2017 DEER SEASON OUTLOOK:  Healthy whitetail habitat 
and fawn production points to a successful deer season 
ahead… on Passport to Texas.

This is Passport to Texas

According to Alan Cain, Whitetail Program Leader at TPW, 
the 2017 deer season is shaping up to be a good one.

09—We started off the winter and early spring with good habitat 
conditions, which sets the stage for good antler growth and good 
body condition and fawn production.
 
Late spring and early summer, Mother Nature was stingy 
with rainfall across the state, which Cain says, may mean 
only average antler growth.
 
07—But the deer population is very healthy. We have a robust 
deer population in Texas.

A robust deer population is good news for some rural 
Texas towns.

11— Deer hunting in Texas is a thriving industry and it really 
helps the rural towns out there where deer hunting is a big part 
of their everyday life.

Cain says in counties where deer populations are high, he 
encourages hunters to take the full bag limit. 

10— And by doing so, it helps improve the habitat. If they don’t 
want to put that meat in the freezer, they can certainly donate it 
to Hunters for the Hungry, or different charitable organizations 
around the state.

Whitetail season began November fourth in the north and 
south zones. The Texas Outdoor Annual provides hunters 
with necessary rules, regulations and bag limits. Find it 
on the TPW website.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.




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