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Wichita County, Texas

Game found here
White-tailed DeerWild Turkey
Panhandle & Rolling PlainsSee on map →0 questions

Unit info

Game species
White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
Group
Panhandle & Rolling Plains
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

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Wichita County surrounds the city of Wichita Falls in North Texas where the Rolling Plains meet the Red River drainage, offering a mix of mesquite-grassland hunting country and hardwood river bottoms along the Wichita River and Lake Arrowhead. White-tailed deer are the primary big game species, thriving in the cedar breaks, mesquite brush, and river-bottom pecan woodlands that checker the landscape between agricultural fields. Suburban proximity creates a split hunting environment between pressured public-access areas and productive private agricultural leases on the rural fringe.

Terrain & elevation

Rolling mesquite-grassland plains with sandy loam soils; Wichita River and its tributaries provide hardwood-lined bottomlands; Lake Arrowhead reservoir creates additional shoreline wildlife habitat; red clay flats dominate the more open agricultural areas

Hunting pressure

Moderate to high near public access areas; moderate on private lands where lease competition is strong in this North Texas market

Tags & permits

Standard OTC tags under Rolling Plains Zone regulations; no antler restrictions in this zone

Species & seasons

Rio Grande wild turkey in river-bottom hardwood woodlands; early September dove hunting on agricultural grain fields; bobwhite quail on brushy agricultural edges; feral hog hunting available on many private properties; largemouth bass fishing at Lake Arrowhead complements the hunting calendar

Highlights

Lake Arrowhead State Park is one of the more accessible public hunting options in the Wichita Falls area with a dedicated deer management program; river-bottom pecan and hardwood cover produces quality whitetail bucks on private leases in this underrated North Texas county

Questions, tips & discussion

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Boundaries: TPWD county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.