Midland County, Texas
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Mule Deer
- Group
- Trans-Pecos & West Texas
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Season & harvest data is published for no species so far. White-tailed Deer, Mule Deer also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedMidland County is Permian Basin oil country that also supports a modest hunting tradition, with mule deer ranging across flat caliche terrain and white-tailed deer occupying mesquite flats and creek drainages. The landscape is dominated by oil infrastructure across wide-open plains, but creosote, mesquite, and sparse desert brush support enough deer to attract local and regional hunters. Public hunting land is essentially nonexistent, and the county lacks the density or trophy potential of the state's premier deer regions.
Southern High Plains and Permian Basin, flat to gently rolling caliche plains, sparse creosote and mesquite brush, oil field infrastructure throughout, Llano Estacado escarpment edge
Low; limited hunter interest relative to more productive deer regions of the state
No antler restrictions in West Texas; OTC tags for both species; mule deer have separate bag limits distinct from white-tailed deer
Mule deer the primary draw for visiting hunters; mourning dove abundant on grain agriculture; pronghorn antelope in adjacent counties; some scaled quail
West Texas mule deer hunting on open caliche plains; Permian Basin hunting landscape unique within Texas
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Midland County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
Nothing posted yet about Midland County.
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Boundaries: TPWD county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.