The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission is announcing that the 2017-2018 Texas “rifle” deer hunting season opens on Sunday, November 4 through January 21, plus an extended season for antlerless deer and spike bucks from

Press release

The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas would like to thank Governor Greg Abbott for signing legislation to allow the Tribe to better exercise its deeply held religious beliefs. 

HB 1891 allows tribal members to expand the hunting of anterless deer for use in religious ceremonies. Current state law restricts hunting of anterless deer to three months of the year.