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Whitetail experts say 2022-23 deer harvest was down statewide

  • Biologists are expecting the 2022-23 Texas Big Game Harvest Survey to reflect reduced harvest numbers statewide on white-tailed deer. Experts say a fall green up combined with a bumper acorn crop in much of the state stifled deer movement and kept the animals away from corn feeders for much of the season. (Photo by Matt Williams)
    Biologists are expecting the 2022-23 Texas Big Game Harvest Survey to reflect reduced harvest numbers statewide on white-tailed deer. Experts say a fall green up combined with a bumper acorn crop in much of the state stifled deer movement and kept the animals away from corn feeders for much of the season. (Photo by Matt Williams)
    Texas has about 700,000 white-tailed deer hunters who routinely harvest about 800,000 deer each fall. The numbers from the 2022-23 season are not yet crunched, but experts with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department say they won’t be surprised if the tally shows a decline in overall harvest statewide, possibly as much as 6-9 percent. “I think it’s going to be down over a big ch...

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