McLennan County, Texas
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Pineywoods & Post Oak
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Season & harvest data is published for no species so far. White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedMcLennan County anchors the Waco metro area along the Brazos River, where agricultural bottomlands and creek drainages support a respectable white-tailed deer herd amid the urban-rural fringe. River bottoms along the Brazos and Bosque Rivers offer the thickest cover and best deer hunting, with Rio Grande turkeys appearing in wooded creek corridors. Hunting pressure is elevated near the city but eases considerably on larger private farms and ranches in the county's rural reaches.
Blackland Prairie and post oak savannah, Brazos River and Bosque River bottomlands, Lake Waco reservoir shoreline, rolling agricultural land
Moderate to high near Waco urban core; moderate on rural private land outside the metro fringe
Antler restrictions apply (4-point or better on one side, or 13-inch inside spread); OTC tags at license retailers
Rio Grande turkey in wooded creek corridors; mourning dove on agricultural fields in high numbers; waterfowl on Lake Waco; feral hogs
Brazos River bottomland deer hunting within reach of the Waco metro; popular lease county for Central Texas hunters
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: TPWD county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.