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The General Mule Deer Season begins Saturday, November 21 in the Panhandle and Southwestern Panhandle and Friday, November 27 in the Trans-Pecos. Check the season dates and zones and have a great season.
 Mule deer, like most big game animals, are faring very well this year as a result of increased rainfall. All indicators point to a plentiful harvest. We’ve got the juicy details for you in the Digital Hunting Edition of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine and in this video forecast. This is definitely the year you want to make a plan to get out hunting!
The annual bag limit is two mule deer with no more than one being a buck (all seasons combined). See County Listings for antlerless permit requirements. Be
sure to tag your deer.
Refer to your Outdoor Annual to stay on top of all your hunting regulations. It’s available online, as a mobile app, in print wherever licenses are sold, and in Spanish.
Don't forget to carry your Hunting license and proof of Hunter Education certification or deferral with you on your hunt!
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Remember that if you take a mule deer inside the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Containment Zone that you are required to submit it for sampling at a check station within 24 hours of take.
In addition to mandatory sampling within the Containment Zone, TPWD is asking for your assistance in sampling mule deer harvested throughout the Trans Pecos and Panhandle by taking your harvest to a nearby check station. White-tailed deer and other susceptible species (elk, red deer, sika) may also be tested.
A map of check stations and more information on CWD can be found at http://www.tpwd.texas.gov/cwd. For additional information regarding CWD sampling efforts, please contact your local wildlife biologist.
 The excitement of finding a great buck in your sights can send caution to the wind. A mindful and disciplined hunter will always ask himself or herself three vital questions before pulling the trigger:
- Is this shot safe?
- Is it legal?
- Is it ethical?
How do you know? Watch this video to review how to make these critical assessments.
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 Join the Texas Game Wardens for a virtual patrol ridealong via Twitter on
Saturday, December 5 during the opening day of pheasant season.
You'll get a first-hand look at what it's like to be a
panhandle plains warden on one of their busier days of the year. Throughout
that day, the agency’s technology warden, also a commissioned game warden, will
join wardens in the panhandle and tweet continuously what happens.
Follow the action at twitter.com/TexasGameWarden or @TexasGameWarden.
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