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er than average fawn crop for 2016, likely a result of the excellent range conditions. Looking back several years at
previous fawn crops and project- ing those numbers to the 2016 sea- son, hunters should expect to see a good number of 2.5-, 3.5-, 4.5- and 6.5-year-old bucks relative to other age groups for the Edwards Plateau and Cross Timbers region. There are still a good number
of mature bucks in the population. In fact, 2016 should be an excel- lent year for bucks in that 4.5- to 6.5-year-old age group as a whole, relative to the last several years for these regions of the state.
Rolling Plains West of the Cross Timbers is the
Eastern and Western Rolling Plains ecoregion, which encompasses that area from Albany westward into the eastern Panhandle of Texas. The region is generally drier and
deer populations are much lower compared to the Hill Country, but the region still produces quality bucks and a good population of deer. The 2016 deer population in the
Rolling Plains is expected to be similar, if not a bit higher this year, compared to 2015. Deer density estimates for 2015
were 22.33 deer per 1,000 acres in the Eastern Rolling Plains and 19.26 deer per 1,000 acres in the Western Rolling Plains. Projected number of bucks in
the 4.5- and 7.5-year-old age class will be higher relative to other age groups in the Western Roll- ing Plains. In the Eastern Roll- ing Plains, the buck age structure will be more similar to that of the Cross Timbers, with more bucks in the 3.5-, 4.5- and 6.5-year-old age groups.
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