Young County, Texas
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Mule Deer
- 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, Mule Deer also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
Sign in to contributeYoung County anchors the northern Rolling Plains of Texas near Graham, where mesquite brush, rocky cedar-juniper hills, and the Brazos River drainage create diverse habitat sitting at the biological transition between white-tailed deer and mule deer range. Both deer species occur here, giving Young County a unique dual-deer character uncommon in Texas and drawing hunters looking for that cross-range experience. Quality private ranches around Graham have developed strong reputations for trophy whitetail management, making lease access competitive despite the rural location.
Rolling Plains topography with mesquite grasslands, rocky cedar-juniper hills, and the Brazos River and Clear Fork drainages with heavier riparian timber and brush.
Primarily private ranchland; Possum Kingdom State Park and Corps of Engineers land along Possum Kingdom Lake provide limited public access in the adjacent area.
Moderate — well-regarded for quality deer so leases are sought-after, but the rural remote location keeps overall pressure manageable on working ranches.
OTC for whitetail in this zone; western portions of the county fall in mule deer range with separate OTC mule deer tags available.
Rio Grande wild turkey are common along the Brazos River drainage; feral hogs throughout the county; javelina on western ranch margins toward the breaks.
Whitetail-mule deer transition zone hunting unique in Texas; quality trophy whitetail management on well-regarded private ranches near Graham.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: TPWD county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 106d ago.