RANCHING Wildlife Deer should
be in top body condition this year and antler
quality should be above average.
to pursue across the landscape come this fall. Hunters are encouraged to fi ll their tags this year to stabilize the deer population, especially in high-deer density areas of the state.
Hill Country The Edwards Plateau, commonly
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referred to as the Texas Hill Coun- try, supports the highest deer pop- ulation in the state with a 2015 estimate of 2.27 million deer or 117 deer per 1,000 acres, and 2016 numbers are expected to be a bit higher than last year resulting from higher fawn crops. Hunters play a key role in habitat
management by removing deer from the range through harvest. Despite the excellent range conditions in the Hill Country this year, deer popula- tions left unchecked can do serious damage to the native habitat that supports all wildlife; therefore, it is imperative for hunters to harvest as many deer as the bag limit allows.
Cross Timbers The Cross Timbers region of
north central Texas has the next highest deer population with the 2015 estimate of 596,290 deer or 49.9 deer per 1,000 acres. The 2016 population for the
Cross Timbers is expected to see an increase in the population num- bers compared to 2015. Early indications suggest a high-
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