II) On all other tracts of land in the counties listed
in this paragraph, antlerless deer may be taken without permits during
the first 16 days of the season. After the first 16 days of the season,
antlerless deer may be taken by antlerless MLD permit or LAMPS permit
only.
(III) On tracts of land for which LAMPS permits have
been issued, no LAMPS permit is required for the harvest of antlerless
deer during the archery-only or muzzleloader-only open season.
(10) In Anderson, Brazos, Camp, Delta, Fannin, Franklin,
Gregg, Grimes, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Leon, Madison, Morris,
Rains, Red River, Robertson, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, and
Wood counties, there is a general open season.
(A) Open season: from the first Saturday in November
through the first Sunday in January.
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