The desert mule deer is a common sight in west Texas, but wildlife biologists in the area came across an extremely uncommon ...

mule deer and elk. All three species have tested positive for the disease in free-ranging populations in Texas (31 whitetails, 94 mule deer, two elk). Most of the positive cases in the state are ...

T wo big rams bolted from the steel trailer, took a few hesitant steps and glanced around nervously at their new home: ...

The first case of CWD in Texas was identified in 2012 in free-ranging mule deer in the Hueco Mountains near the border with ...

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According to the NDA, the oldest known whitetail deer in history was a doe in the Kerr Wildlife Management Area in Texas who lived to be 24 years old. The oldest wild whitetail and mule deer Matson’s ...

Hunters, anglers and other Texas Parks and Wildlife Department constituents have until March 26 to register online comments ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is accepting public comment until March 27 for the following proposed changes to the 2025-26 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird proclamations: ...

The desert mule deer is a common sight in the Trans-Pecos region of west Texas, but when wildlife biologists conducted surveys recently, they came across an extremely uncommon sight. In fact ...