BuckScoutGuides for Texas hunting clubs
Practical guides for club admins and members on Texas deer leases: running the club, planning around the season and the rut, and making sense of wind, weather and the moon. Regulations are summarized from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department pages and linked to the source.
For club admins
How to run a hunting club or deer lease: a checklist for club admins
Lease paperwork, written club rules, stand sign-in and sign-out, sighting logs, harvest records and member communication.
Read the checklist › SeasonsTexas deer season dates and rut timing, 2026–27
TPWD's 2026–27 white-tailed deer season dates and peak breeding estimates by ecological region from TPWD's rut study.
See the dates › Hunting tipsHow wind, weather and moon phase affect deer movement
What GPS-collar research and wildlife agencies say about time of day, the rut, wind, fronts and the moon, and how to use it.
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