Hopkins County, Texas
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- Cross Timbers & North Texas
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Season & harvest data is published for no species so far. White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedHopkins County sits in the Post Oak Savannah of northeast Texas, where hardwood-forested creek drainages, dairy pastures, and mixed agricultural land support healthy populations of white-tailed deer and Rio Grande wild turkey. Cooper Lake, a Corps of Engineers reservoir in the northeastern portion of the county, provides public access and waterfowl hunting opportunity during fall migration. The county offers a classic Pineywoods-edge hunting experience with moderate pressure across its blend of timber, pastureland, and farmland.
Rolling Post Oak Savannah with post oak, blackjack oak, and shortleaf pine; creek bottoms with bottomland hardwoods; dairy and row crop agricultural lands; Cooper Lake impoundment in the northeast
Moderate; lake-area access is higher; timber and agricultural tracts offer reasonable hunting conditions away from the reservoir
OTC licenses; antler restrictions apply; doe permits available through MLDP on qualifying properties
Rio Grande wild turkey in post oak timber stands; Cooper Lake attracts mallards, pintails, and diving ducks during migration; feral hogs common in creek bottomlands; squirrel hunting excellent in post oak mast years
Cooper Lake waterfowl hunting during fall migration on public Corps of Engineers land; northeast Texas post oak whitetail hunting in a transitional Pineywoods landscape
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: TPWD county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.