In the mid-1980s, a buck with a 160-class rack was considered a giant by most South Texas standards. Today, such a deer is more likely to be labeled a "good buck," a fact clearly reflected by the ...

Found in portions of Nueces, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Willacy counties, this vast ranch is home to some amazing South Texas deer hunting each year, perhaps the best low fence whitetail hunting the ...

The Best Deer Hunts in Texas Whitetail season is nearly upon us. ... Sombrerito Ranch: This lovely 11,000-acre South Texas spread was originally part of a Spanish land grant.

A handful of archery hunters and gun hunters with access to property under state-approved Level 2 or Level 3 deer management programs have taken advantage of the early season opportunity to ...

The recent past and at least a few years of the future of Texas’ white-tailed deer herd can be divined in what is present on the Texas landscape t now. All three — past, present and future ...

Notably, Bellington said in an interview, Rancho Encantado's whitetail deer are all native to South Texas, unlikely many hunting properties that import animals from breeders.

“What deer is that?” said Keith Chaffin, outfitter on the Junco Ranch in South Texas—the same ranch where Lyndon Johnson used to chase whitetails. He adjusted the spotting scope for a closer ...

It all began on a napkin. TJ duPerier drew a deer on a napkin for his then 8-year-old cousin Weston Jenkins the evening before Jenkins’ first deer hunt.

WARROAD, Minn. – As much as 11-year-old Knox Olafson enjoys deer hunting, it’s going to be tough for him to top the buck he shot Sunday, Nov. 3, during a trip of a lifetime to south Texas. The ...

Shannon Tompkins / Houston Chronicle Antler development in Texas whitetail bucks should be above average this year thanks to excellent nutrition deer enjoyed courtesy of outstanding habitat ...