SECTION 65.32. Antlerless Mule Deer Permit

(a) At the request of a landowner, the department may, based on evaluations of habitat and population, issue antlerless mule deer hunting permits for a specific tract of land.

(b) No antlerless mule deer hunting permit is required for mule deer killed during an archery-only open season in a county for which the bag limit during an archery-only season is designated as either sex.

(c) The annual and county bag limits for antlerless mule deer do not apply on a property for which a permit under this section has been issued, provided a valid, unused permit is possessed for each antlerless mule deer harvested on the property.

(d) A permit issued under this section is valid during any open season for mule deer on the property for which it was issued; however, during an archery-only open season, antlerless mule deer may be taken only by means of lawful archery equipment.

Source Note: The provisions of this §65.32 adopted to be effective July 26, 2001, 26 TexReg 5422; amended to be effective July 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 5417; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 4168