MONEY MAKER: Texans spend $4.3 billion annually hunting white-tailed deer ... "Doe Days," or periods in which hunters may kill deer without antlers, have also been expanded from 16 to 23 days ...

BULLARD, Texas (KETK ... “I’ve always been infatuated with the phenomenon of whitetail, the fact that they can grow these antlers every year and just everything to do with the actual ...

and that on average a whitetail buck will grow his largest set of antlers between 5 and 7 years of age,” says Matt Ross, assistant director of conservation for the Quality Deer Management Association.

but a deer that has great genetics and produces prime offspring, such as twins or good antlers, can cost between $10,000 and $15,000, said Patrick Tarlton, Texas Deer Association executive director.

CAMP VERDE — Two things we can count on in late March and early April: shed antlers and rattlesnakes ... didn’t take any does during the 2024-25 deer season. There were a dozen bucks that ...