Below is a proposal from TPWD. I would like to hear some opinions on the topic.
Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) is considering implementing a 4-day antlerless season across much of the District 7 area. The earliest this regulation might occur would be the 2019-2020 hunting season. This article will provide the information on the counties under consideration (CUC), current antlerless seasons throughout the state, historical seasons within these counties, and biological reasons why the 4-day antlerless season is being proposed.
Currently, the CUC would include all of the following counties: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Dewitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Waller, Washington, and Wilson.
In addition to these counties, Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, and Wharton counties north of U.S. Highway 59 and Comal, Hays, and Travis east of IH-35.
Currently, the proposed 4-day antlerless season would start on the Thursday of Thanksgiving and finish the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The bag limits would remain at 2 antlerless deer (like it currently is for archery season). On properties that have been issued Managed Lands Deer Permits (MLDP), permits would have to be used during the 4-day season and would not be an ‘additional’ harvest.
One potential requirement would be the mandatory reporting of doe harvested during this 4-day antlerless season. This would give TPWD good data on how many does were being harvested outside the MLDP issuance and allow for better monitoring of the population. Since annual harvest reporting is already required for MLDP cooperators, this aspect would extend to all antlerless deer harvested and tagged with a hunting license tag.
Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) is considering implementing a 4-day antlerless season across much of the District 7 area. The earliest this regulation might occur would be the 2019-2020 hunting season. This article will provide the information on the counties under consideration (CUC), current antlerless seasons throughout the state, historical seasons within these counties, and biological reasons why the 4-day antlerless season is being proposed.
Currently, the CUC would include all of the following counties: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Dewitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Waller, Washington, and Wilson.
In addition to these counties, Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, and Wharton counties north of U.S. Highway 59 and Comal, Hays, and Travis east of IH-35.
Currently, the proposed 4-day antlerless season would start on the Thursday of Thanksgiving and finish the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The bag limits would remain at 2 antlerless deer (like it currently is for archery season). On properties that have been issued Managed Lands Deer Permits (MLDP), permits would have to be used during the 4-day season and would not be an ‘additional’ harvest.
One potential requirement would be the mandatory reporting of doe harvested during this 4-day antlerless season. This would give TPWD good data on how many does were being harvested outside the MLDP issuance and allow for better monitoring of the population. Since annual harvest reporting is already required for MLDP cooperators, this aspect would extend to all antlerless deer harvested and tagged with a hunting license tag.
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