Hunters to descend on Hill Country for rifle season, Nov. 6

  • Hunters will flock to lease sites starting this weekend for the beginning of general white-tailed deer season. Contributed/Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
    Hunters will flock to lease sites starting this weekend for the beginning of general white-tailed deer season. Contributed/Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  • Burnet County resident Don Comedy and his granddaughter Sydney Holmes participated in the rifle season in year’s past. File photo
    Burnet County resident Don Comedy and his granddaughter Sydney Holmes participated in the rifle season in year’s past. File photo
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists say hunters can expect an exceptional 2021-22 white-tailed deer season. The statewide white-tailed deer population is estimated to be around 5.4 million deer and while it is down slightly from previous years, fawn recruitment (fawn survival rates) predictions indicate an overall robust population increase headed into the season. Most often…

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